Shock Treatment (1981)
"Trust me, I'm a doctor!"
ThumbScore
👍 71%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 40%
(RT: 43%, MC: 36) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Patricia Quinn as Dr. Nation McKinley
Charles Gray as Judge Oliver Wright
Ruby Wax as Betty Hapschatt
Nell Campbell as Nurse Ansalong
Rik Mayall as 'Rest Home' Ricky
Is Shock Treatment good?
Most people think so. 71% audience score, estimated from 111 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 40%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
Brad and Janet Majors find their strained marriage put to the test on popular Denton TV show Marriage Maze. Poor Brad is heavily sedated and institutionalised, whilst Janet is given a radical makeover and primed for stardom. But what are the real motivations behind the kooky DTV crew and their enigmatic head-honcho, Farley Flavors? Wikipedia ↗
