Shocker
Réalisé par Wes Craven
- Patrick Wai6 avril 2026This has big peak-’80s “we have an idea, several wigs, and absolutely no brakes” energy. The acting is gloriously bad, the plot is predictable until it suddenly becomes confusing, and the whole thing feels like the kind of movie I probably would’ve thought ruled in high school after two Mountain Dews and no standards. The dream-stalking stuff inevitably brings A Nightmare on Elm Street to mind — which makes sense, since Wes Craven directed both — but this feels like the bargain-bin, louder, sillier cousin. The old-school effects are charming in a dusty VHS way, but very dated, and the movie is a solid 20 minutes too long. That said, I absolutely loved the lunatic gimmick of jumping into the TV and bouncing through different shows; it’s the one part where the movie becomes the kind of deranged nonsense it should’ve been all along. Critics weren’t exactly kind to it either: Shocker sits at 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, and even the consensus is basically “cool premise, lame result,” which feels about right. In the end, it’s a messy, overcooked, half-dumb, half-delightful horror relic: too long, too goofy, and too confused to be genuinely good — but just weird enough to stay mildly entertaining.
Shocker Trivia
Shocker was released on 27 octobre 1989.
Shocker was directed by Wes Craven.
Shocker has a runtime of 1h 51min.
Shocker was produced by Barin Kumar, Marianne Maddalena.
Horace Pinker, réparateur de téléviseur, est un criminel particulièrement sanguinaire. Malgré une trentaine de meurtres à son actif, la police n'a toujours pas la moindre piste. C'est uniquement grâce aux rêves prémonitoires de Jonathan Parker, fils du détective chargé de l'enquête, que sa cavale tournera court. Condamné immédiatement à la chaise électrique, Pinker attend sans crainte l'exécution de sa peine. En effet, il sait que les 200.000 volts de la chaise ne feront, tout au plus, que lui dresser les cheveux sur la tête.
The key characters in Shocker are Lt. Don Parker (Michael Murphy), Horace Pinker (Mitch Pileggi), Jonathan Parker (Peter Berg).
Shocker is rated 12.
Shocker is a Horreur, Thriller, Comédie film.
Shocker has an audience rating of 3.2 out of 10.
Shocker had a budget of 5 M $US.
Shocker has made 16,6 M $US at the box office.