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Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
“Some secrets kill.”
5.9 / 10• 2006• 1h 31m•NR• English
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
Storyline
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".
Cast & Crew
Chad Allen
Donald Strachey
Lead
Sebastian Spence
Timmy Callahan
Michael Woods
Dr. Trevor Cornell
Morgan Fairchild
Phyllis Hale
Daryl Shuttleworth
Detective Bailey
Anne Marie DeLuise
Lynn Cornell
Stephen Huszar
Grey
Nelson Wong
Kenny Kwon
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ron Oliver's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
