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n the typical American town of Denton, USA, Brad and Janet Majors (two ordinary, healthy kids) find themselves at the mercy of television & fast-food magnate Farley Flavors.
Using the game show Marriage Maze, hosted by blind ex-Nazi chef Bert Schnick, Farley gets Brad committed into the care of Cosmo McKinley (Richard O'Brien) and his sister and "colleague" Nation (Patricia Quinn), two over-zealous television shrinks, in an attempt to have Janet for himself.
Farley and his pawns plot to make Janet into a "sensation", crowning her as the "first of, we hope, many Miss Mental Healths!"
A sick and wonderful satire of television, mental health and of course, America, Shock Treament is virtually unknown compared to Richard O'Brien's 1975 sensation The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
It's a perverse, campy, and hilarious cult classic with one of the best soundtracks ever produced...
...It's a sequel. It's not a sequel.
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It's no Rocky Horror, but Shock Treatment is a must-see for every fan of cult movies, musicals, and Richard O'Brien's sick sense of humor.
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Fans claim that Shock Treatment is NOT a sequel to Rocky Horror, however, subtle references to the original film are hidden throughout. Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell, Charles Gray, Jeremy Newsom and several of the DTV crew appeared in Rocky Horror in entirely different roles. During Brad's dream sequence, Janet wanders into an arcade, where the band is playing arcade games. The game Janet plays is Space Invaders II (the brim of her hat covers the full title, for copyright reasons), suggesting that Rocky was Space Invaders I. Props from Rocky are hidden in the prop room and the Transylvanian lightning bolt appears on the wall in Janet's dressing room. The microfilm that Betty looks up is #4711 - 4711 being one of Dr. Frank-n-Furter's tattoos. Possibly the most noticeable reference is Janet's red throne at the end of the movie - it's a replica of Frank-n-Furter's throne. (Don't worry, the original silver-and-black throne wasn't painted over - it exists in its original state in the Smithsonian). 
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By the conclusion of the opening theme music every single character (and, therefore actor) has made an on screen appearance, although Farley's was in silhouette. -Thanks to Steven L.
Jessica Harper (Janet) who starred in Phantom of the Paradise in 1975, is a huge star in the gay community. She is currently recording albums of children's music. Ruby Wax, also a gay icon, has her own talk show in the UK. Rik Mayall is a sitcom star in the UK and also starred in Drop Dead Fred. Barry Humphries, better known as cross-dressing talk show host Dame Edna, also appeared in Spice World with Rocky Horror alumni Richard O'Brien and Meatloaf.
Christopher Malcolm, who plays Vance the security guard, is Richard O'Brien's publicity agent.
During her "date" with Judge Oliver Wright, Betty Hapschatt reads aloud the Rime of the Ancient Mariner in its entirity (we only hear the first and last stanzas). As she finishes, Vance throws on a light switch and produces a dead albatross - a direct reference to the poem.
The items on Bert Schnick's nightstand include a framed photo of Siegmund Freud and a bottle of Sominex pills.
In the opening sequence of the film, a figure can be seen under the staircase, talking on the phone. That's Sal Piro, president of the Rocky Horror fan club.
Shock Treatment had it's official premier as a Midnight movie. The location was choosen as Fresno California at the UA Cinemas on Blackstone Ave., where it also test marketed. This was due to the very large Rocky Horror following yet low profile city. The Premier, complete with red carpet, search lights and media photographers, included special guests, Producers, Michael White, Lou Adler and other Fox Executives as well as it's star, Richard O'Brien. Geared towards audience participation this time, unlike the original Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment fans started dressing in character and performing right away. Fans in Fresno are credited as being the very first to dress and perform at a showing of Shock Treatment. The Fan Performance Group "Creatures of the Night, the Original Freno Rocky Review" Had costumes prepared prior to the movie's premier, having been invited to an advanced screening at the twentieth Century Fox Film Studios and recieving press packets that included photos. -Thanks to Mark James Miller
Rik Mayall has a small singing and dancing part as Cosmo's assistant Ricky. His american accent is not even that bad. He also worked on The Young Ones and Bottom. -Thanks to Brent Evans
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The film was originally to take place in several locations, but after a budget cut, was condensed to a single location.
The original script was titled "The Brad and Janet Show", which was virtually the same, except with Brad and Janet's lines almost completely reversed. Bert Schnick was originally written to be Dr. Everett (von) Scott, also an ex-Nazi.
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Lee International Film Studios, Wembley, London, England, UK. [Thanks to Aaron, Cosmo and Tarsha]
The studios are now owned by a TV company called Fountain Television, and were more recently used to shoot the episodes of Friends when the characters visited London. [Thanks to Gary Bainbridge, one of the film crew]
I know it was originally to be shot in the U.S., but that it was changed to England. [Thanks to Jeff]
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