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Shocker

1989 · 111 min

A wild, campy supernatural slasher that zaps from grim murder to absurd body-hopping chaos, never taking itself too seriously.

Directed by: Wes Craven
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, Peter Berg

Tagline: No More Mr. Nice Guy
Overview: About to be electrocuted for a catalog of heinous crimes, the unrepentant Horace Pinker transforms into a terrifying energy source. Only young athlete Jonathan Parker, with an uncanny connection to him through bizarre dreams, can fight the powerful demon.

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Directed by: Wes Craven
Genres: Horror, Thriller
Starring: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, Peter Berg

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
family
survival
violence
death
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, thriller
Directed by: Wes Craven
Written by: Wes Craven
Starring: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, Peter Berg, Camille Cooper, Sam Scarber, Richard Brooks, Vincent Guastaferro, Ted Raimi
Music: William Goldstein
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Runtime: 111 min
Country: United States of America, Netherlands
Languages: English

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