Happy Endings


2h 10m 2005

Brief Synopsis

Mamie is being blackmailed. This filmmaker named Nicky claims to know Mamie's son--the one she gave up for adoption--but Nicky won't introduce her to him unless he can film their reunion. Enter Javier, Mamie's massage therapist boyfriend, who convinces Nicky to film him instead. Now they're all maki

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Bill Dance Casting; CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Custom Film Effects; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Entertainment Post; Executive Cutting Services; Gentle Jungle; Holly Wiersma Productions; Keep Me Posted; Leonetti Company; Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Panavision, Ltd.; Yu+Co; mPRm Communications
Distribution Company
Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Paris Filmes; Rialto Films; Shaw Organization; Ster-Kinekor
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 10m

Synopsis

Mamie is being blackmailed. This filmmaker named Nicky claims to know Mamie's son--the one she gave up for adoption--but Nicky won't introduce her to him unless he can film their reunion. Enter Javier, Mamie's massage therapist boyfriend, who convinces Nicky to film him instead. Now they're all making a movie about massage--and 'happy endings.' Charley has a longtime boyfriend named Gil. Their best friends, Pam and Diane, once tried using Gil as a sperm donor. They said his sperm didn't take, but Charley thinks those control-freak lesbians are lying. Pam and Diane's two-year-old son looks exactly like Gil. And it's time to set the record straight. Jude is pissed--not at anyone in particular--just in general. When her cousin kicks her out of the house, Jude shacks up with Otis, who's still trying to convince his father, Frank, that he's straight. Frank's a widower. And he's rich. So Jude decides to sleep with him, too. The last thing she expected was to fall in love.

Crew

Terry Adams

On-Set Dresser

Mark Agostino

Music

Jesus Alejandro

Song Performer

Steve Altman

Other

Mark Andrews

Song

David Arnott

Adr

Jacqueline Aronson

Costume Supervisor

Michael Baber

Music Editor

Bree Bailey

Assistant

Susan Bannout

Medic

Melissa Barker

Stunts

Stanton Barrett

Stunts

Nicole Basanda

Stunts

Beatriz Baz

Driver

Ryan Beadle

Digital Effects Artist

Steven F. Beaupre

Assistant Director

Ron Bedrosian

Adr Mixer

Jorge Ben

Song

Salim Bensrhir

Generator Operator

Ben Bernardi

Song

Stewart Bernstein

Sound Editor

Michael Betts

Casting Assistant

Jody Bingenheimer

Driver

Alex Bonnie

Song

Julie B. Bonnie

Song

Steve Bowen

Colorist

John Brace

Casting Director

Doug Burch

Adr

Hugh Burns

Song

Hugh Burns

Song Performer

Joey Burns

Song

Barney Cabral

Supervising Sound Editor

Patrick Cabral

Foley Artist

Steve Caldwell

Digital Effects Artist

John F Cassidy

Key Grip

Catherine Choate

Business Affairs

Toby Christensen

Song

Patrick Clancey

Camera

Curtis E Clark

Driver

Kelly Clear

Gaffer

David Codron

Editor

Bobby Cohen

Co-Producer

Preston Conner

Sound Department

John Convertino

Song

Michael Criddell

Song

Chris Culliton

Best Boy Electric

Patrick Cyccone Jr.

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Steve Danhieux

Software Engineer

Ashleigh Darkbloom

Song Performer

Vicki Davis

Adr

Vicki Davis

Song Performer

Willie Dawkins

Generator Operator

Richard J Day

Office Production Assistant

Timothy F Day

Grip

Angel Desanti

Transportation Co-Captain

Robert Deschane

Adr Mixer

Mark Dornfeld

Visual Effects Supervisor

Paul Drenning

Adr Mixer

Jeff Duncan

Song

Richard Dwan

Sound Editor

Casey Easlick

Stunts

Anna Easteden

Stand-In

Raymond B Egan

Song

Mike Elliott

Executive Producer

Warner Ellis

Song

Colby Enders

Assistant Editor

Frank E Errico

Production Coordinator

Christian Ervin

Driver

Benny Estrada

Visual Effects

R Steven Evans

Boom Operator

Matthew Flood Ferguson

Set Designer

Bob Fernley

Camera

Michele Ferrone

Visual Effects Producer

Rick J. Fese

Driver

Jeff Fischer

Adr

Lorin Flemming

Assistant Art Director

Ali Forman

Co-Producer

Christi Frank

Post-Production Assistant

Chris Friebus

Loader

Toni G

Makeup

William Gardner

Driver

Mark S Garrett

Driver

Hope Garrison

Assistant Director

Adam Gass

Visual Effects Editor

Dave Georgeff

Song

Yulia Gershenzon

Set Costumer

Seamus Gibbons

Caterer

Astrud Gilberto

Song Performer

Lisa Gooding

Other

Karen Gorodetzky

Production Supervisor

Mark Gracious

Song

Sarah Greenberg

Executive

John Grissom

Driver

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Song Performer

Wes Hagan

Assistant Location Manager

Brian Han

Production Assistant

Jonathan Hanousek

Hair

Rj Harbour

Digital Effects Artist

Barbara Harris

Voice Casting

Terence Harris

Casting Associate

Geno Hart

Transportation Coordinator

Diane Hassinger-newman

Script Supervisor

John Hegeman

Executive

Chris Hiatt

Other

Joel C. High

Music Executive

Ryanne Higley

Other

Mildred Hill

Song

Patty Hill

Song

Shane Toulouse Holliday

Best Boy Grip

Shaina Holmes

Digital Effects Artist

Kirk Houston

Transportation Captain

Lisa Hoyle

Stunts

Jennifer Hwang

Post-Production Coordinator

Daniel Indart

Song

Roy Irwin

Medic

Paul Arthur Jenkins

Song

Billy Joel

Song

Carrie Jones

Accounting Assistant

Gerard Jordan

Swing Gang

David Kagen

Generator Operator

Kathleen Kasinger

Property Master

Michael Keller

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jon Kuyper

Line Producer

Jon Kuyper

Unit Production Manager

Jim Landis

Assistant Property Master

Rosemary Lara

Production Manager

Steve Larson

Driver

Eric Lee

Photography

Esther Lee

Production Assistant

Chris Libby

Unit Publicist

Kid Loco

Song Performer

Linda Lowy

Casting Director

Daniel Macarthur

Production Coordinator

Anthony Maccario

Swing Gang

Kay Majerus

Hair

James R. Marchese

Swing Gang

Steven C Marshall

Assistant Camera

Clark Mathis

Director Of Photography

D Mayer

Song

Merdyce C. Mcclaran

Assistant Property Master

Jacqueline Marie Mclaughlin

Sound Department

Terrence Mcnally

Generator Operator

Robert Melnik

Executive

Robert Melnik

Associate Producer

Cynthia Merrill

Foley Artist

Tracy Metro

Adr

Nicolas Meyer

Executive Producer

Christopher Miller

Location Manager

Curtis A. Miller

Supervisor

Devon Miller

Camera

Lori Miller

Digital Effects Artist

Stanley E Miller

Film Lab

Sheree Morgan

Makeup

Billy Murphy

Casting Assistant

Nick Neutra

Foley Mixer

Jason Newton

Grip

Aynna Orona

Craft Service

Oscar Orona

Craft Service

Ernie Orsatti

Stunts

Noon Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

Tom Ortenberg

Executive Producer

Brian Osmond

Assistant Camera

Jordan Otis

Office Production Assistant

Tim Palen

Executive

Rick Parker

Music Producer

Rick Parker

Music Arranger

Michael Paseornek

Producer

Benjamin Patrick

Sound Mixer

Carl Pedregal

Post-Production Supervisor

J. A. Perez Alvarez

Song

Denney Pierce

Stunts

Marc Platt

Co-Producer

Joe Plummer

Song

Joseph Plummer

Song

Laurie Powers

Digital Effects Artist

Joseph 'jo Jo' Presson

Grip

Dean Ramser

Executive

David Randolph

Adr

Gary Raymond

Music

Ryan Reasor

Office Production Assistant

Nancy Restuccia

Art Department Coordinator

Aaron Richmond

Stand-In

Rebecca Rienks

Music

A J Rinella

Office Production Assistant

Perry Robertson

Supervising Sound Editor

Victor Rodriguez

Digital Effects

Amy Roos

Assistant

Donald Roos

Screenwriter

Erin Royer

Assistant

David Ruiz

Set Production Assistant

Tiffany Ryan

Music Coordinator

Joe Rystrom

Medic

Scott Sanders

Sound Editor

Alison Schmidt

Costumer

Hellena Schmied

Stand-In

David Schneider

Boom Operator

Peggy Schnitzer

Costume Designer

Vernon Scott

Adr

Scott Sener

Stand-In

Carlos M Serrano

Driver

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Bill Dance Casting; CFI Hollywood; Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Custom Film Effects; Deluxe Motion Picture Catering; Entertainment Post; Executive Cutting Services; Gentle Jungle; Holly Wiersma Productions; Keep Me Posted; Leonetti Company; Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Panavision, Ltd.; Yu+Co; mPRm Communications
Distribution Company
Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Paris Filmes; Rialto Films; Shaw Organization; Ster-Kinekor
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 10m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 2005

Released in United States July 2005

Released in United States June 2005

Released in United States on Video November 15, 2005

Released in United States Summer July 15, 2005

Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (Closing Night) June 16-26, 2005.

Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (American Narrative Competition) July 7-18, 2005.

Gwyneth Paltrow was previously attached to play the role of Jude Swinson.

Jennifer Garner was previously attached to play the role of Jude Swinson.

Project was previously set up at Stratus Films.

Released in United States January 2005 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Opening Night/Premiere) January 20-30, 2005.)

Released in United States June 2005 (Shown at IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival (Closing Night) June 16-26, 2005.)

Released in United States July 2005 (Shown at Outfest: Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (American Narrative Competition) July 7-18, 2005.)

Released in United States Summer July 15, 2005

Released in United States on Video November 15, 2005