Happy Endings

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Three loosely interrelated stories of dysfunctional relationships are played for edgy laughs in this dark comedy drama from writer and director Don Roos. An unexpected assignation between stepsiblings Mamie and Charley results in Mamie becoming pregnant, with the child being put up for adoption shortly after birth. Twenty years later, Mamie (Lisa Kudrow) is approached by Nicky (Jesse Bradford), an aspiring filmmaker with an abrasive personality who claims to know where her long-lost son is living. However, there's a catch -- Nicky wants to shoot the reunion for the student film he's working on, and won't tell her about her child unless she agrees, though her lover, Javier (Bobby Cannavale), attempts to work out a compromise. Meanwhile, Charley (Steve Coogan), now out of the closet, has a longstanding relationship with Gil (David Sutcliffe), and the couple are involved in a legal battle over whether or not Gil's donated sperm produced a baby who has been adopted by a lesbian couple they know (Laura Dern and Sarah Clarke). And finally, Jude (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a bohemian malcontent who becomes involved with Otis (Jason Ritter), a sexually ambiguous rock musician. Otis has a difficult relationship with his father, Frank (Tom Arnold), but when Jude meets Frank, she likes him fine -- in fact, she soon falls in love with him and leaves Otis for his dad. Happy Endings had its world premiere at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Features:
  • cc
  • Widescreen version
  • 5.1 and 2.0 Dolby Digital
  • Commentary with Don Roos, Clark Mathis and Lisa Kudrow
  • "Making of" featurette
  • Deleted scenes (commentary option)
  • Outtakes (commentary option)
  • Montage (commentary option)
  • Trailers
  • English and Spanish subtitles
  • Menus

AWARDS

• Independent Spirit Awards

•     Nominated Best Supporting Actress - 2005 (Maggie Gyllenhaal)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Tom Arnold - Frank
       Jesse Bradford - Nicky
       Bobby Cannavale - Javier
       Sarah Clarke - Diane
       Steve Coogan - Charley
       Laura Dern - Pam
       Maggie Gyllenhaal - Jude
       Lisa Kudrow - Marnie
       Jason Ritter - Otis
       David Sutcliffe - Gil
       Amanda Foreman - Lane

• Director:

  Don Roos

• Producer:

  Michael Paseornek, Holly Wiersma

• Screenwriter:

  Don Roos

• Cinematographer:

  Clark Mathis

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Nicole Tocantins, Dave Hnatiuk, Ramsay Adams, Alex Proner

• Editor:

  David Codron

• Production Designer:

  Richard Sherman

• Co-producer:

  Marc E. Platt, Bobby Cohen, Ali Forman

• Associate Producer:

  Laura Smith, Robert Melnik, Donna Sloan

• Executive Producer:

  Tom Ortenberg, Mike Elliott, Nick Meyer

• Costume Designer:

  Peggy Schnitzer

• Set Decorator:

  Matthew Flood Ferguson

• First Assistant Director:

  Eric Tignini

• Camera Operator:

  Dan Turrett

• Stunts:

  Stan Barrett, Ernie F. Orsatti, Scott Waugh, Denny Pierce, Lisa Hoyle, Nicole Basanda, Casey Easlick, Melissa Barker, Ronn Surels

• Casting:

  John Brace, Linda Lowy

• Sound Mixer:

  Benjamin Patrick

• Post Production Assistant:

  Christian J. Frank

• Assistant Properties:

  Jim Landis

• ADR Loop Group:

  Vernon Scott, David Arnott

• Costumes Supervisor:

  Jacqueline Aronson

• Extra Casting:

  Pat Golden

• Driver:

  Beatriz Baz

• Grip:

  Timothy E. Day

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Noon Orsatti

• Sound Effects Editor:

  Coll Anderson

• Special Effects Coordinator:

  J.D. Street IV

• Voice Casting:

  Barbara Harris

• Gaffer:

  Kelly Clear

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Andy Kris

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  Bob Hein

• Boom Operator:

  R. Steven Evans

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Peter Waggoner

• Line Producer:

  Jon Kuyper

• Unit Production Manager:

  Jon Kuyper

• Extra Casting:

  Keith R. Gunthorpe

• Set Production Assistant:

  Shawn Williamson

• Extra Casting:

  Bill Dance Casting

• Music Editor:

  Mike Baber

• Costume/Wardrobe:

  Alison M. Schmidt

• Best Boy Grip:

  S. Toulouse Holliday

• Still Photographer:

  K.C. Bailey

• Location Manager:

  Charlynne Hopson

• Still Photographer:

  Edward P. Scoppa Jr.

• Department Head Makeup:

  Robin Siegel

• Transportation Coordinator:

  Geno Hart

• Dialogue Editor:

  Stuart Stanley

• Grip:

  Jason Newton

• Script Supervisor:

  Diane Hassinger Newman

• Key Grip:

  Glenn Fishel

• Foley Artist:

  Nancy Cabrera

• Casting Associate:

  Terrence Harris

• Production Accountant:

  Bernadette Tanchauco

• Grip:

  Joseph "Jo Jo" Presson

• Second Assistant Director:

  Hope Garrison

• Assistant Properties:

  Merdyce McClaran

• Boom Operator:

  David Schneider

• Post Production Coordinator:

  Jennifer Hwang

• Unit Publicist:

  Chris Libby

• Location Manager:

  Christopher Miller

• Costume/Wardrobe:

  Natasha Walsh

• Still Photographer:

  Eric Lee

• Foley Editor:

  Ryan Collison

• Best Boy Electric:

  Chris Culliton

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Carl Pedregal

• Personal Assistant:

  Bree Bailey

• ADR Loop Group:

  David Randolph, Ruth Zalduondo

• Best Boy Grip:

  James Casey

• Negative Cutter:

  Noelle Penraat

• Assistant Editor:

  Colby Enders

• Video Playback:

  Dennis Green

• Properties Master:

  Kathleen Kasinger

• ADR Loop Group:

  Doug Burch, Vicki Davis, Tracy Metro, Jeffrey Todd Fischer

• First Assistant Camera:

  Brian S. Osmond

• Second Assistant Camera:

  Steve C. Marshall

• Camera Loader:

  Chris Friebus

• Boom Operator:

  Kenneth Strain

• Assistant Art Director:

  Lorin Flemming

• Key Make-up:

  Toni Garavaglia, Sheree Morgan

• Department Head Hair:

  Jonathan Joseph Hanousek

• Key Hairstylist:

  Kay Majerus

• Key Grip:

  John F. Cassidy

• Grip:

  Niel E. Williams

• Production Supervisor:

  Karen Gorodetsky

• Production Coordinator:

  Frank E. Errico

• Second Second Assistant Director:

  Steven F. Beaupre

• Assistant Production Coordinator:

  James Uribe

• First Assistant Accountant:

  Carrie Mae Jones

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Wesley K. Hagan, Ron Shino, Nate Taylor

• Set Dresser:

  Terry Adams

• Leadman:

  James S. Motyl

• Swing Gang:

  James R. Marchese, Gerard A. Jordan, Tony Maccario

• Transportation Captain:

  Kirk Huston

• Driver:

  Steve Larson, Jody Bingenheimer, John L. Grissom, Carlos M. Serrano, Joseph Taggart, Curtis Edward Clark, Mark Garrett, Will Gardner, Keven Hale Simmons, Rick "Easy" Fese

• Casting Assistant:

  Michael Betts

• Set Production Assistant:

  LouAnn Wu, Brian Yonck, David Ruiz

• Recording:

  Gary Raymond, Mark Agostino

• Personal Assistant:

  Laura D. Smith, Erin M. Royer, Amy Roos

• Production Assistant:

  Jordan Otis, Ryan Reasor, Anthony Rinella, Richard J. Day

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Aynna Orona

• Set Medic/First Aid:

  Roy G. Irwin, Susan Bannout

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Gentle Jungle

• Unit Publicist:

  MPRM

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Meghan Glennon

• Dolly Grip:

  Tom Kempf

• Still Photographer:

  Walter Thomson

• Assistant Properties:

  Ana Katharina Drechsler

• Driver:

  Sr. Ray Nevin, Ray Nevin, Jr.

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Alexander Kalkines, Rob Roy

• Video Playback:

  Steven Hampoff

• Casting Associate:

  Alaine Alldaffer

• Casting Assistant:

  Nicole Lorenzetti

• Extra Casting:

  Kristen Jackson

• Production Secretary:

  Jeremy Crane

• First Assistant Editor:

  Katherine Fisher

• Additional Editing:

  Perri Frank

• Assistant Sound Editor:

  Akil Jelani Wilson

• Music Editor:

  John Carbonara

• Special Effects Technician:

  Tom Seymour

• Additional Casting:

  Lindsay Chag

• Casting Assistant:

  Will Stewart

• Driver:

  Chris Ervin