Painting a broad portrait of contemporary suburbia and the demons that haunt it, Happiness delivers a provocative take on the meaning and value of happiness in America today. Joy's two sisters, happily married housewife Trish and glamorous writer Helen, while professing to pity Joy, have problems of their own to contend with. Helen, seeking the emotional authenticity that actual real-life danger might bring to her writing, begins to court an anonymous stalker during his periodic obscene phone calls to her. Little does she know the caller is her harmless neighbor, the lonely Allen, who himself is the object of desire. Allen unburdens his unrequited romantic woes to his therapist, Bill, little knowing that Bill, who is married to Trish, is barely listening.
Happiness follows a complex story line woven through the lives of almost a dozen central characters.
Welcome to the Dollhouse. Todd knows how to maintain that fine balance between heartbreak and humor. You're often unsure whether to laugh or cry.