Shock Act

2004 0h 19m EN

Synopsis

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Vernon Phelps, an out-of-work actor living with his father in a squalid Brooklyn apartment, lands a job simulating electrocution for a prison research experiment.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Richard Wilkinson
Vernon Phelps

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seth Grossman

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RUNTIME

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Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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The take

Seth Grossman directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 19-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

The technical file

Runtime: 19 min · 0h 19m
Status: Released
Original language: EN

Also by

Seth Grossman

Key crew

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2004-10-14

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