Bliss (1985)

An advertising executive dies and goes to hell... except nothing changes. Well, his daughter is buying drugs with sexual favours from her brother, and the number of cancer-causing products ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Lawrence

Writers:

Ray Lawrence (screenplay), Peter Carey (screenplay),

Stars:

Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones

4 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Barry Otto	...	Harry Joy
Lynette Curran	...	Bettina Joy
Helen Jones	...	Honey Barbara
Gia Carides	...	Lucy Joy
Miles Buchanan	...	David Joy
Jeff Truman	...	Joel
Tim Robertson	...	Alex Duval
Bryan Marshall	...	Adrian Clunes
Jon Ewing	...	Aldo
Kerry Walker	...	Alice Dalton
Paul Chubb	...	Reverend Des
Sarah De Teliga	...	Harry's Mother (as Sara De Teliga)
Saskia Post	...	Harry's Daughter (as Saski Post)
George Whaley	...	Vance
Robert Menzies	...	Damien

Storyline

An advertising executive dies and goes to hell... except nothing changes. Well, his daughter is buying drugs with sexual favours from her brother, and the number of cancer-causing products is on the increase. But the notes he writes to himself to prove he hasn't gone insane are getting more disjointed, and he runs off with an ex-prostitute called Honey Barbera.

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Plot Keywords:

paranoia | surrealism | australia | tree | cult film | 

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Taglines:

After Harry Joy dropped dead... his life was never the same again.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blogosc

Filming Locations:

Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 3,400,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$660,537 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New South Wales Film Corp., Window III Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 130 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 40,000 Years of Dreaming (1997)

User Reviews

A underrated masterpiece. One of the top 100 films of all time.

The film "American Beauty" has so many similarities to Bliss that the resemblence is surely more than coincidental. Both are great films but Bliss is more cerebral and overall a superior film.

Enjoy it. A must see.