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Shock Treatment (1981)

Shock Treatment (1981)

Comedy Music

Trust me, I'm a doctor!

Release Date: 1981, August 21
Directors: Jim Sharman
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox, Lou Adler Productions, Michael White Productions
Cast: Barry Humphries, Ishaq Bux, Barry Dennen, Manning Redwood, Gaye Brown, Christopher Malcolm, Gary Martin, Eugene Lipinski, Charles Gray, Betsy Brantley, Jessica Harper, Richard O'Brien

Overview:

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?

Keywords:

musical satire social commentary small town lyrical obsessed fan american way of life televison fictional game show