Movie
Shock Treatment
Overview
Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors?
Details
- Release date
- 1981-08-21
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox, Lou Adler Productions, Michael White Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jessica Harper as Janet Majors
- Cliff DeYoung as Brad Majors / Farley Flavors
- Richard O'Brien as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
- Patricia Quinn as Dr. Nation McKinley
- Charles Gray as Judge Oliver Wright
- Ruby Wax as Betty Hapschatt
- Nell Campbell as Nurse Ansalong
- Rik Mayall as 'Rest Home' Ricky
- Barry Humphries as Bert Schnick
- Darlene Johnson as Emily Weiss
- Manning Redwood as Harry Weiss
- Wendy Raebeck as Macy Struthers
Crew
- Jim Sharman - Director
- Richard O'Brien - Screenplay
- Jim Sharman - Screenplay
More like this
Funny Farm
Sportswriter Andy Farmer moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, eccentric town, where disaster awaits them at every turn.
Bye Bye Birdie
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.
Psych: The Movie
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and, of course, food!
Psych 3: This Is Gus
In preparation for a shotgun wedding before the birth of Baby Guster, Shawn and Gus go rogue in an attempt to track down Selene’s estranged husband, as Lassiter grapples with the future of his career.
How to Irritate People
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on learning how to irritate people.
Mr. Bones
A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.
Soulmates
Lifelong best friends, Sam and Jess, are each other’s everything. But when Jess meets a handsome out-of-stater, Landon, Sam begins to fear she’s being cast aside. To make matters worse, a massive corporation - who happens to be Landon’s employer - is threatening the small-town way of life they know and love in Vermont. In order to save her sisterhood and protect the town, Sam will pull out all the stops to keep both Jess’s relationship and the ominous company from developing any further.
High School Musical 2
The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet gigs at the Lava Springs Country Club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family. Sharpay's first rule of business: Get Troy. As Troy experiences a life of privilege he's never known, will he give up the Wildcats and Gabriella to rise to the top?
The Naked Gun
Only one man has the particular set of skills... to lead Police Squad and save the world: Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. Following in his father's footsteps, he must solve a murder case to prevent Police Squad from closure.
The Little Rascals Save the Day
When the Little Rascals are unable to raise enough money to save their grandma's bakery from shutting down, their only hope is to win a local talent show and use the prize money to save the shop.