A Shock to the System

Movie

Crime

Comedy

Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. He re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife. Then he creates another "mishap" for his boss. It seems like the world is once more Graham's oyster…but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective may change all that.

Date: 03/23/1990

Rating: 6.4

Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton, Jenny Wright, John McMartin, Barbara Baxley, Haviland Morris, Philip Moon, Kent Broadhurst, Zach Grenier, David Schramm, Sam Schacht, Christopher Durang, Mia Dillon, Alice Haining, Patience Moore, Darrell Wilks, Scotty Bloch, Kim Staunton, Alicia Hoge, Mike Cicchetti, Rick Petrucelli, Victor Truro, Rik Colitti, Mike Starr, Miguel Pérez, John Finn, Tyrone Jackson, Marie Sylvia, Samuel L. Jackson, Jonathan Freeman, Elizabeth Moran, Joe Zaloom, Socorro Santiago, Welker White, Frank Ferrara, Sheila Stainback, Jim Dratfield, Fred Ephraim, Garry Goodrow, David H. Kramer, Angela Pietropinto, Craig Sechler, Louise Williams

Michael Caine