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''Isn’t It Shocking?'' is a 1973 MadeForTVMovie with {{black comedy}}, {{horror|films}}, and {{mystery|fiction}} elements, directed by John Badham four years prior to his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. First aired on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of the network’s ''Movie of the Week'' series, the film was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically-released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda – who'd recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'' – co-stars with Creator/LouiseLasser, Will Geer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
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''Isn’t It Shocking?'' is a 1973 MadeForTVMovie with {{black comedy}}, {{horror|films}}, and {{mystery|fiction}} elements, directed by John Badham four years prior to his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. First aired on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of the network’s ''Movie of the Week'' series, the film was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically-released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda – who'd recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'' – co-stars with Creator/LouiseLasser, Will Geer, Creator/WillGeer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
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''Isn’t It Shocking?'' is a 1973 MadeForTVMovie with {{black comedy}}, {{horror|films}}, and {{mystery|fiction}} elements, directed by John Badham four years prior to his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. First aired on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of that network’s ''Movie of the Week'' series, the film was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically-released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda – who'd recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'' – co-stars with Creator/LouiseLasser, Will Geer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
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''Isn’t It Shocking?'' is a 1973 MadeForTVMovie with {{black comedy}}, {{horror|films}}, and {{mystery|fiction}} elements, directed by John Badham four years prior to his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. First aired on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of that the network’s ''Movie of the Week'' series, the film was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically-released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda – who'd recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'' – co-stars with Creator/LouiseLasser, Will Geer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
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* HollywoodNewEngland: Two of the victims are said to live just over the border in Vermont, so Mount Angel can be inferred as located in New Hampshire. Coincidentally or not, Alda’s ''M*A*S*H'' character was also a Northern New Englander, from Crabapple Cove, Maine.
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* HollywoodNewEngland: Two of the victims are said to live just over the border in Vermont, so Mount Angel can be inferred as located in New Hampshire. Coincidentally or not, Alda’s ''M*A*S*H'' character Hawkeye Pierce was also a Northern New Englander, from Crabapple Cove, Maine.
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* SmallTownBoredom: Blanche and a few others note that all the young people are abandoning Mount Angel.
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Angel, likely due to a combination of this and limited economic opportunities.
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''Isn’t It Shocking?'' is a 1973 BlackComedy-mystery-horror film directed by John Badham four years before his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. Airing on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of the network’s Movie of the Week series, it was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda, who had recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'', costars with Creator/LouiseLasser, Will Geer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
The small New England town of Mount Angel undergoes a series of unexpected deaths. The first two of them appear to be simple heart attacks, although unusual in that both of them are found nude, which seems out of character for them.
Dan Barnes (Alda) the town’s police chief having a quiet affair with innkeeper Ma Tate (Patricia Quinn)[[note]]An American actress, not the British actress known for Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow,[[/note]] takes notice of the case and investigates with police assistant Blanche (Lasser) and the father-daughter medical team of Lemuel (Geer) and Doc Lovell (Dorothy Tristan).
The small New England town of Mount Angel undergoes a series of unexpected deaths. The first two of them appear to be simple heart attacks, although unusual in that both of them are found nude, which seems out of character for them.
Dan Barnes (Alda) the town’s police chief having a quiet affair with innkeeper Ma Tate (Patricia Quinn)[[note]]An American actress, not the British actress known for Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow,[[/note]] takes notice of the case and investigates with police assistant Blanche (Lasser) and the father-daughter medical team of Lemuel (Geer) and Doc Lovell (Dorothy Tristan).
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''Isn’t It Shocking?'' is a 1973BlackComedy-mystery-horror film MadeForTVMovie with {{black comedy}}, {{horror|films}}, and {{mystery|fiction}} elements, directed by John Badham four years before prior to his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. Airing First aired on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of the that network’s Movie ''Movie of the Week Week'' series, it the film was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically released theatrically-released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda, who had Creator/AlanAlda – who'd recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'', costars ''Series/{{MASH}}'' – co-stars with Creator/LouiseLasser, Will Geer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
The small New England town of Mount Angel undergoes a series of unexpecteddeaths. deaths involving elderly citizens. The first two of them appear to be simple heart attacks, although albeit unusual in that both of them the victims are found nude, which seems out of character for them.
them. But it becomes apparent that something more sinister is afoot when all the victims turn out to be graduates from the same 1928 class of the local high school.
Dan Barnes(Alda) (Alda), the town’s police chief who's having a quiet affair with innkeeper Ma Tate (Patricia Quinn)[[note]]An American actress, not the British actress known for Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow,[[/note]] Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow [[/note]], takes notice of the case and investigates investigates, with police assistant the assistance of his receptionist Blanche (Lasser) and the father-daughter medical team of Lemuel (Geer) and Doc Lovell (Dorothy Tristan).
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Isn’t It Shocking? is a 1973 BlackComedy-mystery-horror film directed by John Badham four years before his commercial breakthrough with ''Film/SaturdayNightFever''. Airing on Creator/{{ABC}} as part of the network’s Movie of the Week series, it was written by Lane Slate as something of a companion piece to his theatrically released ''They Only Kill Their Masters''. Creator/AlanAlda, who had recently gained fame as Hawkeye Pierce on ''Series/{{MASH}}'', costars with Louise Lasser, Will Geer, Edmond O’Brien, and Creator/RuthGordon.
The small New England town of Mount Angel undergoes a series of unexpected deaths. The first two of them appear to be simple heart attacks, although unusual in that both of them are found nude, which seems out of character for them.
Dan Barnes (Alda) the town’s police chief having a quiet affair with innkeeper Ma Tate (Patricia Quinn)[[note]]An American actress, not the British actress known for Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow,[[/note]] takes notice of the case and investigates with police assistant Blanche (Lasser) and the father-daughter medical team of Lemuel (Geer) and Doc Lovell (Dorothy Tristan).
As they’re about to learn, the killings are being carried out by Justin Oakes (O’Brien), who’s got a grudge and an electroshock machine. He’s especially got his sights on Marge Savage (Gordon).
!!Aren’t Tropes Shocking?:
* ArtisticLicenseLawEnforcement: Barnes has been offered the job as sheriff in another town, but sheriff is an elected position in most places, and he hasn’t stood for election.
* CrazyCatLady: Marge Savage’s ramshackle house is overrun with cats.
* FinalGirl: For personal reasons Marge is Justin’s true target, and is also the final survivor from the group of people he targets.
* HollywoodNewEngland: Two of the victims are said to live just over the border in Vermont, so Mount Angel can be inferred as located in New Hampshire. Coincidentally or not, Alda’s ''M*A*S*H*'' character was also a Northern New Englander, from Crabapple Cove, Maine.
* IChooseToStay: Barnes has been planning to take a job as sheriff in another town, but decides at the end to stay in Mount Angel and his current job.
* ManlyTears: Barnes cries when he finds the body of his deputy Jesse, one of the victims.
* ModestyBedsheet: Ma Tate covers up with sheet and blanket while Barnes is getting dressed to leave. In a big screen movie from this period she might not have bothered.
* NotStayingForBreakfast: Chief Barnes always says “Gotta go” after sleeping with Ma Tate, then takes off. She calls him out on it. Part of the reason seems to be her sons, whom she wants him to act as a father but towards whom he regards with something between indifference and antipathy.
* PunBasedTitle: The deaths are both surprising and caused by electrical shock.
* SassySecretary: Blanche makes a lot with both jokes and come-ons, and {{troll}}s Barnes by pretending to have seen rare birds from his birdwatcher’s guide.
* SinisterSweetTooth: Oakes has a candy bar in hand while doing his killings and while observing the police. In one scene he drowns his pancakes in maple syrup.
* SmallTownBoredom: Blanche and a few others note that all the young people are abandoning Mount Angel.
The small New England town of Mount Angel undergoes a series of unexpected deaths. The first two of them appear to be simple heart attacks, although unusual in that both of them are found nude, which seems out of character for them.
Dan Barnes (Alda) the town’s police chief having a quiet affair with innkeeper Ma Tate (Patricia Quinn)[[note]]An American actress, not the British actress known for Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow,[[/note]] takes notice of the case and investigates with police assistant Blanche (Lasser) and the father-daughter medical team of Lemuel (Geer) and Doc Lovell (Dorothy Tristan).
As they’re about to learn, the killings are being carried out by Justin Oakes (O’Brien), who’s got a grudge and an electroshock machine. He’s especially got his sights on Marge Savage (Gordon).
!!Aren’t Tropes Shocking?:
* ArtisticLicenseLawEnforcement: Barnes has been offered the job as sheriff in another town, but sheriff is an elected position in most places, and he hasn’t stood for election.
* CrazyCatLady: Marge Savage’s ramshackle house is overrun with cats.
* FinalGirl: For personal reasons Marge is Justin’s true target, and is also the final survivor from the group of people he targets.
* HollywoodNewEngland: Two of the victims are said to live just over the border in Vermont, so Mount Angel can be inferred as located in New Hampshire. Coincidentally or not, Alda’s ''M*A*S*H*'' character was also a Northern New Englander, from Crabapple Cove, Maine.
* IChooseToStay: Barnes has been planning to take a job as sheriff in another town, but decides at the end to stay in Mount Angel and his current job.
* ManlyTears: Barnes cries when he finds the body of his deputy Jesse, one of the victims.
* ModestyBedsheet: Ma Tate covers up with sheet and blanket while Barnes is getting dressed to leave. In a big screen movie from this period she might not have bothered.
* NotStayingForBreakfast: Chief Barnes always says “Gotta go” after sleeping with Ma Tate, then takes off. She calls him out on it. Part of the reason seems to be her sons, whom she wants him to act as a father but towards whom he regards with something between indifference and antipathy.
* PunBasedTitle: The deaths are both surprising and caused by electrical shock.
* SassySecretary: Blanche makes a lot with both jokes and come-ons, and {{troll}}s Barnes by pretending to have seen rare birds from his birdwatcher’s guide.
* SinisterSweetTooth: Oakes has a candy bar in hand while doing his killings and while observing the police. In one scene he drowns his pancakes in maple syrup.
* SmallTownBoredom: Blanche and a few others note that all the young people are abandoning Mount Angel.
