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Jul 29, 2005 · Happy Endings: Directed by Don Roos. With Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale. Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
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The film follows a diverse group of mostly middle-class residents of Los Angelesthrough the emotional ups and downs in their lives, loosely connected to each other through a restaurant. In the first story, Mamie reluctantly agrees to work with a would-be young filmmaker in order to locate the now-grown son she secretly gave up for adoption after be...
Director Don Roos wrote the part of Mamie expressly for Lisa Kudrow after directing her in his earlier film, The Opposite of Sex, which he also wrote. Originally, the story concerned three sisters. Before Maggie Gyllenhaal was cast as the character of Jude, Gwyneth Paltrow, who had previously worked with Roos on the film Bounce, was originally slat...
Critical response
Happy Endings received mixed reviews from critics. The film holds a 55% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 108 reviews with an average rating of 5.93 out of 10. On Metacritic, it scores 57 out of 100 from 31 critics. In a positive review, Manohla Dargis of The New York Times said "Mr. Roos has a screwball director's sense of timing and a writer's love for the well-turned phrase."Dargis added, "Ensembles this large tend to be unwieldy or overly schematic, often both, but Mr. Roos is...
Accolades
The 2005 Sundance Film Festivalopened with this film. Happy Endingsreceived nominations for: 1. Independent Spirit Awardfor "Best Supporting Female" – Maggie Gyllenhaal 2. Satellite Awards 2.1. for "Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical" – Tom Arnold 2.2. for "Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role, Comedy or Musical" – Steve Coogan 2.3. for "Outstanding Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical" 2.4. for "Outstanding Screenplay, Original" – Don Roos
Official website at the Wayback Machine(archived June 1, 2005)Happy Endings at IMDbHappy Endings at AllMovieHappy Endings at the TCM Movie DatabaseJul 14, 2005 · Powered by JustWatch. Maggie Gyllenhaal steals the show in "Happy Endings," as a seductive golddigger who realizes that the fastest way to a rich dad is through his gay son. Her character, Jude, is a bold tease who first seduces Otis ( Jason Ritter ), then discovers he's gay, and lets his dad Frank ( Tom Arnold) know that she prefers an older man.
Jul 15, 2005 · Don Roos. Director. Tom Arnold. Frank. Jesse Bradford. Nick. Bobby Cannavale. Javier. Sarah Clarke. Diane. Steve Coogan. Charley. Filmmaker Nicky (Jesse Bradford) offers to track down the son that...
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2005 · 2 hr 13 min. R. Comedy · Drama · Romance. Happy Endings weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictablity of life itself. Subtitles: English. Starring: Tom Arnold Jesse Bradford Bobby Cannavale Steve Coogan Laura Dern Lisa Kudrow Jason Ritter Maggie Gyllenhaal.
- Don Roos
- January 1, 2005
- 133 min
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Jan 20, 2005 · Overview. Filmmaker Nicky offers to track down the son that Mamie gave up for adoption nearly two decades before. Meanwhile, Mamie's stepbrother (and the father of her child), Charley, along with his boyfriend, Gil, try to find out what became of the sperm Gil donated to a lesbian couple.
