The Trouble with Bliss (2011)
35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money, he needs a job but has no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, and the premature death of his mother has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.
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35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money, he needs a job but has no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, and the premature death of his mother has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Drama, Romance
Written By:Michael Knowles, Douglas Light
In Theaters:10/1/2011
Box Office:$11,933
Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:Torn Sky Entertainment, 7A Productions
Cast
Michael Knowles
Director
Michael C. Hall
Morris Bliss
Brie Larson
Stephanie Jouseski
Peter Fonda
Seymour Bliss
Glenn Kubota
Mr. Charlies
Lucy Liu
Andrea
Brad William Henke
Steven "Jetski" Jouseski
Chris Messina
NJ
Mary Goggin
Mrs. Cruxo
Melanie Torres
The Cindi
Sarah Shahi
Hattie Skunk / Hattie Rockworth
Josh Alscher
Torc
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