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Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery(2006)
Status: Released
Date: 2006-08-04
59%
33 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
Some secrets kill.
Overview:
When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny, Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of "gay conversion therapy".
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America,
Canada
ProductionCompanies: 
Shavick Entertainment
Movie: Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Top 10 Billed Cast
Chad Allen
Donald Strachey
Sebastian Spence
Timmy Callahan
Michael Woods
Dr. Trevor Cornell
Morgan Fairchild
Phyllis Hale
Daryl Shuttleworth
Detective Bailey
Stephen Huszar
Grey
Nelson Wong
Kenny Kwon
Ryan Kennedy
Walter
Shawn Roberts
Larry
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Here TV - Shock To The System: Life If You Weren't Gay
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