“Part time capsule, part hyper-paced crime drama, part jet black satire and part junked-up party pic” – Luke Buckmaster, The Guardian

Spectacular Optical has begun restoration on Bert Deling’s 1975 Australian underground classic Pure Shit for its first-ever North American home video release. Depicting 24 hours in the life of Melbourne junkies in search of a fix, the film was initially banned following a raid on the theatre where it premiered. Featuring a driving soundtrack of local bands and a bevy of now-familiar faces from the first era of Australia’s independent film scene, including Gary Waddell and Phil Motherwell (Stir) and a small role by future Monkey Grip author Helen Garner, Pure Shit is being restored with elements held at Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive.

Images this page *not* from new restoration, which is still in process