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Shocker (1989)

Starring: Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy, Peter Berg Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Keith Anthony-Lubow-Bellamy, Peter Berg, Richard Brooks (VI), Eugene Chadbourne, Camille Cooper
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Universal Studios
  • DVD Release Date: March 16, 1999
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 0783232101
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,900 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Wes Craven's horror pictures always have a few wild ideas knocking around inside them, and this 1989 slashfest is no exception. The electrocution of a mass murderer turns into a kind of cosmic jump-start: evil Horace Pinker is reborn as an elusive electronic phantom, capable of leaping from one body to another. (This trick is also used to good effect in The Hidden and Fallen.) Pinker's a stinker, and Craven was clearly trying to set up another franchise villain in the vein of his Nightmare on Elm Street champ, Freddy Krueger--perhaps a bit too baldly. However, amidst the mayhem, the film's real subject is the poisonous presence of mass media, as Pinker (played by The X-Files' Mitch Pileggi) insinuates himself as a free-floating spirit run amok in television itself. In its own pulp way, Shocker gets at the heart of media-culture inanity quicker than a ten-week college class on the subject, and although Craven occasionally lapses into generic bloodletting, he always snaps right back with some crazy angle on the TV nation. The hero is played by a young Peter Berg, the Chicago Hope star who would go on to direct his own shocker, Very Bad Things. Shocker failed to catch on with audiences (somewhere there's a warehouse full of unsold Horace Pinker action figures), but it's definitely worth a look for horror fans. --Robert Horton


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Bonus features: theatrical trailer film highlights talent bios production notes and web links. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/02/2003 Starring: Michael Murphy Richard Brooks Run time: 109 minutes Rating: R Director: Wes Craven

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truely one of Wes Craven's best films!, August 11, 1999
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This review is from: Shocker (1989) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I love the movie Shocker and feel it deserved a second chance. Though the serial killer character of Horace Pinker is not Freddy Krueger, he still is just as terrifying and the films is just as good as Craven's A Nightmare of Elm Steet(and definitely better than its sequels). Mitch Pileggi of X-Files gives a wonderfully scary performance as Tv repairman/serial killer Horace Pinker. I think it definitely deseres a look by Craven and just plain Horror fans alike. So in response to Mr. Horton's review above, I would love to get my hands on some Horace Pinker action figures. What a great idea!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Finger licking good, July 28, 2003
By Leo Williams (Cambria Heights, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Shocker says "finger licking good" after he bites off the fingers of a security gurard. Now thats comedy!!!

The Shocker gets the power to move his soul into different people's bodies. It becomes humorous when he goes into the bodies of a female doctor, and the body of a 10 year old girl. He also gets the power to tellepot through electric wires.

This movie is good old-fashioned bloody horror, without the million dollar special effects that you see in movies nowadays.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An underrated classic!, January 14, 2004
By Jack Hoffman (Cal-ai-forn-ai-aye) - See all my reviews
Wes Craven's renown for many of his classic horror films, but Shocker is one of his better movies, despite getting little accord from most critics. It's got great thrills throughout, especially considering that the psychotic Horace Pinker (played by then-unknown Mitch Pileggi) can transform his spirit into other people to do his bidding, including at one unnerving point a police officer. This is a horror film for sure, but there are also some elements of dark humor thrown in for good measure. As if Pinker's unhinged persona wasn't a captivating proposition enough, "Shocker" even features cameos by Timothy Leary, Eugene Chadbourne (of underground band Shockabilly, oddly enough) and the godlike John Tesh. I couldn't ask for much more than that.

The budget for this film, in retrospect, does appear to have been somewhat low, but it only enhances the experience, giving it a street-level power. It's like comparing a lean 1980s Megadeth album to a one of the more recent, bloated Metallica albums. (Speaking of which, Megadeth offers up a pretty rocking rendition of an Alice Cooper song in the soundtrack; Iggy Pop and Paul Stanley contribute some songs as well.) Those high-production 1990s weren't a very good time for horror films anyway. Although this is an oversimplification, consider "Shocker" to be an indie-ish alternative to the glossy self-consciousness that's marred the horror genre of late. It should also be noted that the 1998 movie "Fallen" lifted more than one plot device from this film, so it's not like this film went unnoticed upon release. I'd definitely recommend that you buy "Shocker," or, if you're unsure, at the very least rent it. You will then know your destiny.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Oh, I'm shocked alright...
I'm shocked that this tripe didn't derail Wes Craven's career forever! I'm also shocked that I sat through the entire thing without turning it off. Read more
Published 1 month ago by M. Ryan Fairbanks

3.0 out of 5 stars Electrocuting nightmare
Wes Craven is probably one of the best movie makers in his field, in his genre. Horror does not have any kind of secret for him. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jacques COULARDEAU

1.0 out of 5 stars Wish you could rate a movie 'below' one star
Anyone whose watched lots and lots of movies, always encounters some bad ones...it's the law of averages. But this movie, Shocker...was not just bad, it was horrible. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kent Oram

1.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly awful!.
I really wanted to like this film but I couldn't, no matter how many times I watched this I still end up being bored I'm not sure why some horror fans liked this as it seems to... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Puzzle box

2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars....For the Soundtrack
What starts off as a decent "slasher" movie, turns into prolonged "hair metal" video that Beavis and Butthead would laugh at. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Graboidz

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Shocker - Get Ready and Order It
I love this trashy, but scary film. It's a guilty pleasure, one not to share with minor children or females of the species.
Published on March 8, 2007 by Robert Hanks

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Wes Craven movie
I liked this movie from when it started to when it ended. I didn't have any complaints about this movie at all. It had all of the "scares" of any horror film out there. Read more
Published on January 12, 2007 by Mark

3.0 out of 5 stars THE SOLO JOURNEY OF HORACE PINKER
It's obvious that Wes Craven had high hopes for Horace Pinker to be another Freddy Krueger, but alas and alack, it didn't happen. Perhaps it's best. Read more
Published on November 18, 2006 by Michael Butts

1.0 out of 5 stars not realy very good
wes craven must have been tring to do the elm street thing again with this low brow non horror movie. Read more
Published on June 26, 2006 by John D. Page

3.0 out of 5 stars A Great Start To What SHOULD Have Been A Long-Running Series
With Horace Pinker, "Shocker" aims to create a new horror icon on par with Freddy Krueger or Jason Voorhees. Read more
Published on August 28, 2005 by Stephen B. O'Blenis

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