It was released in the uk by distributor antony balch as doctor in the nude. Shock treatment british board of film classification. The songs are catchy, the plot is unique but it does take a few watchings to understand everything, and it makes you think about the amount of time you spend watching television. So goes the plot of shock treatment, the maligned sequel to cult staple. Daria nicolodi deep red, phenomena and john steiner tenebre star in this euro horror favorite, now restored from the original negative materials for the first time. However, it is nearly impossible to separate rocky the score from rocky the phenomenon. Helene masson visits her friend gerome savignat in the isolated rejuvenation clinic owned by dr. Its plot focuses on a woman who moves into the home she shared with her deceased former husband, where she finds herself tormented by supernatural occurrences. Cast and crew credits for shock treatment, 1964, directed by denis sanders, with stuart whitman, carol lynley, roddy mcdowall, at turner classic movies. Released in america under the title beyond the door ii, shock is the final feature film directed by legendary horror maestro mario bava black sunday, twitch of the death nerve. In the decades that followed, the film faded into obscurity. The title song from the 1981 film of the same name and followup to the rocky horror picture show. Boredom in bedlammarch, 1964 shock treatment is more than a slip, its a freudian pratfall.
The pseudosequel, shock treatment is another sideways stab at manufactured culture, with richard obrien targeting asinine tv. It makes a shambles of psychiatry and brings the art of film close to idiocy. Fans claim that shock treatment is not a sequel to rocky horror, however, subtle references to the original film are hidden throughout. Cross vincent price, a psychiatrist, is treating a young woman, janet stewart anabel shaw, who is in a comastate, brought on when she heard loud arguing, went to her window and saw a man strike his wife with a candlestick and kill her. Elevate the persons feet about 12 inches unless head, neck, or back is injured or you suspect broken hip or leg bones.
Mar 11, 2020 shock therapy definition is the treatment of mental illness by the artificial induction of coma or convulsions through use of drugs or electric current called also shock treatment. Shock treatment doesnt have those traditions to fall back on, and its existing plot is far too thin to stand on its own. Hardcore fans were willing to embrace shock treatment, but it fell short of expectations. Shock treatment or shocky as the few fans call it is considerably more tame than its predecessor the rocky horror picture show but no less entertaining. Umpg publishing, wixen music publishing, sony atv publishing, bmi. Without the core characters of rocky horror, it didnt have the same impact on audiences or the box office. Back in 1964, critics didnt really know what to make of denis sanderss shock treatment. Shock patients may have a low, normal, or high arterial blood pressure, and the blood volume may be below normal, normal, or above normal.
Shock treatment pg 1h 34min comedy, musical 30 october 1981 west germany janet and brad become contestants on a game show. Shock treatment was way ahead of its time on many levels, especially predicting the direction that reality tv would go. The original version features the complete overture playing over the credits with shock treatment playing over a black screen as exit music. First we have a featurelength audio commentary by shock treatment fan club presidents mad man mike and bill brennan. While not an outright sequel, the film does feature several characters from the previous film, most portrayed by different actors, as well as. Adapted from the novel of the same name by winfred van atta, published 3 years before this film was released, stuart whitman gives a good performance in a double role as dale nelson and arthur. While not as well known as rocky, shock treatment features all the hallmarks of richard obriens madcap genius. This was due to the very large rocky horror following yet low profile city. The two have interesting tidbits and details about the movies obvious connections to rocky horror, trivia about the stars of the film, and more.
Richard obrien, patricia quinn, nell campbell, charles gray, jeremy newsom and several of the dtv crew appeared in rocky horror in entirely different roles. All dvd releases cut the original end credit version of the denton overture in half, and then prematurely fade out the single version of shock treatment when the credits are over. The album was produced by richard hartley who also wrote, arranged, and directed the music in addition to playing keyboards. But after a series of tragic events, helene goes further in her investigation of the clinic. Why shock treatment is an equal to the rocky horror picture. Click the watch on netflix button to find out if shock treatment is playing in your country.
The location was choosen as fresno california at the ua cinemas on blackstone ave. Shock treatment on wikipedia a great general rundown of shock treatment. It is a followup to the 1975 film the rocky horror picture show. Umpg publishing, wixen music publishing, adrev publishing, sony atv publishing, bmi broadcast music. But for all its flaws, the film deserves recognition at least for its prescient. Heres what time magazine had to say about the film cinema. Richard obrien shock treatment lyrics genius lyrics. Shock treatment bert schnick intro beginning of marriage maze rocky horror. It was widely felt that it was created to be a cult film as opposed to becoming one organically as rocky had. If an attempt is made to independently view the scores to both, shock treatment comes ahead as the more fully realized and compelling work. And the film s production was also hammered by a screen actors guild strike, which pushed filmmaking to england, which meant that there was no available allamerican suburb to serve as a location, which is how.
Rockymusic shock treatment original soundtrack 1981. Movie shock treatment full online video dailymotion. Watch shock treatment movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Because the central story is so simple brad and janet fall out, split and. The film was remade in kannada as prince 2011 starring darshan. The title used by imdb stinks of carry on innuendo as it belittles a popular sort of subject when it was made in 1973. Shock treatment had its official premier as a midnight movie. Watch shock treatment starring stuart whitman in this title on directv. A movie that feels like the unbridled expression of whatever the filmmakers thought. As one of many films dealing with insane killers in psychos wake lauren bacall disliked the film intensely calling it the worst of her career. This is the original soundtrack to the 1981 film shock treatment richard obriens not a prequel, not a sequel, but an equal followup to the rocky horror picture show. Sony atv publishing, cmrra, bmi broadcast music inc.
It received one nomination for best visual effects in 1996 at the gemini awards. Shock treatment is a 1981 american dark comedy musical film directed by jim sharman, and cowritten by sharman and richard obrien. The shock treatment referred to in the song is not, in fact, actual shock treatment but brad. Apr 29, 2017 shock treatment trattamento da sballo. Watch full version of shock treatment movie putlocker. Watch shock treatment online stream full movie directv. Shock treatment movie trivia the 80s movies rewind. Most dismissed it as a strange, unsuccessful melodrama, and costar lauren bacall who only signed on to work with her pal roddy mcdowall reportedly felt embarrassed to have it on her resume. I truly recognize it as a sequel to rocky horror along with revenge of the old queen. While not an outright sequel, the film does feature several characters from the previous film portrayed by different actors and several rocky horror actors in the roles of new characters. Shock treatment is the quoted translation at the start of this alain delon flick, part of the alain delon screen icons boxset.
It was a followup to the 1975 film the rocky horror picture show. In order to effectively treat shock the physician must understand the physiology of shock. Shock treatment is a 1964 american neo noir drama film directed by denis sanders that takes place in a mental institution, starring stuart whitman, carol lynley, roddy mcdowall, and lauren bacall. Shock is a 1977 italian horror film directed by mario bava and starring daria nicolodi, john steiner, and david colin, jr. Read the full synopsis of shock treatment, 1964, directed by denis sanders, with stuart whitman, carol lynley, roddy mcdowall, at turner classic movies. First off, this album has a number of real gems that transcend just the film. Shock therapy definition of shock therapy by merriamwebster. Sporting a dayglo, cartoonish look, we get the further adventures of brad and janet as their home town of denton now one bizarre studio setcumtv show selects janet for stardom and brad to be consigned to a mental. Shock treatment is a 1981 american black comedy musical film directed by jim sharman, cowritten by sharman and richard obrien. Forget everything about rhps, there are no singing tranvestites or meat loaf getting hacked to bits with an axe, shock. Shock treatment s form is fairly definite, but it largely exists as the end result of several compromises that obrien, cowriter and director sharman, and producer michael white had to make, either with various actors not wanting to return, or only wanting to return with conditions.