Shocker [Collector's Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Wes Craven Wes Craven

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2015
UPC:	0826663160482
Original Release:	1989
Rating:	R
Source:	Shout Factory
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	5,408

Special Features

Audio commentary with writer/director Wes Craven; Audio commentary with director of photography Jacques Haitkin, producer Robert Pileggi, actress Cami Cooper and executive producer Shep Gordon; No more mr. nice guy - the music of "Shocker"; Theatrical trailer; TV and radio spots; Vintage interviews; Still gallery and storyboard gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mitch Pileggi	Horace Pinker
Peter Berg	Jonathan Parker
Cami Cooper	Alison
Theodore Raimi	Pac Man
John Tesh	TV Newscaster
Timothy Leary	TV Evangelist
Heather Langenkamp	Victim
Jessica Craven	Counterperson,Jogger,Man Neighbor
Sam Scarber	Cooper
Keith Anthony Lubow-Bellamy	Football Player
Virginia Morris	Diane
Emily Samuel	Sally
Peter Tilden	Reporter
Bingham Ray	Bartender
Sue Ann Harris	Watiress
Eugene Chadbourne	Man in Bar
Jack Hoar	Rookie
Michael Matthews	Evil Mouth
Linda Kaye	Woman at Stairs
Vincent Guastaferro	Pastori
Janne Peters	Doctor
Bruce Wagner	Executioner
Richardo Gutierrez	Guard Sergeant
Ernie Lively	Warden
John Mueller	Fireman
Lindsay Parker	Little Girl
Dendrie Allyn Taylor	Young Mother
Kane Roberts	Road Worker
Stephen R. Hudis	Officer Robinson
Gary Michael Davies	Cameraman
Christopher Keyes	Bruno
Marji Martin	Woman Couch Potato
Ray Bickel	Man Couch Potato
Mark Slama	Kid with Crow Bar
Karl Vincent	Kid with Mask
Richard J. Gasparian	Cop #1
Joyce Guy	Cop #2
Joseph Roy O'Flynn	Priest #2
Bobby Lee Swain	Priest #1
Marvin Elkins	Guard #1
Christopher Kriesa	Guard #2
Holly Kaplan	Woman Neighbor
Janne K. Peters	Doctor
Richard Price	Actor
Gary Zuckerbrod	Actor
Stephen Held	Rookie
Michael Murphy	Actor
Richard Brooks	Actor
William Goldstein	Composer

Technical Credits

Wes Craven

Wes Craven	Director,Executive Producer,Producer,Screenwriter
Bob Engelman	Producer
Barin Kumar	Producer
Peter Foster	Producer
Marianne Maddalena	Producer
Tony Cecere	Stunts
Shep Gordon	Executive Producer,Producer
Larry Fioritto	Special Effects
Gary Zuckerbrod	Casting