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Bad Ideas for Paradise (2001) | Slate

Bad Ideas for Paradise

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Bad Ideas for Paradise

Funny, touching and ambitious in scope, Bad Ideas continues to deal with many of the themes addressed in Duke and Battersby’s earlier works: addiction, spirituality, identity, relationship dynamics and the ongoing quest for joy.

Released: 2001
Runtime: 20m

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Emily Vey DukeDirector

Cooper BattersbyDirector

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