# Shock Treatment (1981)

> A flamboyant musical satire turns a troubled marriage and an entire small town into programming for an all-consuming television machine.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17009

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Jim Sharman
- Cast: Jessica Harper, Cliff DeYoung, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Charles Gray, Ruby Wax, Nell Campbell, Rik Mayall
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083067/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: campy, witty, surreal, cult movie night, midnight screening

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