A Shock to the System (1990)
- Directed by
- Jan Egleson
- Genre
- crime film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 148 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A successful businessman is passed over for a promotion and starts to think about killing people. He discovers that he enjoys the power and control this gives him.
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What happens
A Shock to the System is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Jan Egleson and starring Michael Caine, Swoosie Kurtz, Elizabeth McGovern, and Peter Riegert. It is based on the 1984 novel A Shock to the System by British author Simon Brett. The film was released on March 23, 1990 and received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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