Shocker

Shocker

1989 · 1h 49m · R

No More Mr. Nice Guy

A psychotic serial killer is finally caught thanks to a high school football player who has a strange connection to the killer. Right before getting executed, he performs a demonic ritual and uses electricity to come back from the...

Full synopsis

A murderous TV repairman, Horace Pinker is killing people in a small town left, right and center. He eventually finds the home of Lt. Parker, who is investigating his crimes, and savagely murders Parker's wife, son and daughter. His other son, Jonathan has a strange connection to Pinker through his dreams, and he directs his father to Pinker's business, where a small group of officers enter. Pinker escapes in a horrific spree, killing four officers and then targeting Jonathan's girlfriend, Alison. Another dream leads Jonathan and his dad to a residence where they catch Pinker in in the act of kidnapping. Pinker is arrested after a fight with Jonathan and sentenced to die in the electric chair. When executed, Pinker - who supposedly had given his soul to the devil in exchange for the power to come back as an energy source - takes over people's bodies and continues committing murders, until Jonathan devises a plan to bring Pinker into the real world, and then cut off his power source...

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Cast (23)

Michael Murphy Michael Murphy Lt. Don Parker Mitch Pileggi Mitch Pileggi Horace Pinker Peter Berg Peter Berg Jonathan Parker Camille Cooper Camille Cooper Alison Sam Scarber Cooper Richard Brooks Richard Brooks Rhino Vincent Guastaferro Vincent Guastaferro Pastori Ted Raimi Ted Raimi Pac Man Heather Langenkamp Heather Langenkamp Victim John Tesh John Tesh TV Newscaster Christopher Kriesa Christopher Kriesa Guard #2 Timothy Leary Timothy Leary TV Evangelist Wes Craven Wes Craven Man Neighbor Bruce Wagner Bruce Wagner Executioner Ernie Lively Ernie Lively Warden Lindsay Parker Lindsay Parker Little Girl Michael C. Matthews Michael C. Matthews Evil Mouth Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Talk Show Guest (uncredited) Jessica Craven Counterperson Virginia Morris Diane Janne Peters Janne Peters Doctor Jonathan Craven Jogger Dendrie Taylor Dendrie Taylor Young Mother