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5.6About 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.
Released: 1989-03-23111 minDir: Wes CravenHorror, Thriller, ComedyBudget: $5.0MBox office: $16.6M
Cast
- Michael Murphy as Lt. Don Parker
- Mitch Pileggi as Horace Pinker
- Peter Berg as Jonathan Parker
- Camille Cooper as Alison
- Sam Scarber as Cooper
- Richard Brooks as Rhino
Themes
- death penalty
- psychopath
- sadistic
- detective
- blackout
- gore
- murder
- electric chair
- capital punishment
- slasher
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Ratings
IMDb
5.5/10
18,733 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
30%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 356955
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- publication date
- 1990-05-10
- title
- Shocker
- review score
- 30%
- box office
- 16600000
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1980s serial killer films1980s slasher films1980s supernatural horror films1989 American films1989 English-language films1989 films1989 horror films1989 independent filmsAlbum articles lacking alt text for coversAmerican independent filmsAmerican serial killer filmsAmerican slasher filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsCarolco Pictures filmsEnglish-language crime filmsEnglish-language horror filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms about televisionFilms directed by Wes CravenFilms produced by Marianne MaddalenaFilms set in Los AngelesFilms with screenplays by Wes CravenRotten Tomatoes ID same as Wikidata