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
Ann Goulder
CastingDirector
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
Maryse Alberti
Director of Photography
Alan Oxman
Editor
Robbie Kondor
Original Music Composer
John Bruce
Art Direction
Nick Evans
Set Decoration
Kathryn Nixon
Costume Design
Nicki Ledermann
Key Makeup Artist
Cyndi Boyar
Makeup Artist
Kerrie R. Plant
Makeup Artist
Dina Sliwiak
Makeup Artist
Sara Kugelmass
Assistant Set Decoration
Andromache Chalfant
Assistant Set Decoration
Tom Efinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Jonah Lawrence
Sound Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 19m
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$2,800,000
Filming LocationsNew Jersey, United States
Genres
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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
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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