Happy Endings (2005)

Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictablity of life itself.

Director:

Don Roos

Writer:

Don Roos

Stars:

Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lisa Kudrow	...	Mamie
Steve Coogan	...	Charley
Jesse Bradford	...	Nicky
Bobby Cannavale	...	Javier
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Jude
Jason Ritter	...	Otis
Tom Arnold	...	Frank
David Sutcliffe	...	Gil
Sarah Clarke	...	Diane
Laura Dern	...	Pam
Hallee Hirsh	...	Mamie at 17
Eric Jungmann	...	Charley at 16 / Tom
Kim Morgan Greene	...	Connie Peppitone
Rayne Marcus	...	Annette
Caitlyn Folley	...	Lauren (as Caker Folley)

Storyline

An ensemble cast telling 10 stories with intertwining characters. One story is about a father and son who are dating the same woman . Another features a woman who long ago gave her baby up for adoption but is now being blackmailed by a documentary filmmaker who claims to know the now-grown child's whereabouts.

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Plot Keywords:

love | adoption | filmmaker | massage | baby | 

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Taglines:

Everybody wants one.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 2005 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Finais Felizes

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$240,075 (USA) (15 July 2005)

Gross:

$1,311,633 (USA) (9 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Maggie Gyllenhaal does her own singing in the movie.

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Goofs

When Jude and Otis were getting ready to have sex in his room, she takes off her pants and in the next scene her pants are back on.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charley: [chasing Mamie] Wait! Wait!
Woman Driver: [hits Mamie] My God! Oh my God! Oh my God! I didn't see her! I didn't see her!
Charley: Oh my God!
Woman Driver: Oh my God, I'm so sorry, I didn't see her!
Charley: Do you have a cell? Call 911!
Woman Driver: Oh God.
Passerby: Hey, is she all right?
Charley: I don't know.
Woman Driver: [on phone] 911? Yes, hurry, we need an ambulance quick.
[...]

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Crazy Credits

The only opening credit is the title.

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Connections

Referenced in 2006 Glitter Awards (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Venus in Denim"
Written by Jeff P. Duncan
Performed by Sugarphonic
Published by Jeff P. Duncan Publishing Company (BMI), Fundamental AGS Publishing (BMI)

User Reviews

Good movie. A bit odd, but still good

My wife rented this yesterday and we watched it last night. I'd never heard of it. After watching about 15 minutes of it, I thought "What in the world is this," because it was so frenetic. As written in the summary, there are several stories simultaneously being told, and it's kinda hard to keep everything straight. But, after awhile it starts to come together and you begin to pull for one or another of the characters.

I've never watched "Friends," so I haven't seen Lisa Kudrow much, but this was a good performance as a girl who alternates between spineless and fed up. I hadn't seen much of the rest of the cast before, so I can't comment. I also think it's interesting that Tom Arnold was first known for being married to Rosanne Barr, but it seems that lately he's gotten many various supporting roles, enough so that I find myself thinking: "Yeah, he was married to Rosanne whats-her-name?" Anyway, I liked this movie.

Yes, it's bizarre, quirky, odd, whatever you want to call it, but it ends well. It's one to watch. One more thing: it has many spots where there is a black sidebar with kind of "footnote" information. I found myself eventually pausing the DVD to read these things, because I didn't want to miss the music and a bit of action that might be taking place. I wish they would have just paused the movie at these points, and they were worthwhile explanations. Thumbs up!