Pure Shit

Humour... in a black vein

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.

Cast

Anne Hetherington

Sandy

Helen Garner

Jo

Carol Porter

Gerry

Phil Motherwell

Ed

John Laurie

John

Gary Waddell

Lou

James Williamson

Orderly

Crew

Bob Weis

Producer

Bert Deling

Director

Tom Cowan

Cinematography

John Scott

Editor