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Happiness (1998)
7.8
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 32,858 users
Metascore:
81/100
Reviews: 477 user | 129 critic | 30 from Metacritic.com
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil. Director:Todd SolondzWriter:Todd Solondz |
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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| Jane Adams | ... | ||
| Jon Lovitz | ... | ||
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | ||
| Dylan Baker | ... | ||
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | ||
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Lila Glantzman-Leib | ... | |
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Gerry Becker | ... |
Psychiatrist
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Rufus Read | ... | |
| Louise Lasser | ... |
Mona Jordan
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| Ben Gazzara | ... |
Lenny Jordan
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| Camryn Manheim | ... | ||
| Arthur J. Nascarella | ... |
Detective Berman
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| Molly Shannon | ... |
Nancy
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Storyline
When a young woman rejects her current overweight suitor in a restaurant, he unexpectedly places a curse on her. The film then moves on to her sisters. One is a happily married woman with a psychiatrist husband and three kids. Unfortunately the husband develops an unnatural fascination for his 11 year old son's male classmates, fantasizes about mass killing in a park, and masturbates to teen magazines. One of his patients has an unrequited fascination for the third sister. Meanwhile the apparently stable 40 year marriage of the sister's parents suddenly unravels when he decides he has had enough and wants to live a hermit's life in Florida. Obviously, the whole movie is slightly warped in its viewpoint and certainly presents abnormal relationships among all of its parties. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Felicidad See more »Filming Locations:
New Jersey, USABox Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$30,230 (USA) (11 October 1998) (3 Screens)Gross:
$2,807,390 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Antonio Vivaldi (as A. Vivaldi)
Performed by Kazuhito Yamashita & the Chamber Orchestra Leos Janacek
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Trivia
Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The level of wine in each person's glass changes between shots during the final scene. See more »Quotes
Helen Jordan: Y'know, people are always putting New Jersey down. None of my friends can believe I live here. But that's because they don't get it: I'm living in a state of irony.See more »
Soundtracks
"Concerto for Guitar in D Major"Written by Antonio Vivaldi (as A. Vivaldi)
Performed by Kazuhito Yamashita & the Chamber Orchestra Leos Janacek
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