Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Seen it?2006 | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for people who can't resist a good whodunit and anyone who likes secrets inside secrets. It plays fair with the clues, so you can play along. A good follow-up to Citizen X or Se7en. Nobody is quite who they seem.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Character-first and patient, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
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".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ron Oliver
- Chad AllenDonald Strachey
- Sebastian SpenceTimmy Callahan
- Michael WoodsDr. Trevor Cornell
- Morgan FairchildPhyllis Hale
- Daryl ShuttleworthDetective Bailey
- Anne Marie DeLuiseLynn Cornell
- Stephen HuszarGrey
- Nelson WongKenny Kwon
- Ryan KennedyWalter
- Shawn RobertsLarry