Happiness (US Version) DVD Region 1

Building on the darkly comic angst of WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE, Todd Solondz's HAPPINESS conveys suburban desperation and frustration on a larger scale than his previous film. The ensemble cast of characters centers around the lives of three sisters: Joy (Jane Adams), an awkward, naive, and unlucky musician; Helen (Lara Flynn Boyle), a beautiful, self-obsessed writer; and Trish (Cynthia Stevenson), a conservative housewife who is married to Bill (Dylan Baker), a psychiatrist harboring an unhealthy fascination for young boys. Other dysfunctional characters include the sisters' unhappy parents, Lenny and Mona Jordan (Ben Gazzara and Louise Lasser), and the lonely, sex-obsessed Allen (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who lives next to Helen and goes to Bill for therapy. At once both scathingly funny and shockingly bleak, HAPPINESS addresses subjects that most films are afraid to touch, including pedophilia and masturbation. Unapologetic and unflinching, Solondz's film features bold performances from the entire cast and makes for uneasy but intriguing viewing as it peers behind the fragile facade of the American dream.

"...HAPPINESS stretches its taboo subject matter to the limits..." - Xan, Brooks (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 03/??/1999

"...Unique and unmissable....HAPPINESS is potently funny and painfully affecting, often at the same time..." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 10/29/1998

"...Tender, shocking, cathartically honest....Solondz leaves us giddy....Breaks through to haunted levels of erotic compulsion that place it close to the hypnotic artistry of BLUE VELVET..." -- Rating: A - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 11/06/1998

"...A superb black comedy....HAPPINESS leaves viewers feeling disturbed, amazed, and fascinated..." - Lael, Loewenstein (Film Critic), Box Office, 07/01/1998

"...[A] marvelous, multifaceted, and endlessly unsettling third feature....[Solondz is] an imaginative, witty, and deeply subversive filmmaker..." - Glenn, Kenny (Premiere/Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 11/01/1998

"...Solondz has an impeccable ear for current speech patterns....He also has a gift for skewering self-centeredness..." - Kenneth, Turan (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 10/16/1998

"...Blackly comic, yet touching and sympathetic, it never flinches in its depiction of human darkness..." - Daniel, Webb , Total Film, 07/01/2003

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Artist Name(s):	Ben Gazzara (Actor) | Dylan Baker (Actor) | Camryn Manheim (Actor) | Cynthia Stevenson (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton (Actor) | Anna Paquin (Actor) | Tony Shalhoub (Actor) | Elijah Wood (Actor) | Todd Solondz | George Wallace (Actor) | Ted Hope | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler (Actor) | Christina Vidal 班加薩華 (Actor) | 戴倫碧加 (Actor) | Camryn Manheim (Actor) | Cynthia Stevenson (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton (Actor) | Anna Paquin (Actor) | Tony Shalhoub (Actor) | 伊利亞活 (Actor) | 托德蘇朗茲 | George Wallace (Actor) | Ted Hope | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler (Actor) | Christina Vidal 班加萨华 (Actor) | Dylan Baker (Actor) | Camryn Manheim (Actor) | Cynthia Stevenson (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton (Actor) | Anna Paquin (Actor) | Tony Shalhoub (Actor) | 伊利亚活 (Actor) | Todd Solondz | George Wallace (Actor) | Ted Hope | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler (Actor) | Christina Vidal Ben Gazzara (Actor) | Ｄｙｌａｎ Ｂａｋｅｒ (Actor) | Ｃａｍｒｙｎ　Ｍａｎｈｅｉｍ (Actor) | Cynthia Stevenson (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton (Actor) | Anna Paquin (Actor) | Tony Shalhoub (Actor) | イライジャ・ウッド (Actor) | Ｔｏｄｄ Ｓｏｌｏｎｄｚ | Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ Ｗａｌｌａｃｅ (Actor) | Ted Hope | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler (Actor) | Christina Vidal Ben Gazzara (Actor) | Dylan Baker (Actor) | Camryn Manheim (Actor) | Cynthia Stevenson (Actor) | Harry Dean Stanton (Actor) | Anna Paquin (Actor) | Tony Shalhoub (Actor) | Elijah Wood (Actor) | Todd Solondz | George Wallace (Actor) | Ted Hope | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler (Actor) | Christina Vidal
Director:	Ted Hope | Christina Vidal Ted Hope | Christina Vidal Ted Hope | Christina Vidal Ted Hope | Christina Vidal Ted Hope | Christina Vidal
Producer:	Todd Solondz | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler 托德蘇朗茲 | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler Todd Solondz | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler Ｔｏｄｄ Ｓｏｌｏｎｄｚ | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler Todd Solondz | Richard Venture | Gary Preisler
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Release Date:	1999-04-27
UPC Code:	031398702337
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Trimark Home Video
Package Weight:	99 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004392767

Director: Todd Solondz

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Non-Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Single Side - Single Layer
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Cast & Crew Biographies
Cast & Crew Filmographies