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Happy Tears (2009)

R  95 min  -  Comedy | Drama
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Two sisters, Jayne (Posey) and Laura (Moore), return home to deal with their ailing father Joe (Torn), only to face some surprising situations.

Director:

Mitchell Lichtenstein

Writer:

Mitchell Lichtenstein

Stars:

Parker Posey, Demi Moore and Rip Torn
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Happy Tears -- Jayne and Laura are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their seventy-something-year-old father Joe. Dutiful daughters returning to the house they grew up in, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives while dodging childhood memories. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne hopes that their father's condition isn't that serious. Joe is still singing and playing his old guitar, and the lively widower even has a new "ladyfriend," shameless and sassy Shelly. But as the visible moments of their father's impending senility increase, so do the dysfunctional family dynamics. Tensions flare as the close sisters must also juggle their own very different lives - Laura's busy schedule as an environmentalist and mother of two small children, and Jayne, desperate to finally have a baby with her workaholic art-dealing husband Jackson. Their adventures back home are not without magic, mischief and mayhem, and even a search for buried treasure in the backyard! Any tears that Jayne and Laura might shed will be happy ones. Happy Tears -- Trailer for this family drama
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Parker Posey ...
Demi Moore ...
Peter Patrikios ...
Driver (as Pete Patrikios)
T. Ryder Smith ...
Shoe Salesman
Christian Camargo ...
Victor Slezak ...
Melissa Ticen Melissa Ticen ...
Stewardess
Rip Torn ...
Joe
Ellen Barkin ...
Julianna Conforti ...
Jacquelyn Conforti ...
Alyssa Klein ...
David L. King ...
Dr. Sims (as David King)
Aldous Davidson ...
Waiter
Richard Barlow ...
Mitch (as Rich Barlow)
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Jayne and Laura are about to take on the first man they just might not be able to handle: their seventy-something-year-old father Joe. Dutiful daughters returning to the house they grew up in, Jayne and Laura are forced to take a closer look at their own not-so-perfect lives while dodging childhood memories. Laura suspects that Joe needs full-time care, but Jayne hopes that their father's condition isn't that serious. Joe is still singing and playing his old guitar, and the lively widower even has a new "ladyfriend," shameless and sassy Shelly. But as the visible moments of their father's impending senility increase, so do the dysfunctional family dynamics. Tensions flare as the close sisters must also juggle their own very different lives - Laura's busy schedule as an environmentalist and mother of two small children, and Jayne, desperate to finally have a baby with her workaholic art-dealing husband Jackson... Written by intlpress@aol.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Childhood Memory | Buried Treasure | Treasure | Jackson | Guitar  | See more »

Taglines:

There's an art to going home without going crazy.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, drug use, and some sexual content including brief nudity See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French (only a few lines)

Also Known As:

Lágrimas de Felicidade See more »

Filming Locations:

Oakland, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$13,011 (USA) (21 February 2010) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$22,377 (USA) (7 March 2010)
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Company Credits

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Pierpoline Films See more »
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Runtime:

USA:  | Germany: (Berlin International Film Festival)  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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