Shock Treatment Original Trailer (Jim Sharman, 1981)

[@salvie777]

The fact that Richard made a movie about the dangers of reality tv, BEFORE IT EVEN BECAME A THING!

[@cloubdustings]

the picture quality of this trailer is SUPERB.

[@PrinsTan]

and so is the Blu Ray - great buy :)

[@deanstone3745]

The multiverse of Brad and Janet, I love this film so much.

[@reidheidler5138]

Now is the perfect time for 'Brad & Janet in the Multiverse'

[@b.d6642]

In my opinion EVERY movie trailer today should creep the viewers into watching the movie

[@Milesh1984]

Have you seen the trailer of Sister Tempest?

[@Foxy02016]

It’s funny because the movie is nowhere near scary at all. Even Rocky Horror at least takes place in a gothic castle. It’s so weird yet perfect.

[@geminidreamatl26]

This was waaay ahead of its time. Reality TV was years away and Richard O'Brien literally invented it. No one had never seen anything like this before which is why i think it bombed. But thank god, including rocky, it became a cult classic.

[@SamM_Scot]

Yeah, this was way before something like say The Truman Show :-)

[@WickedScott]

Saddens me that almost no one knows of this movie's existence. I even saw an interview with Little Nel saying even she had never seen it. That kills me as she is one of my favorite characters in it. I think the Rocky Horror cult kind of kept Shock Treatment down as it was such a divergence from it. I personally was introduced to the film before I saw Rocky Horror, so it is my favorite. Favorite musical of all, really. People still aren't aware there was a movie after Rocky Horror.

[@BC_PT]

I know this is a bit late but there's now a whole commentary by Lady Patricia Quinn and Nell, they watch the whole movie for "the first time in ages" the whole thing can be found on KZbin

[@herofactoryfan5007]

Thank you Arrow for posting this and making the BLU-RAY. Shock Treatment is my favorite film ever.

[@wowiexist]

Gonna try to turn this into a audiance participation flick for me and my friends.

[@_otacon]

okay the start to this trailer creeps me out, heavily.. but I still love the movie with my heart.. ♥️

[@JKTube]

In fairness, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" was a tough act to follow.

[@ACinemafanatic]

Well that and Tim curry wasn’t in it

[@jayanxiety]

Well, to their credit, at least they avoided being a retread of Rocky Horror and was its own monster.

[@hellsing507]

The other issue was SAG went on strike and forced the director to not shoot on location in texas and he had to re write the script

[@TooCooFoYou]

@@hellsing507 The other OTHER issue was that 20th Century Fox thought it would be a good idea for theaters to only show it at midnight...

[@notchuckproductions5029]

I honestly prefer this to Rocky horror personally,call it heresy but I like this more

[@thatoneperson-_-]

This iconic(because it shock treatment) but I had a heart attack at the beginning like I wasn't expecting him to scream like that😭

[@GlitchyHalo]

cosmo and nation carried the movie pretty much they gave off major team rocket from Pokémon vibes

[@annabagwell7965]

These songs still go through my mind!

[@herofactoryfan5007]

This song NEVER gets old.

[@normanschenburn343]

I had first heard about this movie around 1984, and the video store had it, and I got it out, watched it, and thought that it was TOO strange!

[@pschroeter1]

I just read a story that said this sequel I've never heard of was horrible. Curious, I came here. I LIKE it.

[@zacharylunsford2]

There’s Rik Mayall in this movie.

[@thermonuclearcollider4418]

"Rocky Horror Picture Show" is great, but "Shock Treatment" works better as a movie because it was always supposed to be one rather than being adapted from a play. It sucks that it was so easily dismissed on its original release, but the film eventually got the last laugh: it predicted the world we live in now with such an accuracy it is scary. Rocky Horror is camp, "Shock Treatment" is caustic social satire like "Robocop" and "Dawn of the Dead". And it keeps cutting deep.

[@Moonessence1]

When mom says you got rocky picture show at home…

[@MathewWoodard]

Nah, this movie has a plot, social commentary, and satire. I love RHPS, but if you approach this thinking it's RHPS 2 then you're going to be very disappointed

[@GlitchyHalo]

@@MathewWoodardI just see it as the events of rhps were so traumatic they just repressed it sm and don’t even talk about it and experience deja vu when two certain doctors look an awful like two certain alien servants

[@herofactoryfan5007]

1:37 “YOU!”

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

The movie turns 40 today! True this movie isn't as popular as 'Rocky' and director Jim Sharman has officially disowned it plus the Screen Actors Guild strike of 1980 forced Sharman to get crafty but still has a minor cult following over the years The movie has even inspired a musical adaptation in London as of 2015 Give the filmmakers credit that this depicted and predicted a 24/7 culture of voyeuristic reality television, celebrity politicians, mental health crises, media saturation, corporate takeovers, and subliminal advertising with eerie accuracy This Denton tv program is so dedicated even the audience members are constantly present to the point of falling asleep in their seats The film isn't a total disaster despite its mixed reception upon its release; There's good songs, flashy costumes, bright staging, and actors committed to the material particularly Harper as Janet going from frustrated, bored wife to fake celebrity It looks terrific as well even if the plot is downright confusing There's even a shocking twist to why this show is being orchestrated the way it is it surprised me This holds up surprisingly well, and for all the obvious, above-mentioned reasons, it connects more in 2021 than it did in ’81 mainly to the queer audience and tv lovers It’s a sort of Sliding Doors-like, alternate-universe re-imagining of what the Majors’ lives might have been like had their car never broken down that fateful, velvet-dark and rainy night in 1975 Truthfully given how accurately it predicted the future, it’s actually scarier and spookier than anything that took place inside Frank N. Furter's castle 'Shock Treatment' hasclever satire of tv and entertainment on human exploitation with some nice musical numbers Yet the 1975 movie will always stand the test of time that's for sure

[@Speedy_Cheeto]

Well said and underrated comment

[@DoYouLikeScaryMovies2024]

Why Do I Like This Movie Is It Because I’m A Lesbian

[@GlitchyHalo]

What I love in the end is that Janet getting replaced by Macy at the end despite the whole plan was Farley wanting her away from Brad shows how replaceable celebrities are Cosmo and Nation carry the movie probably more iconic than Riff Raff and Magenta. I like how they realize they took it too far with Janet’s fame and how it made her have a crazy ego. While drugs weren’t the right way to go it was probably realistic for its time. Even they were concerned haha. Despite their intentions, if two charismatic “doctors” took care of me, made me outfits and complimented me I would ditch my husband and his secret twin brother for them

[@herofactoryfan5007]

2:29 Is that Jessica Harper’s laugh?

[@annabagwell7965]

Way ahead of anything!!!!

[@marynovak5800]

This seems to be like the long lost sequel to "the Rocky horror picture show".... in which Brad and Janet, inherited a TV station and go into politics...LOL!

[@Jaye_The_Gaye]

i feel this movie would have been alot more well remembered if they had been able to meet Susan Sarandon's asking price and somehow gotten Barry Bostwick on board. I feel Shock Treatment could still have greatly succeeded even without Tim Curry, but losing the original Brad and Janet was the final nail in the coffin. oh what could have been

[@GlitchyHalo]

I feel like Jessica and Cliff rlly handle it well if you see the movie as a loose sequel and see Brad and Janet as them post-Frank. Brad would be more anxious and Janet would be more sassy and confident and feel like Brad isn’t giving her enough. Superheroes kinda explains this. Brad regrets what he did while Janet thrives off of it.

[@Foxy02016]

@@GlitchyHalooh I agree. The movie also has an undertone of conversion therapy (again, Shock Treatment), as Brad is now “out of sync” which is a pretty obvious metaphor for homosexuality. So the movie really could’ve worked if it was just… not bad. I think the strike was the real final nail in the coffin.

[@annabagwell7965]

It's really so good!

[@SpeedyEric1]

0:05- Huh. Thanks, I just shit out my ass AND my mouth. 2:28- Oh, I trust you. It's just gonna take some time for the fans to discover the movie.

Say aah! AAAAHHH! That's very good.

[@Wiisa_]

iam in disbelieve that this is a real movie

[@annabagwell7965]

Brilliant 🎉

[@FIDreams]

01:14 Between this and Madonna's 'Who's that Girl'. I was wondering where the original inspiration for Harley Quinn came from! XD

[@geraldmayerhofer5379]

i like the voice of tricia quinn, pat o neal and richie! great!

[@nellyfrommovies]

So cool!

[@shanerollins3736]

Does this Blu-ray play in America? I’ve been wanting to upgrade from my DVD for years.

[@herofactoryfan5007]

The Blu-ray is region B.

[@Indigoguebrowne]

Gaspar Noe and Videodrome would

[@amandakettlestring2253]

The fact that this movie became reality

[@herofactoryfan5007]

Unfortunately, the trailer for the Blu-Ray itself was made private.

[@levixxcraig4575]

0:23

[@RottenPopReviews]

I'd still rather watch this than The Apple

[@davidl570]

Little trivia: Susan Sarandon was willing to reprise her role as Janet in this movie, but was denied her asking price (half a million at the time). I can kind of understand why--she wasn't THAT bankable in 1981............................actually, her movie career was still in its infancy. I'd say it was probably for the best, since she instead did the excellent Atlantic City (with Burt Lancaster) the same year.

[@GlitchyHalo]

She had a bigger ego than Janet in this movie had haha and cosmo and nation were already concerned and realized they made a monster they would faint if they saw Susan’s ego at the time

[@RememberWhatHeDid_0777]

Well well well Jack Stauber with his dancing machetes have brought me here, and now I desperately need to see this movie.

[@geraldostillzarcone5764]

The Rocky horror picture show

[@squirrelattackspidy]

How many of the original cast are in it? Did any of the actors get replaced?

[@GlitchyHalo]

The only character that stays the same and has the same actor is Ralph Hapschatt. Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, Charles Gray all return just as different characters. Some of the Transylvanians return as the audience

[@squirrelattackspidy]

@@GlitchyHalo Thanks! :)

[@inthegrass11]

Rik Mayall cinematic universe

[@kelzagoodman]

So look out Mr don't blow a resistor for a sister that will certify you lol

[@markbench8721]

I see 1984

[@McQuillen-plush-productions]

I was in school a few days ago thinking about how bad this movie was. It wasn’t even close to the original.

[@herofactoryfan5007]

Say “ah.”

[@knshinn2]

Way better than the RHPS. FACT.

[@questionblock8949]

you can have your own opinion bout it being better than rocky horror, but to state "fact" is totally wrong universally lol

[@ACinemafanatic]

😂 Richard o brien ended up hating shock treatment calling it an abortion

[@sliat1981]

Shock Treatment is great, but let’s not delude ourselves

[@Taylor_greenwood]

They’re both perfect in their own different ways like this the plot is really good and easy to follow and RHPS has a confusingly hard plot to follow which is what is great about it also it has time warp so there’s that

[@KaydeyRai]

I like it more than RHPS too, better soundtrack. Rocky went mainstream - this seems like the true cult movie out of the two now

[@Noone9227]

This trailer would make me not want to see this movie.

[@nick37104]

Funny you say that. I’ve seen the film, and highly enjoyed it despite the lack of Curry’s participation, but having watched the trailer myself, I’m not sure it would have made me want to see the film either. The song is extremely catchy, is of course strange and creepy, but doesn’t tell you hardly anything about the film. While Cliff DeYoung and Jessica Harper were quite excellent following Bostwick and Sarandon, the trailer doesn’t tell us who they are. At least one thing I’d have done is make it more clear that DeYoung and Harper are giving us the further adventures of Brad and Janet. It would have made it more clear that it actually, while wildly different, was still a somewhat direct sequel to TRHPS, despite losing Curry and having to replace Bostwick and Sarandon. Having seen it, it’s a shame it ended up being less popular than TRHPS. DeYoung and Harper were fantastic singers. In fact, DeYoung’s second role is pretty much note for note an equal to Richard O’Brien’s rock falsetto.

[@bam9480]

@@nick37104 well said 👏🏻

[@InternalMind]

what a load of bollocks

[@skyicee]

So creepy. This storyline for a movie is interesting, but because this storyline was made into a musical it just made the whole movie a joke. Dumb

[@ZackZick96]

It was the sequel to a musical. It's for people who liked musicals. Producer of The Truman show then took the concept and turned it into that movie.

[@troynorth7139]

@Lux Wolf I like shock treatment because it was ahead of it's time showing how reality tv is entertainment

[@thermonuclearcollider4418]

You never heard of satire, I see.

[@chrismolina3197]

Well this trailer did a great job if the job was making me never want to watch!

[@thermonuclearcollider4418]

Your loss: the movie's excellent.

[@CrimeComunismFagotry]

Not a great film but a fun trailer