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Writer (WGA):
Wes Craven (written by)
Release Date:
27 October 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
On October 2, at 6:45 AM mass murderer Horace Pinker was put to death. Now, he's really mad. more
Plot:
After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead...
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1 nomination
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(27 articles)
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Good action movie!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Murphy | ... | Lt. Don Parker | |
| Peter Berg | ... | Jonathan Parker | |
| Mitch Pileggi | ... | Horace Pinker | |
| Sam Scarber | ... | Cooper | |
| Camille Cooper | ... | Alison (as Cami Cooper) | |
| Ted Raimi | ... | Pac Man (as Theodore Raimi) | |
| Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy | ... | Football Player | |
| Heather Langenkamp | ... | Victim | |
| Virginia Morris | ... | Diane | |
| John Tesh | ... | TV Newscaster | |
| Jessica Craven | ... | Counterperson | |
| Emily Samuel | ... | Sally | |
| Richard Brooks | ... | Rhino | |
| Peter Tilden | ... | Reporter | |
| Bingham Ray | ... | Bartender |
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Also Known As:
Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy (USA) (alternative title)
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109 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Australia:MA (TV rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-18 |
France:-12 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:(Banned) |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 (video rating) (cut) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) |
Norway:18 (video premiere) |
Norway:(Banned) (1990-2003) (cinema release) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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According to Wes Craven, the film was severely cut for an R-rating. It took around 13 submissions to the MPAA to receive an "R" instead of an "X".
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Crew or equipment visible: Shadow of cameraman on ground outside Jonathan's backyard as Jonathan runs from Officer Pastori; shadow also visible on the two themselves.
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Quotes:
Horace Pinker:
Ahh, my kind of town!
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Movie Connections:
Features "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)
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Sword & Stone
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Shocker is one of my favorite serial killer movies. At first glance it might look like a standard hack and slash movie though it has some of those elements, it isn't. There is some originality to this movie and the characters aren't your run of the mill dumb high school students. Oh, they're in high school, they're just not dumb. The "Shocker" played well by Mitch Pileggi of X-Files fame is a lot better than Freddie Kreuger or Jason Vorhees. He has a reason for killing that I won't give away. Not all of the students are killed if you can believe it and the ones that make it deserve to. There is a very good scene involving the killer and hero as they fight across multiple TV channels that I've never seen done before this movie. There is comedy in this movie but not much. It is not a "scary" horror movie. It is more of an action move that is done well. Catch it or rent it if you can.
Rayvyn