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Gradually, however, Shock Treatment did build up a cult following all its own and, as Ebert wrote, many contemporary reviewers remark that it was initially condemned in part because it was too ahead of its time, being a prescient satire of reality television. [23] [24] [25]
Oct 30, 2021 · Fox executives didn't seem to understand the problem with this method or how cult movies actually happen. As a result, "Shock Treatment" ended up being a bigger financial flop than "Rocky Horror."
Mar 7, 2012 · Criminally Underrated: Shock Treatment. By Brian Wolowitz. Posted on March 7, 2012. In this feature our writers defend films they feel have not received their due. As a follow-up and ostensible sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment was doomed to limbo from conception, destined to please no one.
Oct 29, 2021 · But 40 years later, the misunderstood Shock Treatment has finally found an appreciative cult audience (it was even adapted as a London stage production in 2015) and seems stunningly prescient...
- Lyndsey Parker
Oct 31, 2019 · Their new reality of living in DTV has ruined their lives. While Rocky Horror was about sexual awakenings and identity, Shock Treatment reflects multiple concepts at once: fame, politics, mental health, mob mentality, and the so-called American Dream.
Feb 27, 2020 · Hard-core fans were willing to embrace Shock Treatment, but it fell short of expectations. Without the core characters of Rocky Horror, it didn’t have the same impact on audiences or the box office. It was widely felt that it was created to be a cult film as opposed to becoming one organically as Rocky had.
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Featured review. Great film, terrible miscalculation... There is a reason "Shock Treatment" is as obscure and reviled as it is - it refuses to cater to its predecessor's mammoth cult. The film ditches the previous film's camp value and opts instead for (shock horror!) satire.
