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 / Farley Flavors
Richard O'Brien
Cosmo McKinley / Screenplay / Music / Lyricist
Patricia Quinn
Nation McKinley
Charles Gray
Judge Oliver Wright
Ruby Wax
Betty Hapschatt
Nell Campbell
Nurse Ansalong
Rik Mayall
'Rest Home' Ricky
Barry Humphries
Bert Schnick
Darlene Johnson
Emily Weiss
Manning Redwood
Harry Weiss
Wendy Raebeck
Macy Struthers
Jeremy Newson
Ralph Hapschatt
Betsy Brantley
Neely Pritt
Pierre Bedenes
Neely's Camera Crew
Rufus Collins
Neely's Camera Crew
Christopher Malcolm
Vance Parker
Ray Charleson
Floor Manager
Eugene Lipinski
Kirk
Barry Dennen
Irwin Lapsey
Imogen Claire
Wardrobe Mistress
Gary Shail
Oscar Drill
Donald Waugh
Glish Davidson
David John
'Bit' Drummer
Claire Toeman
Brenda Drill
Gary Martin
'Bit' Guitarist
Sinitta
Frankie
Jim Sharman
Director / Screenplay
Lou Adler
Executive Producer
John Goldstone
Producer
Michael White
Executive Producer
Richard Hartley
Music / Music Arranger / Musician / Songs
Richard Bedford
Editor
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Brian Thomson
Production Design
Andrew Sanders
Art Direction
Ken Wheatley
Set Decoration
Sue Blane
Costume Design
Carol Devine
Makeup Artist
Sandra Exelby
Makeup Artist
Pat Hay
Key Makeup Artist
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Mike Lockey
Other
Chris Taylor
Other
John Comfort
Production Supervisor
Chris Brock
Third Assistant Director
Michael Murray
Second Assistant Director
Roger Simons
First Assistant Director
John Beard
Assistant Art Director
Peter Collins
Other
Norman Hart
Other
Len Huntingford
Other
John Leuenberger
Property Master
Darryl Paterson
Other
John Paterson
Construction Manager
Bryn Siddall
Other
Arthur Wicks
Other
John Chandler
Sound Assistant
Ian Fuller
Other
Simon Hayter
Other
Anthony Sloman
Sound Editor
Hugh Strain
Other
Bruce White
Sound Recordist
Kenneth Atherfold
Other
Chuck Finch
Electrician
Tommy Finch
Electrician
Laurie Frost
Other
John Ignatius
Other
Brian King
Other
Reg Parsons
Electrician
Roy Rodhouse
Gaffer
Bob Smith
Camera Operator
Brian Sullivan
Electrician
George Whitear
Still Photographer
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Janet Lucas
Other
David Perry
Costume Design
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
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Andy Birmingham
Production Accountant
Ruth Bourchier
Producer's Assistant
Marilyn Clarke
Production Coordinator
Joe Dunton
Other
Gillian Gregory
Choreographer
Ray Parsons
Assistant Accountant
Ann Tasker
Publicist
Tim Vaughan-Hughes
Producer's Assistant
Mike Molloy
Director of Photography
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.