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Feature film — 2006

Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery (2006)

5.91h 31mCrime — Drama — Mystery — Thriller

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".

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A high-signal pick with 33 votes.

Shavick Entertainment / Insight Film Studios / Here! Films

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Director: Ron Oliver

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Cast & crew

Chad Allen as Donald Strachey

Chad Allen

Donald Strachey

Sebastian Spence as Timmy Callahan

Sebastian Spence

Timmy Callahan

Michael Woods as Dr. Trevor Cornell

Michael Woods

Dr. Trevor Cornell

Morgan Fairchild as Phyllis Hale

Morgan Fairchild

Phyllis Hale

Daryl Shuttleworth as Detective Bailey

Daryl Shuttleworth

Detective Bailey

Anne Marie DeLuise as Lynn Cornell

Anne Marie DeLuise

Lynn Cornell

Stephen Huszar as Grey

Stephen Huszar

Grey

Nelson Wong as Kenny Kwon

Nelson Wong

Kenny Kwon

Ryan Kennedy as Walter

Ryan Kennedy

Walter

Shawn Roberts as Larry

Shawn Roberts

Larry

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman as Levon

Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Levon

Rikki Gagne as Katey Simmons

Rikki Gagne

Katey Simmons

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