Shock to the System: A Donald Strachey Mystery
Some secrets kill.
2006 | 91m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Ron Oliver |
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| Writer: | Richard Stevenson, Ron McGee |
| Staring: |
| 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". | |
| Release Date: | Aug 04, 2006 |
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| Director: | Ron Oliver |
| Writer: | Richard Stevenson, Ron McGee |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | suicide, based on novel or book, suspicion of murder, group therapy, politician, murder, private investigator, lgbt, murder investigation, identity politics, conversion therapy, gay theme |
| Production Companies | Insight Film Studios, Here! Films, Shavick Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chad Allen | Donald Strachey |
| 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 |
| Ryan Kennedy | Walter |
| Shawn Roberts | Larry |
| Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman | Levon |
| Rikki Gagne | Katey Simmons |
| Gerry Morton | Jefferson |
| Morgan Brayton | Hannah |
| Leanne Adachi | Dr. Sung |
| Jared Keeso | Paul Hale |
| Robert Kaiser | Tobias |
| Giles Panton | Bartender |
| Shawn Reis | Detective Stenski |
| Levi James | Clark |
| Darrin Maharaj | Reporter |
| Dany Papineau | Kyle |
| Sibel Thrasher | Lounge Singer |
| Joshua Dave Tynchuh | Naked Jock 1 |
| Jon Johnson | Naked Jock 2 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven McMichael | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce | Stunt Double |
| Jeff Cassidy | First Assistant Camera |
| Peter Allen | Original Music Composer |
| Richard Stevenson | Novel |
| Steve Schmidt | Editor |
| Rick Whitfield | Production Design |
| Sandra Montgomery | Script Supervisor |
| Monika Choynowski | Set Decoration |
| Tana Lynn Moldovanos | Key Makeup Artist |
| Amy Van Wormer | Key Hair Stylist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Jo Rossi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Douglas Kerr | Visual Effects |
| Jon Shaw | Visual Effects |
| Ed Araquel | Still Photographer |
| Tony Durke | Electrician |
| Brock Miller | Grip |
| Riley Pearcy | Best Boy Electric |
| Craig Powell | Camera Operator |
| Charlie Schrodt | Grip |
| Jeff Smith | Key Grip |
| Georgia Milroy | First Assistant Editor |
| Jeffrey Schenck | Creative Consultant |
| Ron McGee | Writer |
| C. Kim Miles | Director of Photography |
| Candice Elzinga | Casting |
| Sylvie Gendron | Costume Design |
| Victoria Söderholm | Set Decoration |
| Carole Simcox | Makeup Artist |
| Meredith Kadlec | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Kevin Leslie | First Assistant Director |
| Veronica Kayvchum | Set Buyer |
| Paul Hendriks | Set Dresser |
| John Kendall | Set Dresser |
| Joan Richardson | Set Dresser |
| Steve Schram | Set Dresser |
| Liam McAinsh | On Set Dresser |
| Adrian Pattersen | Lead Set Dresser |
| Tamara Susik | On Set Props |
| Nelson Wong | Storyboard Artist |
| Hennie Britton | Foley Recordist |
| Matthew Gionet | Sound Supervisor |
| Michael Keeping | Foley Artist |
| Shawn Miller | Sound Mixer |
| Millar Montgomery | Boom Operator |
| Vince Renaud | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve Smith | Sound Effects Editor |
| Krista Eve Lomax | Title Designer |
| Blaine Ackerly | Gaffer |
| Andrew Boxwell | Second Assistant Camera |
| Chris Cristobal | Grip |
| Katy Matheson | Second Assistant Camera |
| Adrian Netto | Best Boy Grip |
| Andrew Pepper | Grip |
| James Power | Grip |
| D. Mark Schwartz | Camera Operator |
| Rob Wood | First Assistant Camera |
| Mark Gamache | Location Manager |
| Ron Oliver | Director |
| Jamie Goehring | Production Manager |
| Catherine Kretz | Second Assistant Director |
| Trevor McWhinney | Third Assistant Director |
| Donna Smith | Property Master |
| Owen Walstrom | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lars Grant | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kirk Shaw | Producer |
| Paul Colichman | Executive Producer |
| Barry Krost | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Schenck | Executive Producer |
| Stacey Shaw | Associate Producer |
| James Shavick | Executive Producer |
| Lindsay MacAdam | Associate Producer |
| Randy Zalken | Associate Producer |
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