The Trouble with Bliss

The Trouble with Bliss

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 1, 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.

The Trouble with Bliss

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 1, 2011

The Trouble with Bliss
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Torn Sky Entertainment
Original title The Trouble with Bliss
Directors Michael Knowles
Writers Douglas Light, Michael Knowles

Cast

Michael C. Hall

as Morris Bliss

Brie Larson

as Stephanie Jouseski

Peter Fonda

as Seymour Bliss

Glenn Kubota

as Mr. Charlies

Lucy Liu

as Andrea

Brad William Henke

as Steven "Jetski" Jouseski

Mary Goggin

as Mrs. Cruxo

Melanie Torres

as The Cindi

Sarah Shahi

as Hattie Skunk / Hattie Rockworth

Josh Alscher

as Torc

Liz Holtan

as May

Kate Simses

as Nancy

Dana Raja

as Girl On Rollerblades

Scott Johnsen

as George

Carl Villa Roman

as Cab Driver

Rhea Perlman

as Maria (uncredited)

Gameela Wright

as Nadine (uncredited)

Christian Campbell

as Walter Knotts (uncredited)

Monique Dupree

as Customer (uncredited)

Curtz Jackson

as Pizza Patron (uncredited)

Clayton Stocker Myers

as Bar Patron (uncredited)

Randy Rosenbloom

as Game Announcer (uncredited)