“You want. He wants. She wants. But nobody wants what I want.”

Happiness

7.4

945 votes·

1998

2h 20m

·Movie

ComedyDrama

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.

Director

Todd Solondz

Status

Released

Language

Commercial Verdict

Flop

Budget

$3.0M

Revenue

$2.8M

Loss

-$200K

ROI

-7%

Revenue vs Budget0.9x

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Lost money at the box office

Keywords

pedophiliadepressionsuicidesecret loverapestrikesibling relationshipnew jerseytherapistfemale loverdark comedysatire

Cast

Jane Adams

Joy Jordan

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Allen

Dylan Baker

Bill Maplewood

Lara Flynn Boyle

Helen Jordan

Cynthia Stevenson

Trish Maplewood

Louise Lasser

Mona Jordan

Ben Gazzara

Lenny Jordan

Camryn Manheim

Kristina

Rufus Read

Billy Maplewood

Jon Lovitz

Andy Kornbluth

Jared Harris

Vlad

Gerry Becker

Psychiatrist

Elizabeth Ashley

Diane Freed

Justin Elvin

Timmy Maplewood

Lila Glantzman-Leib

Chloe Maplewood

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