
A Shock to the System
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.
Release Date: 1990-03-23
Crime
Comedy
★★★★★★★★★★ (126 votes)
Casts

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