Pure Shit (1975)
1h 23m
Running Time
August 15, 1975Release Date
Plot.
Four young heroin addicts scour the streets of Melbourne in search of some good-quality narcotics – or as they call it, 'pure shit’. In the space of 48 hours, a friend dies of an overdose, they are ripped off by criminals and arrested and assaulted by police. They bungle a break-in, get chased by hooligans and one is sent to a methadone clinic. The search for drugs veers between farce and tragedy, but it never stops.
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Cast & Crew.
Helen Garner
Jo
Carol Porter
Gerry
Phil Motherwell
Ed
John Laurie
John
Gary Waddell
Lou
Bert Deling
Director
John Scott
Editor
Bob Weis
Writer
Tom Cowan
Cinematography
Anne Hetherington
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
Pure Shit (censored as Pure S) is a 1975 Australian drama film directed by Bert Deling.When the film premiered at Melbourne’s Playbox in May 1976, the Vice Squad raided the theatre. It was initially banned, then given an R certificate, and the title was changed from Pure Shit to Pure S.
The low-budget film provoked a hostile reaction from the mainstream media on its initial release. It is now considered an "underground" classic.