Shocker

Shocker is an American horror film of the supernatural thriller subgenre. It was written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Carolco Pictures. It was distributed through Universal Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on October 27th, 1989. The premise of the movie involves a serial killer named Horace Pinker who murders the family of a police detective named Don Parker. Pinker is apprehended and incarcerated, but after receiving a couple bazillion volts of electricity, finds that he is now even more dangerous than he was when he was alive!

Credits

 * Co-producer Robert Engelman is credited as Bob Engelman in this film.


 * Actress Camille Cooper is credited as Cami Cooper in this episode.


 * Actor Ted Raimi is credited as Theodore Raimi in this episode.


 * Actor Richard Gasparian is credited as Richard J. Gasparian in this film.


 * Actress Janne Peters is credited as Janne K. Peters in this film.


 * Actor Bob Swain is credited as Bobby Lee Swain in this film.


 * Actor Jonathan Craven is credited as Jonathan Christian Craven in this film.


 * Actress Dendrie Taylor is credited as Dendrie Allyn Taylor in this film.


 * Actor Gary Davies is credited as Gary Michael Davies in this film

Fun Facts

 * The tagline for this film is, "On October 2, at 6:45 AM mass murderer Horace Pinker was put to death. Now, he's really mad".


 * Actress Jessica Craven is the daughter of director/writer Wes Craven and Bonnie Broecker. She was born in Pennsylvania in 1968. This is her first work in film.


 * Actor Jonathan Craven is the son of director/writer Wes Craven and Bonnie Broecker. He was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1965. This is his second film role as an actor.


 * In addition to having appeared in a ton of movies, actor Mitch Pileggi is also known for playing F.B.I. assistant director Walter Skinner on the FOX Network sci-fi series The X-Files.


 * Controversial psychiatrist Timothy Leary makes a cameo appearance in this film as a TV evangelist. Leary is known for his theories in using psychedelic drugs as a form of therapy. He became an icon of the counter-culture movement of the 1960s and popularized the phrase, "Turn on, tune in, drop out".


 * According to the cast list for this film at IMDB, Brent Spiner makes an appearance in the movie as a talk show guest. He is uncredited for his participation in this film. Spiner is best known for playing the android Lieutenant Commander Data on the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and has appeared in the feature film spin-offs, Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis.


 * Wes Craven makes a cameo appearance in this film as a neighbor.


 * Actress Heather Langenkamp is also known for playing the role of Nancy Thompson, the key protagonist in Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street.