Bliss (1985)
Release Date: Sep 19, 1985 Wide
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After suffering a near-death experience, an executive realizes that his seemingly ideal life has become a horrifying nightmare in this dark Australian satire. Based on the novel by Peter Carey, who also penned the screenplay, the film begins with a deceptively calm, idyllic day in the life of ad man Harry Joy (Barry Otto). A heart attack leads Harry to experience a brief moment of brain death, however, and he awakens with a far darker vision of the world. In quick succession, he learns that his
Sep 19, 1985 Wide
Starmaker Entertainment
Cast
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Barry Otto
Harry Joy -
Lynette Curran
Bettina Joy -
Helen Jones
Honey Barbara -
Miles Buchanan
David Joy -
Gia Carides
Lucy Joy -
Tim Robertson
Alex Duval -
Jeff Truman
Joel -
Paul Chubb
Mr. Des -
Bryan Marshall
Adrian Clunes -
Robert Menzies
Damian -
Nique Needles
Ken McLaren -
Kerry Walker
Alice Dalton -
Jon Ewing
Aldo -
George Whaley
Harry's Father -
John Doyle
Doctor
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Viciously funny, scathing in its satire and damning in its inescapable truths...offering one of the most tender and moving climaxes I've ever seen.
A stunning tale of alienation, madness and redemption.
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Foreign Titles
- Bliss (1985) (DE)
- Bliss (1985) (UK)

