Shocker (1989)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

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 | Serial Killer | Back From The Dead | Gore | Television

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:

When Jonathan and his father enter the Tavern after the funeral of their family, a news program is playing on the TV in the background and discussing the murders. Someone immediately changes the channel and on comes (briefly) the 1986 concert footage of Alice Cooper's The Nightmare Returns tour.

Goofs:

Continuity: Jonathan's friend breaks the back passenger side window of the police car, but it is soon repaired.

Quotes:

Horace Pinker: Come on! Give it to me!
Evil Mouth: You got it, baby.
[Pinker is zapped with electricity]

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Shocker is Electrifying

Personally I haven't met anyone who loves Shocker as much as me. In fact its one of my favorite films. Shocker has a great mix of horror, action, drama and a sense of humor. Its a fun movie.

Shocker is about a psychopathic family killer named Horace Pinker. His occupation is a television repair man who practices voodoo. He murders the family of Johnathon Parker a high school football star. He saw what happened in his dream. With the help of his stepfather he tries to hunt down Pinker using his dreams.In addition to killing Johnathons family his brutally murder his girlfriend Allison as well. When Pinker is sentenced to die in the electric chair he becomes a powerful supernatural force in which he has the ability to possess people.

I have seen people express much dislike for Shocker but it has gained a cult audience. Everyone has their own tastes and of course is entitled to their opinion. See Shocker and decide for yourself. Personally I love it.

10 out of 10