
Bye Bye Birdie(1963)
A singer goes to a small town for a performance before he is drafted.


“Trust me, I'm a doctor!”
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?

Jessica Harper
Janet Majors

Cliff DeYoung
Brad Majors / Farley Flavors

Richard O'Brien
Dr. Cosmo McKinley / Kitchenware Announcer (voice)

Patricia Quinn
Dr. Nation McKinley

Charles Gray
Judge Oliver Wright

Ruby Wax
Betty Hapschatt

Nell Campbell
Nurse Ansalong

Rik Mayall
'Rest Home' Ricky

Barry Humphries
Bert Schnick

Darlene Johnson
Emily Weiss
Shock Treatment is a comedy, music film released in 1981 exploring themes of small town, american way of life, musical, satire, social commentary, fictional game show. Directed by Jim Sharman, it stars Jessica Harper, Cliff DeYoung, Richard O'Brien. 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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