A Shock to the System

March. 23,1990 R

Rating：

6.6

Genre：

Comedy Crime

Keywords：

Murder Based On Novel Or Book New York City

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Madison Avenue executive Graham Marshall has paid his dues. A talented and devoted worker, he has suffered through mounting bills and a nagging wife with one thing to look forward to: a well-deserved promotion. But when the promotion is given to a loud-mouthed yuppie associate, Graham unleashes his rage on an overly aggressive panhandler, who he accidently kills by pushing him into the path of an oncoming subway train. He re-thinks his problems with an entirely new solution. First, he arranges an "accident" for his annoying wife. Then he creates another "mishap" for his boss. It seems like the world is once more Graham's oyster…but a missing cigarette lighter and a prying police detective may change all that.

Michael Caine as Graham Marshall

Elizabeth McGovern as Stella Anderson

Peter Riegert as Robert Benham

Swoosie Kurtz as Leslie Marshall

Will Patton as Lt. Laker

Jenny Wright as Melanie O'Conner

John McMartin as George Brewster

Barbara Baxley as Lillian

Haviland Morris as Tara Liston

Philip Moon as Henry Park

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