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'''''Shocker''''' is a horror film directed by [[Wes Craven]] which was released in 1989. It has nothing to do with a certain hand gesture, the evil organization from the first ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', or [[Spider Man|the Spider-Man villain.]]
'''''Shocker''''' is a horror film directed by [[Wes Craven]] which was released in 1989. It has nothing to do with a certain hand gesture, the evil organization from the first ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', or [[Spider-Man|the Spider-Man villain.]]


The film centers around young Jonathan Parker, who starts having [[Prophetic Dreams]] of [[Serial Killer]] Horace Pinker after he kills most of his foster family. Seeking justice, Jonathan turns to his police officer foster father and convinces him that he can track Pinker through his dreams. With Jonathan's help police are able to capture Pinker, who is sentenced to die in the electric chair. However, before the moment of his execution Pinker makes a [[Deal With the Devil]] and becomes one with the electricity after his execution. This gives him the ability to possess the bodies of others, allowing him to continue his killing spree from beyond the grave.
The film centers around young Jonathan Parker, who starts having [[Prophetic Dreams]] of [[Serial Killer]] Horace Pinker after he kills most of his foster family. Seeking justice, Jonathan turns to his police officer foster father and convinces him that he can track Pinker through his dreams. With Jonathan's help police are able to capture Pinker, who is sentenced to die in the electric chair. However, before the moment of his execution Pinker makes a [[Deal with the Devil]] and becomes one with the electricity after his execution. This gives him the ability to possess the bodies of others, allowing him to continue his killing spree from beyond the grave.


The movie were supposed to launch a new [[Villain Based Franchise]] akin to ''[[A Nightmare On Elm Street]]'', but low sales ended the plans for further installments.
The movie were supposed to launch a new [[Villain Based Franchise]] akin to ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]'', but low sales ended the plans for further installments.
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=== This movie provides examples of: ===
* [[And This Is For]] - Pinker is beaten, from a distance, by a remote control.
* [[And This Is For]] - Pinker is beaten, from a distance, by a remote control.
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
* [[Axe Before Entering]]
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* [[Couldn't Find a Pen]] - Pinker leaves messages written in blood to taunt Jonathan.
* [[Couldn't Find a Pen]] - Pinker leaves messages written in blood to taunt Jonathan.
* [[Dead Line News]]
* [[Dead Line News]]
* [[Deal With the Devil]] - Pinker does this, and his new powers are given to him by a [[Animate Body Parts|disembodied mouth]] appearing from a television screen.
* [[Deal with the Devil]] - Pinker does this, and his new powers are given to him by a [[Animate Body Parts|disembodied mouth]] appearing from a television screen.
{{quote| '''Pinker''': "Come on! Give it to me!"<br />
{{quote|'''Pinker''': "Come on! Give it to me!"
'''Mouth''': "You got it baby." }}
'''Mouth''': "You got it baby." }}
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: The final chase scene, which takes place ''[[Trapped in TV Land|through the medium of television itself]]!'' Jonathan and Pinker weave in and out of the [[Cold War|riots in Berlin,]] a boxing match, stock footage of Atomic Bomb testing (with Pinker as ''the explosion''), a live Newscast (to the shock of the Anchorman), World War II, and into a [[Roseanne]]-[[Expy]]'s house.
* [[Disney Acid Sequence]]: The final chase scene, which takes place ''[[Trapped in TV Land|through the medium of television itself]]!'' Jonathan and Pinker weave in and out of the [[Cold War|riots in Berlin,]] a boxing match, stock footage of Atomic Bomb testing (with Pinker as ''the explosion''), a live Newscast (to the shock of the Anchorman), World War II, and into a [[Roseanne]]-[[Expy]]'s house.
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* [[Glamour Failure]] - Even when Pinker has a new body, he continues limping on his bad leg.
* [[Glamour Failure]] - Even when Pinker has a new body, he continues limping on his bad leg.
* [[Handy Remote Control]] - Jonathan manages to get his hands on a TV-remote control during the [[Chase Scene]] through the television world, and uses it to mess with Pinker for a while.
* [[Handy Remote Control]] - Jonathan manages to get his hands on a TV-remote control during the [[Chase Scene]] through the television world, and uses it to mess with Pinker for a while.
* [[I Know You Are in There Somewhere Fight]] - At least twice.
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]] - At least twice.
* [[I'm Cold So Cold]] - Allison says this when she appears on Jonathan's dreams for the first time.
* [[I'm Cold... So Cold...]] - Allison says this when she appears on Jonathan's dreams for the first time.
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]] - Pinker's aim is horrendous.
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]] - Pinker's aim is horrendous.
** He's likely [[Genre Savvy|aware of this]], given his usual means of murder involves knives and tearing people apart with his ''bare hands''.
** He's likely [[Genre Savvy|aware of this]], given his usual means of murder involves knives and tearing people apart with his ''bare hands''.
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* [[It Always Rains At Funerals]]
* [[It Always Rains At Funerals]]
* [[Knife Nut]] - Pinker prefers knives, even in undeath.
* [[Knife Nut]] - Pinker prefers knives, even in undeath.
* [[Luke I Am Your Father]] - At the moment of his execution, Pinker reveals to Jonathan that he is his father.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] - At the moment of his execution, Pinker reveals to Jonathan that he is his father.
* [[Neck Snap]]
* [[Neck Snap]]
* [[Offing the Offspring]]
* [[Offing the Offspring]]
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* [[Our Souls Are Different]]
* [[Our Souls Are Different]]
* [[No Body Left Behind]] - After Pinker's now electrified soul leaves from his body, the corpse turns into ash.
* [[No Body Left Behind]] - After Pinker's now electrified soul leaves from his body, the corpse turns into ash.
* [[Peek a Boo Corpse]] - One is found in a closet.
* [[Peek-a-Boo Corpse]] - One is found in a closet.
* [[Power of Love]] - Allison's love for Jonathan enables her to help him from the other side.
* [[Power of Love]] - Allison's love for Jonathan enables her to help him from the other side.
* [[Prepare to Die]]
* [[Prepare to Die]]
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* [[Slasher Smile]] - Pinker gives one to Jonathan while possessing the body of his stepfather.
* [[Slasher Smile]] - Pinker gives one to Jonathan while possessing the body of his stepfather.
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] - [[Kill the Cutie|Allison's fate]] early in the movie.
* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] - [[Kill the Cutie|Allison's fate]] early in the movie.
* [[This Is for Emphasis Bitch]]
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] - The last [[Chase Scene]] between Jonathan and Pinker takes place between television programs.
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] - The last [[Chase Scene]] between Jonathan and Pinker takes place between television programs.
* [[Vertigo Effect]]
* [[Vertigo Effect]]

Latest revision as of 14:50, 26 June 2023

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Shocker is a horror film directed by Wes Craven which was released in 1989. It has nothing to do with a certain hand gesture, the evil organization from the first Kamen Rider, or the Spider-Man villain.

The film centers around young Jonathan Parker, who starts having Prophetic Dreams of Serial Killer Horace Pinker after he kills most of his foster family. Seeking justice, Jonathan turns to his police officer foster father and convinces him that he can track Pinker through his dreams. With Jonathan's help police are able to capture Pinker, who is sentenced to die in the electric chair. However, before the moment of his execution Pinker makes a Deal with the Devil and becomes one with the electricity after his execution. This gives him the ability to possess the bodies of others, allowing him to continue his killing spree from beyond the grave.

The movie were supposed to launch a new Villain Based Franchise akin to A Nightmare on Elm Street, but low sales ended the plans for further installments.

Tropes used in Shocker include:

Pinker: "Come on! Give it to me!"
Mouth: "You got it baby."

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