---
title: 'Shock Treatment (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Sharman'
released: '1981-08-20'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shock-treatment-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083067/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shock Treatment (1981)

1981 · PG · 88 min · Comedy, Music · United States


## Synopsis

Shock Treatment is a 1981 satirical musical comedy film directed by Jim Sharman, and co-written by Sharman and Richard O'Brien. It is a follow-up to the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While not an outright sequel, Shock Treatment does feature characters from the previous film, most portrayed by different actors, as well as several Rocky Horror actors in new roles. The film stars Jessica Harper as Janet Majors and Cliff DeYoung in a dual role as her husband Brad, as well as the movie's main antagonist Farley Flavors, with O'Brien and Patricia Quinn playing sibling character actors, Cosmo and Nation McKinley, and also stars Ruby Wax, Charles Gray, and Barry Humphries. The film is an international co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien), [Jim Sharman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sharman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien)
- **Director:** [Jim Sharman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-sharman)
- **Producer:** [Lou Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-adler), [Michael White](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-white)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mike Molloy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-molloy)
- **Editor:** [Richard Bedford](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bedford)

## Cast

- [Christopher Malcolm](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-malcolm)
- [Nell Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nell-campbell)
- [Richard O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-o-brien)
- [Patricia Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-quinn)
- [Eugene Lipinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-lipinski)
- [Ruby Wax](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruby-wax)
- [Rik Mayall](https://cinepixo.com/people/rik-mayall)
- [Jeremy Newson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-newson)
- [Jessica Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-harper)
- [Cliff DeYoung](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-deyoung)
- [Barry Dennen](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-dennen)
- [Charles Gray](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-gray)
- [Barry Humphries](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-humphries)
- [Manning Redwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/manning-redwood)
- [Betsy Brantley](https://cinepixo.com/people/betsy-brantley)

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Official site: http://www.rockyhorror.com/shocktreatment
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shock-treatment-1981
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