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Shock Treatment

  • 19811981
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.1K
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Shock Treatment (1981)
Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show... but wind up as captives instead.
Play trailer2:38
1 Video
99+ Photos
ComedyMusical
Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
5.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jim Sharman
  • Writers
    • Richard O'Brien(screenplay)
    • Jim Sharman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jessica Harper
    • Cliff De Young
    • Richard O'Brien
  • Director
    • Jim Sharman
  • Writers
    • Richard O'Brien(screenplay)
    • Jim Sharman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jessica Harper
    • Cliff De Young
    • Richard O'Brien
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 126User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 36Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Original Trailer
    Trailer 2:38
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    Photos348

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    Richard O'Brien in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Richard O'Brien in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Richard O'Brien in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Tim Curry and Richard O'Brien in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
    Richard O'Brien in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Cliff De Young in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Pierre Bedenes, Betsy Brantley, Ray Charleson, Rufus Collins, Christopher Malcolm, Jeremy Newson, and Wendy Raebeck in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Shock Treatment (1981)
    Betsy Brantley, Jeremy Newson, Wendy Raebeck, Manning Redwood, Sinitta, and Darlene Johnson in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Darlene Johnson in Shock Treatment (1981)
    Christopher Malcolm, Sinitta, and Claire Toeman in Shock Treatment (1981)

    Top cast

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    Jessica Harper
    Jessica Harper
    • Janet Majors
    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • Brad Majors…
    Richard O'Brien
    Richard O'Brien
    • Dr. Cosmo McKinley
    Patricia Quinn
    Patricia Quinn
    • Dr. Nation McKinley
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Judge Oliver Wright
    Ruby Wax
    Ruby Wax
    • Betty Hapschatt
    Nell Campbell
    Nell Campbell
    • Nurse Ansalong
    Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall
    • 'Rest Home' Ricky
    Barry Humphries
    Barry Humphries
    • Bert Schnick
    Darlene Johnson
    Darlene Johnson
    • Emily Weiss
    Manning Redwood
    Manning Redwood
    • Harry Weiss
    Wendy Raebeck
    Wendy Raebeck
    • Macy Struthers
    Jeremy Newson
    Jeremy Newson
    • Ralph Hapschatt
    Betsy Brantley
    Betsy Brantley
    • Neely Pritt
    Pierre Bedenes
    • Neely's Camera Crew
    • (as Perry Bedden)
    Rufus Collins
    Rufus Collins
    • Neely's Camera Crew
    Christopher Malcolm
    Christopher Malcolm
    • Vance Parker
    • (as Chris Malcolm)
    Ray Charleson
    • Floor Manager
    • Director
      • Jim Sharman
    • Writers
      • Richard O'Brien(screenplay)
      • Jim Sharman(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      While Richard O'Brien dislikes this film due to its confusing plot as a result of its many rewrites, he does praise the music and the fact it foretold reality TV by two decades.
    • Goofs
      During the finale, as the four singers rise from the bleachers, Ruby Wax trips and places her hands against Charles Gray's back to keep from falling over.
    • Quotes

      Janet Majors: Hi, Brad, I've just come to tell you how fabulous I am.

    • Alternate versions
      All DVD releases cut the original End credit version of the Denton "Overture" in half, and then prematurely fade out the single version of "Shock Treatment" when the credits are over. The original version features the complete "Overture" playing over the credits with "Shock Treatment" playing over a black screen as exit music. The edit shortens the film from 94 to 92 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rocky Horror Treatment (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      Written by Richard Hartley & Richard O'Brien

    User reviews126

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    Review
    Featured review
    I thought it was better than RHPS
    Shock Treatment is an extremely strange movie, the plot is all over the place, the songs are weird and the confusion factor for the viewer is high. But Shock Treatment is a good movie. Forget everything about RHPS, there are no singing tranvestites or Meat Loaf getting hacked to bits with an axe, Shock Treatment is very different. It is a funny satire about how television has become an obsession. It's also about Brad and Janet Majors, who become contestants on a show called Marriage Maze and Brad is committed into a mental asylum, placed convieniently inside the TV studio. It's funny to see most of the cast return for a great big musical full of memorable songs. But a warning to the gay community, one song contains the lyrics.."Faggots are maggots-thank god I'm a man!"

    Australian Classification

    PG

    No consumer advice but it really doesn't need any. There's nothing that troubling.
    helpful•17
    9
    • Warlock-5
    • Sep 21, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1981 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Brad and Janet Show
    • Filming locations
      • Lee International Studios, Wembley, London, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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