Shock to the System
2006 · Movie · 91 min · ★ 5.9 · 52% critics
When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany’s favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. With the help of his straight-laced but adoring husband Tim and his occasionally too-eager assistant Kenny, Strachey’s investigation leads him on a dark and dangerous trail into the world of "gay conversion therapy".
Also known as A Donald Strachey Mystery II: Shock to the System
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Details
- Original title
- Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-08-04
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (33 votes)
Themes
- suicide
- based on novel or book
- suspicion of murder
- group therapy
- politician
- murder
- private investigator
- lgbt
- murder investigation
- identity politics
- conversion therapy
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Chad Allen
as Donald Strachey
Sebastian Spence
as Timmy Callahan
Michael Woods
as Dr. Trevor Cornell
Morgan Fairchild
as Phyllis Hale
Daryl Shuttleworth
as Detective Bailey
- AD
Anne Marie DeLuise
as Lynn Cornell
Stephen Huszar
as Grey
Nelson Wong
as Kenny Kwon
Ryan Kennedy
as Walter
Shawn Roberts
as Larry
Directed by Ron Oliver