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Overview

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6.6/10   636 votes
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Director:
Ray Lawrence
Writers:
Peter Carey (novel)
Peter Carey (screenplay)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
21 February 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
After Harry Joy dropped dead... his life was never the same again.
Plot:
An advertising executive dies and goes to hell... except nothing changes. Well, his daughter is buying drugs with sexual favours from her brother... more | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Green Screens
 (From FilmInk.com.au. 2 February 2009, 4:10 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Wonderful movie, but not all agree more

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
112 min | Australia:130 min (director's cut)
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M (original rating) | Singapore:R21 | Finland:K-16 | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA (director's cut) | USA:R

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in American Beauty (1999) more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Wonderful movie, but not all agree, 8 November 2005
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Author: lkdasa from United Kingdom

I loved this movie.

Funny thing though, when i first went to see it at a London cinema in 1988, about 75% of the audience left during the film. Weird! My favourite movie ever and everyone was leaving!

The difficulty in finding it on DVD seems to show that it certainly isn't everyone's cup of tea. But really, it's a great adaptation of a great book. In fact it's probably the most true-to-book movie I've ever seen, guess that's largely because Peter Carey is listed as co-scriptwriter.

If you hated it, please tell us why. I just don't get it.

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