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
All Critics (7) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (0)
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.
A weird but strangely captivating Aussie satire. It did age a bit (made in 1985) but performances are good.
June 7, 2011he was harry joy. he was our father and he planted trees.
January 21, 2010
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