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Shocker (1989)

Shocker (1989)
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Wes Craven's Shocker takes media manipulation to a new level in this story of an evil force emitted from television sets that has the power to kill. The film centers on high school athlete Jonathan Parker (Peter Berg). His estranged father is homicide detective Don Parker (Michael Murphy), who has been working on capturing an elusive serial killer plaguing the town. One night, during a particularly vivid nightmare, Jonathan dreams that while Parker is away on an assignment, his family is murdered by the serial killer. In the dream, Jonathan can identify the killer -- local television repairman Horace Pinker (Mitch Pileggi). Amazingly, it turns out that Jonathan's nightmare was reality. Using Jonathan's dream as evidence, Pinker is brought to trail, found guilty, and sentenced to death in the electric chair. Before his execution, Pinker makes a pact with the devil so when he is electrocuted, the electricity from the chair will give his spirit powers of evil. At first, Pinker's murderous spirit travels in and out of people's bodies, prompting the host to commit murder. But when it seems more effective to communicate with people by television signals, the spirit is willing and soon people suddenly become possessed by Pinker's spirit through TV screens and engage in murderous atrocities. All this is done by Pinker to exact retribution upon Jonathan, who was responsible for sending him to his death. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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Starring:
Peter Berg, Michael Murphy, (more)
Director(s):
Wes Craven
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
Format(s):
DVD
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Wes Craven's Shocker takes media manipulation to a new level in this story of an evil force emitted from television sets that has the power to kill. The film centers on high school athlete Jonathan Parker (Peter Berg). His estranged father is homicide detective Don Parker (Michael Murphy), who has been working on capturing an elusive serial killer plaguing the town. One night, during a particularly vivid nightmare, Jonathan dreams that while Parker is away on an assignment, his family is murdered by the serial killer. In the dream, Jonathan can identify the killer -- local television repairman Horace Pinker (Mitch Pileggi). Amazingly, it turns out that Jonathan's nightmare was reality. Using Jonathan's dream as evidence, Pinker is brought to trail, found guilty, and sentenced to death in the electric chair. Before his execution, Pinker makes a pact with the devil so when he is electrocuted, the electricity from the chair will give his spirit powers of evil. At first, Pinker's murderous spirit travels in and out of people's bodies, prompting the host to commit murder. But when it seems more effective to communicate with people by television signals, the spirit is willing and soon people suddenly become possessed by Pinker's spirit through TV screens and engage in murderous atrocities. All this is done by Pinker to exact retribution upon Jonathan, who was responsible for sending him to his death. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
110 mins

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Director(s):
Wes Craven
Writer(s):
Wes Craven
Producer(s):
Bob Engelman
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Nudity, Adult Language, Not For Children, Graphic Violence, Profanity)
Categories:
Horror
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Malina S.

    This movie has a great soundtrack, the story is good, although at times, the story line doesn't achieve a natural flow. With the aid of "other worldly" story connections, completes the flow, albeit a bit far-fetched, but it goes with this type of movie. But, hey, its a gory, scary, horror movie and gets a "good to watch" review if you're not overly critical.

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    Adrian N.

    It's not a great movie for the hyper-critical, but then again, what is? Most horror films are a bit campy, and this is no exception. If you can get past that, then you'll like this one a lot. The bad guy is really bad, the good guy goes through heck and back, and the movie doesn't take itself too ultra seriously. Definitely NOT for young kids, though.

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    Debra L.

    It's not a great movie for the hyper-critical, but then again, what is? Most horror films are a bit campy, and this is no exception. If you can get past that, then you'll like this one a lot

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