Shock Treatment (1981)
October 30, 1981Release Date
Shock Treatment (1981)
October 30, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jessica Harper
Janet Majors
Cliff DeYoung
Brad Majors
Richard O'Brien
Dr. Cosmo McKinley
Patricia Quinn
Dr. Nation McKinley
Charles Gray
Judge Oliver Wright
Ruby Wax
Betty Hapschatt
Nell Campbell
Nurse Ansalong
Rik Mayall
'Rest Home' Ricky
Barry Humphries
Bert Schnick
Manning Redwood
Harry Weiss
Darlene Johnson
Emily Weiss
Wendy Raebeck
Macy Struthers
Jeremy Newson
Ralph Hapschatt
Jim Sharman
Director
Betsy Brantley
Neely Pritt
Pierre Bedenes
Neely's Camera Crew
Rufus Collins
Neely's Camera Crew
John Goldstone
Producer
Richard Hartley
Composer
Christopher Malcolm
Vance Parker
Ray Charleson
Floor Manager
Eugene Lipinski
Kirk
Mike Molloy
Cinematographer
Barry Dennen
Irwin Lapsey
Richard Bedford
Editor
Imogen Claire
Wardrobe Mistress
Debbie McWilliams
CastingDirector
Gary Shail
Oscar Drill
Brian Thomson
ProductionDesigner
Donald Waugh
Glish Davidson
David John
'Bit' Drummer
Claire Toeman
Brenda Drill
Gary Martin
'Bit' Guitarist
Sinitta
Frankie
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
John Comfort
Production Supervisor
John Beard
Assistant Art Director
Mike Lockey
Other
Lou Adler
Executive Producer
Michael White
Executive Producer
Sue Blane
Costume Design
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction
Bruce White
Sound Recordist
Len Huntingford
Other
David Perry
Costume Design
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Anthony Sloman
Sound Editor
Ian Fuller
Other
Chuck Finch
Electrician
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Arthur Wicks
Other
Sandra Exelby
Makeup Artist
Roy Rodhouse
Gaffer
Chris Brock
Third Assistant Director
Michael Murray
Second Assistant Director
Tommy Finch
Electrician
George Whitear
Still Photographer
John Paterson
Construction Manager
Chris Taylor
Other
Hugh Strain
Other
Kenneth Atherfold
Other
Pat Hay
Key Makeup Artist
Marilyn Clarke
Production Coordinator
Andy Birmingham
Production Accountant
Ann Tasker
Publicist
John Chandler
Sound Assistant
Ken Wheatley
Set Decoration
John Ignatius
Other
Darryl Paterson
Other
Laurie Frost
Other
Bob Smith
Camera Operator
John Leuenberger
Property Master
Roger Simons
First Assistant Director
Carol Devine
Makeup Artist
Peter Collins
Other
Norman Hart
Other
Bryn Siddall
Other
Simon Hayter
Other
Brian King
Other
Reg Parsons
Electrician
Brian Sullivan
Electrician
Janet Lucas
Other
James Wakely
Other
Paul Edmunds
Assistant Editor
Hamilton Hawksworth
Assistant Editor
Hugh Burns
Musician
Phil Chapman
Music
Mark Griffiths
Musician
Les Morgan
Musician
Michael Weaver
Musician
Dave Wintour
Musician
Ruth Bourchier
Producer's Assistant
Joe Dunton
Other
Gillian Gregory
Choreographer
Ray Parsons
Assistant Accountant
Tim Vaughan-Hughes
Producer's Assistant
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$3,500,000
Filming LocationsLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Shock Treatment is a 1981 American musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While not an outright sequel, the film does feature characters from the previous film, most portrayed by different actors, as well as several Rocky Horror actors in new roles. The film stars Jessica Harper as Janet and Cliff DeYoung in a dual role as Brad and the film's main antagonist Farley Flavors, with O'Brien and Patricia Quinn playing sibling character actors.
The film is set in the fictional town of Denton, which has been placed under the control of a television network. The town's entire population is involved in the network's productions. Brad Majors finds himself imprisoned in the local mental hospital, while his wife Janet becomes the pet project of Farley Flavors, the local plutocrat.
Given a limited release on the midnight movie circuit beginning on October 30, 1981, Shock Treatment was a critical and commercial failure, not earning the same level of cult film status its predecessor received, but contemporary reviews have since praised its satirical themes, particularly a prescient satire of reality television. In 2015, the film was adapted as a stage production in London.