Movie
Happiness
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-10-11
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Good Machine, Killer Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jane Adams as Joy Jordan
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Allen
- Dylan Baker as Bill Maplewood
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Helen Jordan
- Cynthia Stevenson as Trish Maplewood
- Louise Lasser as Mona Jordan
- Ben Gazzara as Lenny Jordan
- Camryn Manheim as Kristina
- Rufus Read as Billy Maplewood
- Jon Lovitz as Andy Kornbluth
- Jared Harris as Vlad
- Gerry Becker as Psychiatrist
Crew
- Todd Solondz - Director
- Todd Solondz - Screenplay
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