Shock Treatment

Name: Shock Treatment
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Released: 1981-10-30
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 5.80
Cast: Richard O’Brien, Jessica Harper, Patricia Quinn, Cliff De Young

– Janet and Brad Majors, unhappily married, are separated after appearing on a game show. Janet become..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

5.80 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 34 Minutes

Release Year:

1981

Janet and Brad Majors, unhappily married, are separated after appearing on a game show. Janet becomes a superstar while Brad is thrown into a mental hospital. But what does fast food magnate Farley Flavors have up his sleeve?

Styles:

Harsh, Disturbing, Melancholic, Surreal, Satirical, Offbeat, Not Serious, Witty, Clever, Humorous

Story Timeline:

1980s

Producing Country:

USA

Genre:

Musical, Comedy

Shock Treatment (1981) - Trailer

Release Date:

30 Oct 1981

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Directed by:

Jim Sharman

Story Written By:

Jim Sharman, Richard O’Brien

Main Actors:

Richard O’Brien, Jessica Harper, Patricia Quinn, Cliff De Young

Plot:

Following on from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", this musical is set several years later in Brad and Janet Majors' hometown - which has become a giant TV station; residents are either participants or viewers. They are married now, but their romance has fallen on the rocks. Ostensibly to fix their marriage, Brad is imprisoned on the program "Dentonvale" (the local mental hospital) while Janet is conscripted to become a new star. As Janet is entranced by the high life, she forgets Brad. Who is trying to woo her away?

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Production Company:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

5.8/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

50%

Metacritic:

36%