Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery

2006, Drama/Lgbtq+, 1h 31m

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Movie Info

After the mysterious demise of a client, private detective Donald Strachey (Chad Allen) infiltrates a therapy group for gay people who want to become straight. He takes on the group's founder (Michael Woods) to prove that his client's death was not a suicide.
  • Rating:
    R (Some Sexual Content|A Violent Image|Nudity|Language)
  • Genre:
    Drama, Lgbtq+, Crime, Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ron Oliver
  • Producer:
    Kirk Shaw
  • Writer:
    Ron McGee
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     original
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $3.7K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Regent Releasing

Cast & Crew

Chad Allen
Donald Strachey
Morgan Fairchild
Phyllis Hale
Sebastian Spence
Timmy
Michael Woods
Dr. Cornell
Daryl Shuttleworth
Detective Bailey
Anne Marie DeLuise
Lynn Cornell
Rikki Gagne
Katie
Stephen Huszar
Grey
Ron Oliver
Director
Ron McGee
Screenwriter
Kirk Shaw
Producer
Barry Krost
Executive Producer
James Shavick
Executive Producer
Paul Colichman
Executive Producer
C. Kim Miles
Cinematography
Steve Schmidt
Film Editing
Peter Allen
Original Music
Rick Whitfield
Production Design
Sylvie Gendron
Costume Design
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