A Shock to the System
Dark comedy, about a British man in a New York company who is passed over by a promotion board, and decides to take his revenge by murdering first his wife (who he is fed up with) and then the person who was promoted instead of him.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Graham Marshall Michael Caine
- Stella Anderson Elizabeth Mcgovern
- Robert Benham Peter Riegert
- Leslie Marshall Swoosie Kurtz
- Lieutenant Laker Will Patton
- Melanie O'Connor Jenny Wright
- George Brewster John Mcmartin
- Lillian Barbara Baxley
- Tara Liston Haviland Morris
- Henry Park Philip Moon
- executive Kent Broadhurst
- executive Zach Grenier
- executive David Schramm
- David Jones Sam Schacht
- convention speaker Christopher Durang
- Graham's secretary Mia Dillon
- Benham's secretary Alice Haining
- Wanda Maas Patience Moore
- mailroom boy Darrell Wilks
- secretary Scotty Bloch
- secretary Kim Staunton
- secretary Alicia Hoge
- beggar (subway) Mike Cicchetti
- beggar Rick Petrucelli
- bum Victor Truro
- bum Rik Colitti
- bum Mike Starr
- transit cop Michael Perez
- motorman John Finn
- messenger Tyrone Jackson
- waitress, Dazzles Marie Sylvia
- Ulysses Samuel L. Jackson
- decorator Jonathan Freeman
- partygoer Elizabeth Morin
- hot dog vendor Joe Zaloom
- rental-car attendant Socorro Santiago
- kennel driver Welker White
- cab driver Frank Ferrara
- news anchorwoman Sheila Stainback
- additional voice Jim Dratfield
- additional voice Fred Ephraim
- additional voice Garry Goodrow
- additional voice David Kramer
- additional voice Angela Pietropinto
- additional voice Socorro Santiago
- additional voice Craig Sechler
- additional voice Louise Williams
Credits
Direction
- Director Jan Egleson
- Assistant Director (1st) Amy Sayres
- Assistant Director (2nd) Johanna Jensen
- DGA Trainee Otie Brown
- Script Supervisor Eva Z. Cabrera
Production
- ©/Presents Corsair Pictures
- Executive Producer Leslie Morgan
- Producer Patrick McCormick
- Associate Producer Alice Arlen
- Production Associate Annemarie Costello
- Unit Production Manager Carl Clifford
- Production Office Co-ordinator Michelle Weinberg
- Production Auditor Michael McCormick
- Post-production Auditor Joan Altman
- Assistant P.O.C. Carlyn Bochicchio
- Location Manager David Declerque
- Location Co-ordinator Jan Foster
- Location Assistant Walter Cohen
- Location Assistant Bart Wenrich
- Production Assistant Jay Cannold
- Production Assistant David Feldman
- Production Assistant Dylan Hopkins
- Production Assistant Elisabeth Jereski
- Production Assistant Alexander Lasky
- Production Assistant Lexy Lovell
- Production Assistant John-Michael Maas
- Production Assistant Larry Meistrich
- Production Assistant Elizabeth A. Morin
- Production Assistant Michael Schenk
- Production Assistant Russell Swanson
- Production Assistant Alexander Wardwell
- Assistant to Mr Egleson Lewis Wheeler
Casting
- Casting Mary Colquhoun
- Casting (Extras) Inc. Joy Todd
- Casting (Extras) Ted Hook
- Casting Assistant Virginia Addison
Writing
- Screenplay Andrew Klavan
- Based on the novel by Simon Brett
Photography
- Director of Photography Paul Goldsmith
- Additional Photography Ken Ferris
- Camera Operator Ken Ferris
- Steadicam Operator Larry McConkey
- Assistant Camera (1st) Susan Starr
- Assistant Camera (2nd) David Tuttman
- Gaffer Michael Slovis
- Best Boy Electrician John Thomas
- Electrician Michael C. Perry
- Electrician Lynn Breschel
- Key Grip Anthony Whitman
- Best Boy Grip Paul Wachter
- Dolly Grip Haddon Hufford
- 3rd Grip Chris Skutch
- Louma Crane Technician Stuart Allen
Stills
- Stills Photography Lynn Warberg
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Randy Balsmeyer
- Special Effects Wilfred Caban
- Special Effects Steve Kirshoff
Editing
- Editor Peter C. Frank
- Editor William A. Anderson
- Assistant Editor Andrew Doerfer
- Assistant Editor Nell Kelly
- Apprentice Editor Andrew Hafitz
Design
- Production Designer Howard Cummings
- Art Director Robert K. Shaw Jr
- Set Decorator Robert J. Franco
- Lead Set Dresser John M. Dwyer
- Set Dresser Martha Fishkin
- Set Dresser Timothy Metzger
- Scenic Artist Greg Sullivan
- Lead Painter Elizabeth Linn
- Painter Jean Roman Seyfried
- Painter Tim Hunter
- Painter Lara Giordano
- Painter Debbie Devilla
- Property Master Ronald C. Stone
- Assistant Property Master Bruce Goss
- Prop Assistant Henderson Martin
- Construction Co-ordinator Ray Samitz
- Set Builder Jonathan Weller Stein
- Construction Grip Rudy Pelikan
- Carpenter Martin Lee Green
- Carpenter Ulf Loven
Costumes
- Costume Designer John Dunn
- Assistant Costume Designer Kathleen Gerlach
- Wardrobe Supervissor Susie Money
- Wardrobe Assistant Lisa Frucht
- Wardrobe Production Assistant Kathleen Kiatta
Make-up
- Make-up and Hair for Michael Caine Kathryn Bihr
- Make-up Artist Toni Trimble
- Hair Designer Victor Denicola
Titles
- Titles Balsmeyer & Everett Inc
Film processing
- Negative Cutting N & D Film Service
Music
- Music Gary Chang
- Music Perfomed by The Turtle Island String Quartet
- Music Supervisor Gary Goetzman
- Music Supervisor Sharon Boyle
- Music Co-ordinator Sandy K. Tanaka
- Music Editor Suki Buchman
- Music Assistant Marshall Persinger
Sound
- Music Recording Billy Youdelman
- Music Recording Mark Wolfson
- Music Recording Entourage Studios
- Sound Mixer Danny Michael
- Post-production Facilities Sound One
- Boom Operator Andrew Schmetterling
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Fleischman
- Supervising Sound Editor Louis Cerborino
- Sound Editor Jeffrey Stern
- Sound Editor Louis Bertini
- Sound Editor Thomas A. Gulino
- Assistant Sound Editor Noreen Evans
- Assistant Sound Editor Dan Edelstein
- Assistant Sound Editor Susan Wagner
- Apprentice Sound Editor David Carbonara
- ADR Editor Jane McCulley
- Assistant ADR (Editor) Kristine Bulakowski
- Foley Artist Elisha Birnbaum
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Frank Ferrara
- Stunt Driver Gino Lucci
- Stunt Driver Michael Russo
- Stunt Double for Michael Caine Frank Ferrara
Publicity
- Unit Publicity Barbara Pflughaupt
- Unit Publicity Raymond L. Forsythe