Directed by:
Don RoosScreenplay:
Don RoosCinematography:
Clark MathisCast:
Tom Arnold, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Ritter, Laura Dern, Sarah Clarke, Johnny Galecki, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lisa Kudrow, Hallee Hirsh (more)Plots(1)
This comedic drama from writer-director Don Roos comes packed with many unusual themes including abortion, homosexual parenting, teenage pregnancy, marrying for green cards, and the unscrupulous practice of bringing a client to orgasm at the conclusion of a massage (the "happy ending" referenced in the title). Lisa Kudrow plays the recipient of one such massage, and she later makes a video about her masseur/lover--who says he has information about a son she gave up for adoption years earlier. Meanwhile, her gay brother (Steve Coogan) suspects that his boyfriend may have given sperm to a lesbian couple (Laura Dern and Sarah Clarke) to help them have a daughter. Another thread of this intricately woven plot concerns a sexual libertine (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who seduces both a rich widower (Tom Arnold) and his closeted gay son (Jason Ritter). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tom Arnold
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Rana McAnear
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