Happiness

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Cast & Crew

Jane Adams
Joy Jordan

Dylan Baker
Bill Maplewood

Lara Flynn Boyle
Helen Jordan

Ben Gazzara
Lenny Jordan

Jared Harris
Vlad

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Allen

Jon Lovitz
Andy Kornbluth

Marla Maples
Ann Chambeau

Cynthia Stevenson
Trish Maplewood

Elizabeth Ashley
Diane Freed

Todd Solondz
Director

Todd Solondz
Writer

Ted Hope
Producer

Pamela Koffler
Line Producer

David Linde
Executive Producer

James Schamus
Executive Producer

Christine Vachon
Producer

Robbie Kondor
Original Music

Maryse Alberti
Cinematographer

Alan Oxman
Film Editor

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• Jun 20, 2015

  super funny tale all interconnected through the lives of three sisters. Some cringe worthy and memorable lines. Hoffman's part's hilarious!
  Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
• Jul 08, 2013

  "Happiness" sure is an experience. It's an ensemble movie about miserable (and often terrible) people who are searching desperately to find ways to not be so sad anymore. I found it to be too long and didn't like the jumps in tonal extremes. I also felt that some of the stories are far less interesting than others (and the more interesting ones are also the most revolting). Still, with a great cast and engaging dialogue, it may be worth watching. Just make sure to take a shower after.
  

  Sam B Super Reviewer
• Jun 05, 2013

  Probably one of the most unconfortable movies ever made, Happiness is still an amazingly well crafted dark comedy with plenty of laughs and memorable moments. The super clean, steady cinematography with the bright/boring colors of the american suburbs works wonders to create the right tone for these depressing characters, with very few likeable ones that you can't connect to. It's not asking you to sympathize with these sexual perverts but by giving them some sort of humanization even on excruciating moments, is what sets it apart from all it's peers, never giving you an easy answer in the process.
  Francisco G Super Reviewer
• Apr 03, 2013

  Happiness is an intensely dark and depressing comedy-drama that pulls no punches in terms of its grim story and despicable characters. Every single character has problems of some kind, and many of them exhibit genuinely disturbing behavior. The movie follows seven or eight characters with stories that intersect often. These characters range from a judgmental stay-at-home mom to a psychiatrist/father/pedophile to a desperate but lonely pervert. The two characters that are by far the most interesting (and the creepiest) are the pedophile, played by Dylan Baker, and the pervert, played perfectly by Philip Seymour Hoffman. Somehow, both characters are given enough humanity that you actually sympathize with them to a certain degree. The entire movie is filled with disgusting people involved in depressing situations in the pursuit of happiness, and needless to say there isn't a single happy thing that happens in the movie. It's definitely too dark and too heavy for a casual viewer, but if you can handle the controversial topics that Happiness explores, then you might find yourself enjoying it. Just don't expect to feel at all happy when it's over, because this is as much of a downer as a comedy can be.
  

  Joey S Super Reviewer

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