Happiness (1998) (DVD)

The search for happiness connects lonely lives in the subversively funny new film from Todd Solondz (Welcomed to the Dollhouse). Meet three demons of middle class perfection. There's Joy, who is rebounding from a break-up with her latest loser boyfriend; Helen, a glamorous writer looking for drama in a relationship with a slovenly obscene phone caller; and then there's Trish, the house wife who appears to have it all, including a shrink husband who has a secret obsession which he manages to hide from his family and friends. Starring Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Symour Hoffman, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle and Ben Gazzara. (1998) Running time: 139 minutes.

Happiness (1998) (DVD)