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Happiness (1998) -- Three middle-class New Jersey sisters all have their problems with their families and sex lives.

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   24,280 votes
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Director:
Todd Solondz
Writer:
Todd Solondz (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 October 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Comedy more
Plot:
Three middle-class New Jersey sisters all have their problems with their families and sex lives. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 12 nominations more
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User Comments:
A brilliant movie, but not for everyone. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jane Adams ... Joy Jordan

Jon Lovitz ... Andy Kornbluth

Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Allen

Dylan Baker ... Bill Maplewood

Lara Flynn Boyle ... Helen Jordan
Justin Elvin ... Timmy Maplewood

Cynthia Stevenson ... Trish Maplewood
Lila Glantzman-Leib ... Chloe Maplewood

Gerry Becker ... Psychiatrist
Rufus Read ... Billy Maplewood
Louise Lasser ... Mona Jordan

Ben Gazzara ... Lenny Jordan

Camryn Manheim ... Kristina

Arthur J. Nascarella ... Detective Berman

Molly Shannon ... Nancy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Todd Solondz's Untitled (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rating surrendered; previously rated NC-17.
Runtime:
134 min | USA:141 min (DVD)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Russian
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:R (Alberta/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:R21 | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating: 1999) | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1999)
Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USA
Company:
Good Machine more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Cameo: [Todd Solondz]as the doorman in Allen, Helen, and Kristina's building. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: A crewmember's head is reflected in the window of the car when Bill is sitting in it after buying a magazine. more
Quotes:
Bill: Have you tried playing with yourself?
Billy Maplewood: You mean...?
Bill: With your penis?
Billy Maplewood: A little.
Bill: How did it feel?
Billy Maplewood: I don't know? I don't know what to do.
Bill: Do you want me to, uh... show you?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "SexTV: SexTV: Uncovered (#7.30)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
You Light Up My Life more

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81 out of 100 people found the following comment useful:-
A brilliant movie, but not for everyone., 15 March 2000
10/10
Author: (gmaland@hotmail.com) from San Diego

This is one of the best movies I've ever seen, but I would hesitate to recommend it to people whom I don't know pretty well. It explores aspects of life and living (and suffering) that most films avoid or actively deny. And it does so brilliantly. The characters are vividly real, and there is such a strong sense of situations unfolding in real time that it's truly mesmerising. I felt like a fly on the wall, eavesdropping on conversations I could never hear otherwise. I think many people would absolutely hate this movie, partly because it doesn't pass judgement on behaviours that are repulsive to the bulk of humanity, and partly because it exposes us to them at all.

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Alan's phone call to Joy rha048
couldn't catch one line. Help! climber9
Seriously, what the hell? zamsmash
I felt ill after watching this...possibly the worst film ever made! JimmyConway2
Did anyone find this film uplifting? banddirector23
Look out Todd! dalldorfw
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