Movie · 1981
Shock Treatment
“Trust me, I'm a doctor!”
Released 21 August 1981 94 min Comedy More from 1981 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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?
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How old were they?
Charles Gray
as Judge Oliver Wright
Manning Redwood
as Harry Weiss
Barry Humphries
as Bert Schnick
Darlene Johnson
as Emily Weiss
Barry Dennen
as Irwin Lapsey
Richard O'Brien
as Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)
Patricia Quinn
as Dr. Nation McKinley
Cliff DeYoung
as Brad Majors / Farley Flavors
Jeremy Newson
as Ralph Hapschatt
Jessica Harper
as Janet Majors
Pierre Bedenes
as Neely's Camera Crew
Ruby Wax
as Betty Hapschatt
Nell Campbell
as Nurse Ansalong
Betsy Brantley
as Neely Pritt
Rik Mayall
as 'Rest Home' Ricky
Wendy Raebeck
as Macy Struthers
Ray Charleson
as Floor Manager
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The numbers
29years between the oldest and youngest billed
52Charles Gray — oldest on the call sheet
23Rik Mayall — youngest billed
37average age of the credited cast