Happiness (1998)
Happiness (1998)
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Plot.
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
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Cast & Crew.

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

Ann Harada
Kay

Douglas McGrath
Tom

Eric Marcus
Courteous Waiter

Eytan Mirsky
Angry Picketer

Lisa Louise Langford
Radical Picketer

Anne Bobby
Rhonda

Socorro Santiago
Crying Teacher

Allison Furman
Consoling Teacher

Wai Ching Ho
Student #1

Bina Sharif
Student #2

Tsepo Mokone
Student #3

Jared Harris
Vlad

Dan Moran
Joe Grasso

Evan Silverberg
Johnny Grasso

Marla Maples
Ann Chambeau

Hope Pomerance
Hysterical Woman

Matt Malloy
Doctor

Elizabeth Ashley
Diane Freed

Dan Tedlie
Don

Marina Gayzidorskaya
Zhenia

Johann Carlo
Betty Grasso

Joe Lisi
Police Detective

José Rabelo
Pedro

Diane Tyler
Janet

Olga Stepanova
Zhenia's Mother

Todd Solondz
Doorman (uncredited) / Director / Screenplay

Alan Oxman
Editor / Second Unit Director

Robbie Kondor
Original Music Composer

Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography

Kathryn Nixon
Costume Design

Kristy Aitken Hernandez
Wardrobe Supervisor

Damian Volpe
Sound Designer

Jonah Lawrence
Sound Designer

Pamela Kezal
Wardrobe Supervisor

Tom Efinger
Supervising Sound Editor

Nicki Ledermann
Key Makeup Artist

Natalya V. Aikens
Assistant Costume Designer

Sara Kugelmass
Assistant Set Decoration

Andromache Chalfant
Assistant Set Decoration

Nick Evans
Set Decoration

John Bruce
Art Direction

Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ross Katz
Post Production Supervisor

Thérèse DePrez
Production Design

Ted Hope
Producer

Christine Vachon
Producer

David Linde
Executive Producer

James Schamus
Executive Producer

Gianna Sparacino
Hair Designer

Cyndi Boyar
Makeup & Hair

Kerrie R. Plant
Makeup & Hair

Ann Goulder
Casting

Pamela Koffler
Line Producer

Eva Kolodner
Unit Production Manager

Lucia Burns
Second Second Assistant Director

Cindy Craig
Second Assistant Director

Jude Gorjanc
First Assistant Director

Brian Buteau
Lead Set Dresser

Matt Duncan
Assistant Property Master

Graham Aston
Set Dresser

Stuart Montgomery
Property Master

John M. Souto
Assistant Art Director

Richard Tedesco
Assistant Property Master

Laurel Bridges
Boom Operator

Neil Danziger
Production Sound Mixer

Nicholas Montgomery
Foley Artist

Drew Jiritano
Special Effects

Henny Garunkel
Still Photographer

Storn Peterson
Second Unit Director of Photography

Toshiaki Ozawa
Gaffer

Caroline Kazlas
Camera Intern

Byron Crystal
Extras Casting

Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Casting
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Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 19m
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$2,800,000
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
sibling relationship
rape
lover (female)
pedophilia
sister
partnership
stalker
secret love
relationship
pedophile
extramarital affair
family conflict
unhappiness
parenting
obscene telephone call
disturbed
thoughtful
hilarious
depression
suicide
strike
new jersey
therapist
dark comedy
satire
suburbia
sexual harassment
loneliness
mistress
separation
father son relationship
traditional values
irony
Wiki.
Happiness is a 1998 American black comedy film written and directed by Todd Solondz, that portrays the lives of three sisters, their families, and those around them. The film was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for "its bold tracking of controversial contemporary themes, richly-layered subtext, and remarkable fluidity of visual style," and the cast received the National Board of Review award for best ensemble performance.
The film spawned the pseudosequel Life During Wartime, which premiered at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.
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