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Release Date: 6/3/2003
 Original Release: 1998
 Format: DVD
Length: 139 minutes
 Rating: Unrated
 Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable)
 UPC: 031398826620
 Studio: Lion's Gate Films
Other Formats:  Happiness DVD


Directed by: Todd Solondz
Featuring: Louise Lasser, Ben Gazzara, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan Baker, Jane Adams, Cynthia Stevenson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jared Harris, Justin Elvin, Jon Lovitz, Camryn Manheim

Categories: Comedies, Satire, Theatrical Release
Description
Building on the darkly comic angst of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Todd Solondz's HAPPINESS conveys suburban desperation and frustration on a larger scale than his previous film. The ensemble cast of characters centers around the lives of three sisters: Joy (Jane Adams), an awkward, naive, and unlucky musician; Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle), a beautiful, self-obsessed writer; and Trish (Cynthia Stevenson), a conservative housewife who is married to Bill (Dylan Baker), a psychiatrist harboring an unhealthy fascination for young boys. Other dysfunctional characters include the sisters' unhappy parents, Lenny and Mona Jordan (Ben Gazzara and Louise Lasser), and the lonely, sex-obsessed Allen (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who lives next to Helen and goes to Bill for therapy.

At once both scathingly funny and shockingly bleak, HAPPINESS addresses subjects that most films are afraid to touch, including pedophilia and masturbation. Unapologetic and unflinching, Solondz's film features bold performances from the entire cast and makes for uneasy but intriguing viewing as it peers behind the fragile facade of the American dream.

DVD Features


Region 1
Keep Case
Non-Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Single Side - Single Layer
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Technical Specifications
  • Color - Color
  • Additional Information - Signature Series
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Average Rating: 4.25 / 5
Number of Reviews: 4 (view all)
4 / 5  Posted on July 29, 2009
Reviewed by: Movie Addict

This is certainly not a happy film. It will turn a lot of people off because of the subject matter. It deals with the underbelly of life. We meet Andy (Jon Lovitz), who is being dumped by Joy (Jane...
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4 / 5  Posted on July 31, 2008
Reviewed by: Jarrod

'Happiness' begins with a somber date between Andy (Jon Lovitz) and Joy (Jane Adams); they are breaking up, and the reasons are unclear; Joy apparently initiated it, and Andy suspects it is largely...
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4 / 5  Posted on June 30, 2008
Reviewed by: Tim

Happiness is a very strange film with some exceptional acting. The plot is simple but the actors and dialogue carry the film to being almost a masterpiece. Telling the stories of several different...
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