After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Camille Cooper
- Alison Clement
- (as Cami Cooper)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaAccording to Wes Craven, the film was severely cut for an R-rating. It took around 13 submissions to the MPAA to receive an R instead of an X rating. Some of the scenes that were cut include: Pinker spitting out fingers that he bit off from prison guard, longer and more graphic electrocution of Pinker, and longer scene of possessed coach stabbing his own hand.
- GoofsCamera and sound crews' shadows visible during football game.
- Quotes
Jonathan Parker: We can't go killing people just to get Pinker out of their bodies.
- Crazy creditsThe music in the end credits is heard ending over the MPAA Rated R screen.
- Alternate versionsWhile uncut in cinemas, on video it was later indexed by the BPjM. As a result, an edited FSK-16 rated version was made for a wide commercial video release in Germany. This one contains over 4 minutes of cuts for violence, either reducing or outright removing the many violent bits, making the movie pretty much unwatchable. Only in 2016 was the indexing lifted, and one year later the uncut version was granted a FSK-16 rating, waiving all cuts from previous cut German releases.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gorgon Video Magazine (1989)
- SoundtracksSword and Stone
Performed by Bonfire
Written by Desmond Child, Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick
Courtesy of BMG Ariola GmbH/RCA Records
Featured review
Trust me, it won't shock you.
Craven tried to create another great franchise to override the overwhelming success of "Nightmare". He made up a character with pretty much the same qualities as Freddy Kruger himself, a smart ass, show no mercy serial killer, with a pronounced limp. Well, as anyone can clearly see, there is no sequel, and no other movie portrays killer Horace Pinker. But, on a personal note, I did enjoy this movie - somewhat. The beginning is pretty decent, if somewhat standard. It moves at a surprisingly fast pace, making the middle of the film its best part, with Pinker moving from person to person. Only the ending is a let down. It moves slow and a horror flick with a male protagonist doesn't always go hand in hand...in this case, it really doesn't, basically because former teenage heart-throb Peter Berg is rather annoying. The sub-plot with Berg's former girlfriend coming back from the dead is also lame. For Craven's fan, I do recommend it, but only to understand what the director was trying to do with his career in the late eighties. Others need not bother.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Wes Craven's Shocker
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,554,699
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,510,990
- Oct 29, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $16,554,699
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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