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A Shock to the System(1990)
Status: Released
Date: 1990-03-23
65%
144 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Climbing the corporate ladder can be murder.
Overview:
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Brigand Films
Movie: A Shock to the System
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michael Caine
Graham Marshall
Elizabeth McGovern
Stella Anderson
Peter Riegert
Robert Benham
Swoosie Kurtz
Leslie Marshall
Will Patton
Lt. Laker
Jenny Wright
Melanie O'Conner
John McMartin
George Brewster
Barbara Baxley
Lillian
Haviland Morris
Tara Liston
Philip Moon
Henry Park
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