A Shock to the System
Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.
91 mins
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.
Sam Schacht
David Jones
Alice Haining
Benham's Secretary
Patience Moore
Wanda Maas
Scotty Bloch
Secretary #1
Alicia Hoge
Secretary #3
Mike Cicchetti
Beggar #1
Rick Petrucelli
Beggar #2
Rik Colitti
Bum #2
Tyrone Jackson
Messenger
Marie Sylvia
Waitress
Elizabeth Moran
Partygoer
Sheila Stainback
News Anchor Woman
Jim Dratfield
Additional Dialogue
Fred Ephraim
Additional Dialogue
David H. Kramer
Additional Dialogue
David V. Picker
Executive Producer
Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography
Howard Cummings
Production Design
Alice Arlen
Associate Producer
Bob Shaw
Art Direction
Mary Colquhoun
Casting
Peter C. Frank
Editor
William M. Anderson
Editor
Robert J. Franco
Set Decoration
John Dunn
Costume Design