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Bliss

  • 19851985
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.3K
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Bliss (1985)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
After a near-death experience, a man wonders if he actually did die and is now in Hell.After a near-death experience, a man wonders if he actually did die and is now in Hell.After a near-death experience, a man wonders if he actually did die and is now in Hell.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Ray Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Ray Lawrence(screenplay)
    • Peter Carey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barry Otto
    • Lynette Curran
    • Helen Jones
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ray Lawrence
  • Writers
    • Ray Lawrence(screenplay)
    • Peter Carey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Barry Otto
    • Lynette Curran
    • Helen Jones
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations

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    Bliss (1985)
    Miles Buchanan, Gia Carides, and Lynette Curran in Bliss (1985)
    Barry Otto and Rob Steele in Bliss (1985)
    Gia Carides in Bliss (1985)
    Helen Jones in Bliss (1985)
    Helen Jones and Barry Otto in Bliss (1985)
    Barry Otto in Bliss (1985)
    Bliss (1985)
    Bliss (1985)
    Gia Carides, Lynette Curran, and Jeff Truman in Bliss (1985)
    Barry Otto in Bliss (1985)
    Barry Otto in Bliss (1985)

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    Barry Otto
    Barry Otto
    • Harry Joyas Harry Joy
    Lynette Curran
    Lynette Curran
    • Bettina Joyas Bettina Joy
    Helen Jones
    • Honey Barbaraas Honey Barbara
    Miles Buchanan
    • David Joyas David Joy
    Gia Carides
    Gia Carides
    • Lucy Joyas Lucy Joy
    Tim Robertson
    Tim Robertson
    • Alex Duvalas Alex Duval
    Jeff Truman
    Jeff Truman
    • Joelas Joel
    Bryan Marshall
    Bryan Marshall
    • Adrian Clunesas Adrian Clunes
    Jon Ewing
    • Aldoas Aldo
    Kerry Walker
    Kerry Walker
    • Alice Daltonas Alice Dalton
    Paul Chubb
    Paul Chubb
    • Reverend Desas Reverend Des
    Sarah De Teliga
    • Harry's Motheras Harry's Mother
    • (as Sara De Teliga)
    Saskia Post
    Saskia Post
    • Harry's Daughteras Harry's Daughter
    • (as Saski Post)
    George Whaley
    • Vanceas Vance
    Robert Menzies
    • Damienas Damien
    Nique Needles
    Nique Needles
    • Ken McLarenas Ken McLaren
    Marc Colombani
    • Dwarfas Dwarf
    • (as Marco Colombani)
    Tommy Dysart
    Tommy Dysart
    • De Vereas De Vere
    • Director
      • Ray Lawrence
    • Writers
      • Ray Lawrence(screenplay)
      • Peter Carey(screenplay) (novel)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was shown on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) by John Hind on his film show, and created a mass controversy due to the film's sexual content. The complaints at the time created the most criticised event ever on the ABC.
    • Quotes

      Adrian Clunes: Y'know Harry, where exactly are you going to draw the line? If you fire us, you have to fire all the clients.

      [Oyster flies off his fork]

      Adrian Clunes: I'm sorry. Now listen: they release about 18,000 totally new organic compounds every year; none of them are properly tested. God knows how many cause cancer! The whole of the Western world is built on things that cause cancer. They cannot afford to stop making them!

      [pause]

      Adrian Clunes: Oh, for Christ's sake, look at your clients. Austrol had benzine in petrol; which is a carcinogen. Mitsuzi use it making tires! And we, we use saccharine, and even if we switch to cyclamates instead, they're just another suspect. And that other lot, your dry cleaning companies, use carbon tetrachloride! And every time

      [pause]

      Adrian Clunes: an announcement is made that something might cause cancer, people are less worried because they cannot believe it possible that half of what they breath and eat

      [pause]

      Adrian Clunes: is going to kill them.

    • Alternate versions
      The version originally screened at the Cannes Film Festival ran 135 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Reading Australian Film (1988)

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    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.
    helpful•14
    5
    • simon-218
    • Dec 16, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Saadet
    • Filming locations
      • Iron Cove Bridge, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Window III Productions
      • New South Wales Film Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • A$3,400,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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