74
About
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Theatrical
Oct 16, 1998
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 24, 2024
Box Office
$2.8M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
0.9x
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Good Machine, Killer Films
Keywords
suicide
sibling relationship
rape
new jersey
depression
female lover
pedophilia
therapist
strike
sister
partnership
stalker
secret love
satire
loneliness
dark comedy
suburbia
sexual harassment
mistress
relationship
pedophile
parenting
separation
extramarital affair
family conflict
unhappiness
disturbed
shocking
obscene telephone call
father son relationship
traditional values
irony
Cast
Full credits →J
Jane Adams
Joy Jordan
P
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Allen
D
Dylan Baker
Bill Maplewood
L
Lara Flynn Boyle
Helen Jordan
C
Cynthia Stevenson
Trish Maplewood
L
Louise Lasser
Mona Jordan
B
Ben Gazzara
Lenny Jordan
C
Camryn Manheim
Kristina
J
Jon Lovitz
Andy Kornbluth
J
Jared Harris
Vlad
G
Gerry Becker
Psychiatrist
E
Elizabeth Ashley
Diane Freed
A
Arthur J. Nascarella
Detective Berman
M
Molly Shannon
Nancy
A
Ann Harada
Kay
D
Douglas McGrath
Tom
E
Eytan Mirsky
Angry Picketer
L
Lisa Louise Langford
Radical Picketer
A
Anne Bobby
Rhonda
S
Socorro Santiago
Crying Teacher
Happiness Collection
Life's little struggles are magnified in Todd Solondz's quirky duology.
Latest
See all
Movie News
New Trailer for ‘The Idol’
So far, HBO’s new series ‘The Idol’ has been more known for the controversy swirling around it than the provocative cont...
21 Things You Never Knew About 'Boogie Nights'
In the age of HBO's "The Deuce," "Boogie Nights" looks like a time-honored masterpiece, but when the sprawling period ep...
'Almost Famous': 15 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Cameron Crowe's Oscar-Winning Film
%Slideshow-318509% Fifteen years later, that tour bus group singalong of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" still rings in our...
Listen to 'Robin Williams,' CeeLo Green's Moving Tribute to Lost Comedy 'Heroes'
We don't know what the next man is going through, even when that man is famous for making us laugh. That's the message o...
Quotes
See all →Misunderstanding in a Moment of Humor
Helen
I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing with you.
Joy
But I'm not laughing.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Conversation About Past Actions
Billy
Dad, did you, um... with Johnny Grasso and Ronald Farber?
Bill
Yes.
[long, pained pause]
Billy
What did you do?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
