Shocker (1989)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Wes Craven

Writer (WGA):

Wes Craven (written by)

Release Date:

27 October 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

On October 2, at 6:45 AM mass murderer Horace Pinker was put to death. Now, he's really mad.

Plot:

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead...

Plot Keywords:

Electric Chair | Back From The Dead | Serial Killer | Electricity | Lifting Person In Air

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Shocker: No More Mr. Nice Guy (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

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

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Alive Films

Trivia:

Shocker was filmed in ten weeks and in a low budget. Craven said that all this savings are in a small team work with talent and low known actors.

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Lt. Don Parker: You on drugs or what?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Directors: The Films of Wes Craven (#1.4)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Sword & Stone

Not Wes Cravens best, but it was alright.

Honestly "Wes Craven's Shocker", was a roller-coaster ride for me, it has good share of ups, but it also had it's good share of downs as well. At first I was kind of excited to see it because after viewing at the time "Wes Craven's The People Under The Stairs", and being extremely impressed, id figure that i'd like "Shocker", as well seeing how like "The People Under The Stairs", it's one of Wes Cravens early classics.I began to watch 'Shocker", and it started off good, a little confusing but good, and then as it got more into the film, the roller coaster took off. It was like one minute I was into it, and was really entertained, and then something boring and absurd happened and it went down.Then it ended I sat there for a minute to reminisce the film. So hear is what I overall thought of it, it was entertaining at some points, and I appreciated Wes Craven's far fetched sense of horror in this film, plus it was really cool.However it did become very uninteresting at some points to where I was just staring at the screen with nothing in my head waiting for something interesting to happen. Also I feel that it was very rushed into getting into the beginning and the end. Overall "Shocker", was good it's not Wes Cravens best, but I honestly think that in the very near future "Shocker", will be getting a second viewing from me.Overall if I think you'll like it, most likely no, if your the person that's into a different taste in horror films than this.However if you're a die hard Wes Craven fan, you shouldn't miss "Wes Craven's Shocker".

5.9 out of 10 stars