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“Ever since I was a little girl, I knew exactly what my life would look like: I’d meet the man of my dreams and we’d have everything in common,” announces Tracy, a wide-eyed, fresh transplant to Lo…
NEW article about The Happys in Camp Kansas City magazine. Check it out! And if you haven't seen the movie yet, you can rent/own it on: Amazon: http://a.co/9i1ExPH iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-happys/id1345769471 Or your favorite On Demand provider!
SNEAK PEEK #2 of The Happys. With Janeane Garofalo and Rhys Ward. The Happys is available streaming on demand at iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and others. The Happys opens theatrically in San Francisco on May 18 at the 4 Star Theatre.
Sneak peek of The Happys with Melissa McBride & Jack Depew. Now available on Video On Demand (iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, etc) and DVD!
The Happys is now available on digital VOD & home video. You can stream The Happys using any of these links:
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-happys/id1345769471
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Happys?id=Rl1cKloKWzo
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Vudu: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/The-Happys/929098
Also available on DVD at major retailers.
Pre-order The Happys DVD today! Includes deleted scenes featuring Melissa McBride and more! On April 10 the film will be available throughout all digital platforms, including VOD and home video nationwide. Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-the-happys-a…/32160750… Best Buy: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/the-happys-dvd-2016/33914799.p… Movies Unlimited: https://www.moviesunlimited.com/happys/825284202861
Want to know more about the locations used in The Happys? Check out this article published in the Los Feliz Ledger!
Reviews of The Happys! You can still catch it at Laemmle Noho 7 in LA through Thursday (3 screenings/day). Releasing digitally on VOD, DVD, itunes, amazon, google play, etc on April 10 in N. America. More release info coming soon!
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE CHEESE CURDS - My Review of THE HAPPYS (4 Stars)
You know that horrible cliché used by filmmakers when they say the location they used is like another character in the film? I think the publicity surrounding SEX AND THE CITY ruined this for me, and ever since, I demand that location be firmly in the background where it belongs! Thank goodness for THE HAPPYS, an unassuming little gem written and directed by John Serpe and Tom Gould, which doesn’t push its Los Angeles neighborhood locale (Los Feliz is the translation of the movie’s title), yet somehow manages to make its essence essential to its story.
The film follows its naive heroine, Tracy (Amanda Bauer), who drives across the country from Wisconsin to live with her boyfriend Mark (Jack DePew), who has booked a lead role in a major film. Tracy represents women who define themselves by their relationships with men. When she arrives, all she wants to do is make a home and cook for her man while he goes off to work. Despite our #metoo times, we still live in a patriarchal society, and the Tracys of the world are more common than people think. It’s easy to assume that the people who live in between New York and LA have caught up, but it’s not always the case. My father was a physician, but the Ohio in him mispronounced a style of Asian cuisine as “Thigh Food”. Tracy is that girl who walks into an Artisanal Cheese Shop and asks for Wisconsin Cheddar. You can take a person out of the Midwest, but…well…you know the rest.
Tracy seems to take to her new life, despite feeling lonely and friendless as Mark works long hours, so, of course, we wouldn’t have a movie if a complication didn’t arise. When she walks in on Mark having sex with another man, we have a movie off and running in quite unexpected directions, and in this case, a uniquely feminist tale.
In the wake of the incident, Tracy’s world opens up to her and to us as we meet the locals, including her landlady Luann (a warm, wonderful Janeane Garofalo), a former TV star who collects the rent and loves to snoop on her tenant. There’s also her mysterious shut-in of a neighbor, Sebastian (Rhys Ward), a hilarious gay couple played by Stephen Guarino and Will Bethencourt, who also produced), and Ricky (Arturo del Puerto), a charming yet failing food truck owner. Without giving away what happens, Tracy’s world opens up to her as we witness a sweet, lovely community come together.
On paper, we’ve seen this film a gazillion times. In 1985, Susan Dev and Thomas Hulce did some community building of their own in the little seen ECHO PARK. These fish out of water stories may be a dime a dozen, but tone and specificity are what make THE HAPPYS stand out…that and the fantastic performances all across the board. Teetering between rom-com and layered drama, THE HAPPYS finds its sweet spot. Tracy’s initially sunny disposition gives way to a tremendous amount of pain, all of which is necessary to evolve.
DePew plays Mark as the beautiful but narcissistic sociopath who literally feels like wallpaper in this city. Forced into the closet by his intense agent (Melissa McBride of THE WALKING DEAD - she kicks ass on that show and she kicks ass here), Mark could have so easily come across as this film’s villain. Serpe and Gould, however, have something else in mind with him, including enough empathy to make him hugely relatable. He’s not out or as politically aware as his secret boyfriend (a scene stealing Brian Jordan Alvarez), but you come to care for him, especially in a knockout of a scene in which he lays out the bare, raw truth to a pained Tracy. I felt as invested in Mark’s journey in this film as I did Tracy’s, which is a testament to the smart choices made throughout.
The overly tanned, agoraphobic Sebastian may feel like an odd contrivance, but Ward goes all in with his quirky performance, eventually arriving at a stunning moment where he lets us in on his pain. What starts as a cartoon of a character becomes someone to really rally behind. I find a little magic in movies where characters like this capture the attention and the love of people like LuAnn and Tracy. It’s that generosity of spirit that makes me cry.
That’s not to say this is a downer of a film. It has plenty of comedy, but none of it feels forced. It tackles serious issues about truth-telling, forging ones own destiny, the consequences of the closet, and the importance of friendships in our lives. Aesthetically, this movie doesn’t set the world on fire. Made on a micro-budget, the filmmakers keeps things mostly handheld, plain, and simple. Los Feliz feels like Los Feliz in that blown-out, too sunny, hipster way. In other words, it makes sense just as it is, an intimate tale told in a quiet, natural, lovely way.
Bauer carries this film magnificently. She has that goofy quality of a younger Toni Collette that draws you in, yet she slyly deepens as the story progresses. Now trust me, she doesn’t turn into Wonder Woman, but she finds her own voice while still retaining her sweet essence. Small films like this work best in baby steps. I believed in Tracy as a person whose bubble bursts when she finds out the world isn’t a Magic Kingdom. She may not find perfection, but she finds her tribe. Don’t we all want that? See THE HAPPYS if you feel you need a little Midwest in your life right about now.
Look for THE HAPPYS in limited theatrical release now and soon streaming on demand.
There’s no shortage of movies about fresh-faced out-of-towners coming to “the big city” to make all their dreams come true, only to have their naiveté stripped away by a few hard knocks from harsh reality. In a substantial percentage of those movies, the big city in question is, of course, Hollywood. With so many such …
Review of The Happys in the LA Blade.
“The Happys” is the too-cute nickname that local landlord Luann (Janeane Garofalo) dubs her Los Feliz neighborhood.
Nice review of The Happys from the Los Angeles Times!
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Janeane Garofalo is an actress, comedian, political activist and writer. She was a regular on the comedy-drama TV series Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce and reprised her role from the cult movie Wet …
Janeane Garofalo talking about The Happys!
Tix on sale now for all showtimes for The Happys theatrical run: https://www.laemmle.com/films/43572
BREAKING NEWS: The Happys has been acquired by Indican Pictures and will be opening theatrically on March 16 at the Laemmle Noho 7 in Los Angeles! We are eager to share our little movie with the world. Tell all your family, friends and acquaintances about #TheHappysMovie release and come join us on March 16th weekend in LA! Tom and John and some of the cast and crew will be on hand at various screenings throughout the weekend to meet you and answer questions. The Happys started out as a grassroots project on #Indiegogo and we still rely on all you #TeamHappys members to get the word out!! Tickets will be on sale soon at: https://www.laemmle.com/films/43572 https://www.fandango.com/the-happys-198369/movie-overview
“The Happys” is a new feature film comedy from the writer/director team, Tom Gould and John Serpe. This dynamic duo has mastered both the Electoral College, as well as the popular vote.…
Check out this article about The Happys!
Twenty-one year old Tracy thinks she has it all – great boyfriend, new city and a bright future, but then she walks in on her boyfriend Mark having sex with a man! As their relationship deteriorates, Tracy's world opens up when she befriends the quirky residents in her Los Feliz neighborhood: Sebastian, a troubled recluse; Luann, a true free spirit; Krista, Mark's hard-charging talent manager; Jonathan, a gay magazine reporter; and Ricky, a hot Mexican with a failing food truck. As Tracy discovers her sense of self and true passion for cooking, she is a catalyst that forces them all to grow and connect in unforeseen ways.
The Happys trailer has launched on iTunes! Check it out!!
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Have you seen the NEW trailer for The Happys yet? Like it and comment on YouTube! Exciting news about the upcoming release coming soon!!
Come see The Happys at the Green Mountain Film Festival in Montpelier VT! The 3/17 is already sold out, but you can still buy tickets to the 3/25 screening: https://gmffestival.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=221
