Business oblige

Original title: A Shock to the System

1990
16
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

6.2K

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Dark Comedy Comedy Crime Thriller

When electrocuted by the basement fuse box at home, Graham Marshall develops sinister ideas concerning both his nagging wife Leslie and his colleague Robert Benham, who was given Graham's pr... Read allWhen electrocuted by the basement fuse box at home, Graham Marshall develops sinister ideas concerning both his nagging wife Leslie and his colleague Robert Benham, who was given Graham's promotion at their corporate office.When electrocuted by the basement fuse box at home, Graham Marshall develops sinister ideas concerning both his nagging wife Leslie and his colleague Robert Benham, who was given Graham's promotion at their corporate office.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

6.2K

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See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination total

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A Shock To The System

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A Shock To The System: Graham & Stella

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A Shock To The System: Graham & Stella

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Trivia
Michael Caine said of this movie in a 2002 interview with "Venice Magazine", "That was a lovely little film, but it was too small for its own good, really. It got lost. It was the sort of film, were it made today, that would be great as a film for HBO, or something. But at the time, it just got lost in the system."

Goofs
When Graham first gets into the cab to go to the train station, he tells the cab driver "Grand Central Station". Grand Central Station is New York City's main post office, the train station is "Grand Central Terminal".

While it is factually correct that the official name of the train station is Grand Central Terminal, it is still colloquially referred to as Grand Central Station by many New Yorkers. Also, Grand Central Station is not the name of the post office, that is just Grand Central; Grand Central Station is actually the name of the subway station which is located adjacent to Grand Central Terminal.

Quotes
Lieutenant Laker: He was your superior, wasn't he?
Graham Marshall: No, he was my boss.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Blue Steel/Lord of the Flies/Nuns of the Run/The Last of the Finest/Black Rain (1990)

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Featured review

6/10

Caine shines over simple story

This wasn't a bad movie overall and while I didn't full in love it I would revisit it again. The storyline was simple and easy to follow and that simpleness was put to shame by having Caine as the lead actor, putting on a performance that made the movie better, just as you would expect.