Shock Treatment
1981
1h 34min
Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors?
Storyline
Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors?
Released
21 August 1981
Runtime
1h 34min
Director
Budget
$3,500,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
20th Century Fox, Lou Adler Productions, Michael White Productions
Cast
Jessica Harper
Janet Majors
Cliff DeYoung
Brad Majors / Farley Flavors
Richard O'Brien
Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Patricia Quinn
Dr. Nation McKinley
Charles Gray
Judge Oliver Wright
Ruby Wax
Betty Hapschatt
Nell Campbell
Nurse Ansalong
Rik Mayall
'Rest Home' Ricky
Barry Humphries
Bert Schnick
Darlene Johnson
Emily Weiss
Manning Redwood
Harry Weiss
Wendy Raebeck
Macy Struthers
Jeremy Newson
Ralph Hapschatt
Betsy Brantley
Neely Pritt
Pierre Bedenes
Neely's Camera Crew
Rufus Collins
Neely's Camera Crew
Christopher Malcolm
Vance Parker
Ray Charleson
Floor Manager
Eugene Lipinski
Kirk
Barry Dennen
Irwin Lapsey
Imogen Claire
Wardrobe Mistress
Gary Shail
Oscar Drill
Donald Waugh
Glish Davidson
David John
'Bit' Drummer
Claire Toeman
Brenda Drill
Gary Martin
'Bit' Guitarist
Sinitta
Francine 'Frankie'
Robyn Mandell
Mrs. Drill (uncredited)
Sal Piro
Man on Payphone (uncredited)
Gaye Brown
DTV Audience Member (uncredited)
Ishaq Bux
DTV Audience Member (uncredited)
Annabel Leventon
DTV Audience Member (uncredited)
Lindsay Ingram
DTV Audience Member (uncredited)
Yasmin Pettigrew
DTV Audience Member (uncredited)
Rayner Bourton
Soldier in DTV Audience (uncredited)
Steve Debrow
Soldier in DTV Audience (uncredited)
Robert Longden
Soldier in DTV Audience (uncredited)
Linus O'Brien
Farley Flavors Kid (uncredited)
Quinn Hawkins
Farley Flavors Kid (uncredited)
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