Shock Treatment (1981)
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Synopsis
Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives.
Cast
- Jessica Harper
- Cliff De Young
- Richard O'Brien
- Patricia Quinn
- Charles Gray
- Ruby Wax
- Nell Campbell
- Rik Mayall
- Barry Humphries
- Darlene Johnson
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- Aug 5, 2017
i would die for jessica harper
👽 Zara 👽Oct 20, 2016CW: mental illness mention, Rocky Horror The missing link between Rocky Horror and Twin Peaks in atmosphere; the missing link between Rocky Horror and The Truman Show in ideas. (I don't truck with calling this a pseudo-sequel--this is just what happened with Brad and…
Sally Jane BlackJul 1, 2025The Valley (2025): Jax goes to “the facility”
sarah squirm - Oct 8, 2021
Remember when Brian Wilson went insane trying to follow up Pet Sounds.
MenOnFilmMay 15, 2016i would die for this movie and i would die for patricia quinn
viOct 2, 2024First time watching in like 20 years. I’m not even sure I ever finished it back when I was 15 and obsessed with Rocky Horror. It was so hard to find in those days and I only was ever able to find a really shitty VHS rip on Limewire. Watching it in crystal clear 4K tonight…
Vera Drew - Jun 3, 2021
why are richard o brien and patricia quinn always playing incestuous siblings 🤔
eileen🫀Jul 14, 2025Shock treatment is a pretty bold and ambitious somewhat sequel to the rocky horror picture show but is somehow pretty jarring at the same time and is more of a mixed result but still manages to stand out as a unique project. The film uses many of the same actors of the…
SamJan 26, 2015Now that I actually have the time to formulate a better review (and I've watched it for the umpteenth millionth time): Shock Treatment might've seemed like the worst idea at the time, but really, it's much better than the movie it's claimed to be a direct sequel/equal…
Sammi
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- Orlando Ramone likedShock Treatment
Such an underrated sequel to “Rocky Horror Picture Show”. The songs are great and in some cases better than the original. Jessica Harper, from Dario Argento’s Suspiria, is an excellent singer.
Vank14a likedShock TreatmentAs a sequel to Rocky Horror it had almost nothing to do with it but Jessica Harper and Richard O'Brien's music made it as fun and unique as Rocky Horror.
victor lovedShock Treatmentthe more i rewatch and listen to it the more i realize i love it sm.
- Asmodeus lovedShock Treatment
Words cannot describe the greatness that is this movie
Trinity likedShock TreatmentVery funny, and I loved the songs.
Ghost lovedShock TreatmentWeird and insane love it
- Rylie likedShock Treatment
I love Richard O’Brien
Jordan likedShock TreatmentGoofy and weird
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Metacritic
Cowering in the shadow of the Picture Show, this sequel of sorts builds on none of the risks take by its predecessor.
William Thomas
Empire
The film looks great, with vivid colors and sharp, snappy staging, but its 92 minutes drag by interminably. Tim Curry in fishnets might have helped, but a coherent storyline would have been far better.
Tasha Robinson
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