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Post by Ripley on Sept 18, 2016 15:55:37 GMT -5
MMB outtakes:)
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Post by dark sister on Sept 18, 2016 16:24:00 GMT -5
I love that locker room clip! She's so bitchy lol.
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Post by honkytonkwoman on Sept 18, 2016 21:07:22 GMT -5
I love that locker room clip! She's so bitchy lol. She was a hoot (saw the premiere)
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Post by Ripley on Sept 26, 2016 9:11:36 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on Oct 4, 2016 23:05:53 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on Oct 11, 2016 13:45:28 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on Nov 5, 2016 16:12:24 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on Nov 5, 2016 16:12:58 GMT -5
Darn I could have gone had I known it in time to plan my time.
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Post by Mia on Nov 6, 2016 1:04:38 GMT -5
I just downloaded my final shooting script of the movie. Should get the DVD sometime next year. Here is what my email said. Attached you'll find the final shooting script (goldenrod draft). For anyone who doesn't read screenplays regularly... once the script is locked for shooting, revision pages are distributed to crew onsite in different colors to signify the draft. The Happys started with all white pages and then we had 5 sets of revisions during shooting (blue, pink, yellow, green and goldenrod). If you've already seen the movie at a festival, you'll notice that we made a good number of changes during editing. So the screenplay is chock full of scenes and dialogue that were shot but didn't make it into the final cut of the movie. Enjoy!
If you contributed for a digital copy of the movie or the online group screening, those will happen in 2017 once our distribution plan has been set. Please continue to be patient. We want to get these out to you as soon as possible.
Thanks again for your support of The Happys!
Best, John, Tom and The Happys team
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Post by Sexual Chocolate on Nov 6, 2016 16:15:03 GMT -5
Thanks, Mia for sharing. I learned something new today about scripts.
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Post by Mia on Nov 6, 2016 17:37:46 GMT -5
Thanks, Mia for sharing. I learned something new today about scripts. Your welcome it was nice learning about the scripts. I can't wait to print it all off and read it all the way through.
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Post by reckon on Nov 6, 2016 20:48:15 GMT -5
There are a few art houses not too far from me. I'm going to call and suggest The Happys for their lineup. I want to see MMB on screen so badly it hurts.
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Post by Ripley on Nov 10, 2016 11:42:20 GMT -5
Review of The Happys "...Another name for Tom Gould and John Serpe’s THE HAPPYS would be “A Comedy of Errors for the American Dream,” in that what makes it funny is the fact that it continually has people making mistakes in the interest of gaining their own proposed American Dream. The main character, Tracy (Amanda Bauer) wants to live a happy life with her boyfriend (Jack DePew), even after catching him in bed with a man. The boyfriend, Mark, wants to live the life of a gay movie star, even if the movies he’s starring in seems to lack competence in many ways, and his orientation could ruin his career. Sebastian is attempting to live a quiet life inside of having food delivered to him and tanning in the backyard, a life of loneliness, yet affluence. In fact, the title seems to suggest an irony. The Happys isn’t about happy people. It’s about people in the desperate struggle of being what they think is happy. That’s where the true dynamic of THE HAPPYS becomes special. At first glance, the film seems like a typical L.A. young people comedy, fueled by situations that slowly grow into a thinly veiled narrative laced together on jokes, but THE HAPPYS opts to add a spectacular layer of irony to everything in the implications of all the characters actions.This makes it instantly funny when characters having received what they think is happiness start to act against their own interest to simply sustain this and forces the hand of the directors and actors to take a more “show don’t tell” route that seems oddly absent from many comedies. Through their actions, Tracy and the others reveal an incredible amount about who they are just by acting, which keeps the narrative surprising and the emotional journey everyone goes through honest. This isn’t a film that wraps everything up nicely, but it does so with a sense of hope that its characters will find happiness. THE HAPPYS is a very simple film. As much depth is present, this is a film of effortlessness, easily going through its runtime. The deeper material never bogs down the jokes as they blend into the one ironically fun film about what it means to be happy...." link
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Post by reckon on Nov 10, 2016 20:28:46 GMT -5
Review of The Happys "...Another name for Tom Gould and John Serpe’s THE HAPPYS would be “A Comedy of Errors for the American Dream,” in that what makes it funny is the fact that it continually has people making mistakes in the interest of gaining their own proposed American Dream. The main character, Tracy (Amanda Bauer) wants to live a happy life with her boyfriend (Jack DePew), even after catching him in bed with a man. The boyfriend, Mark, wants to live the life of a gay movie star, even if the movies he’s starring in seems to lack competence in many ways, and his orientation could ruin his career. Sebastian is attempting to live a quiet life inside of having food delivered to him and tanning in the backyard, a life of loneliness, yet affluence. In fact, the title seems to suggest an irony. The Happys isn’t about happy people. It’s about people in the desperate struggle of being what they think is happy. That’s where the true dynamic of THE HAPPYS becomes special. At first glance, the film seems like a typical L.A. young people comedy, fueled by situations that slowly grow into a thinly veiled narrative laced together on jokes, but THE HAPPYS opts to add a spectacular layer of irony to everything in the implications of all the characters actions.This makes it instantly funny when characters having received what they think is happiness start to act against their own interest to simply sustain this and forces the hand of the directors and actors to take a more “show don’t tell” route that seems oddly absent from many comedies. Through their actions, Tracy and the others reveal an incredible amount about who they are just by acting, which keeps the narrative surprising and the emotional journey everyone goes through honest. This isn’t a film that wraps everything up nicely, but it does so with a sense of hope that its characters will find happiness. THE HAPPYS is a very simple film. As much depth is present, this is a film of effortlessness, easily going through its runtime. The deeper material never bogs down the jokes as they blend into the one ironically fun film about what it means to be happy...." linkI want to see this film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by honkytonkwoman on Nov 10, 2016 21:44:50 GMT -5
I love the review. I think it's spot on. (I saw the premiere.)
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Post by Ripley on Nov 10, 2016 22:45:04 GMT -5
I love the review. I think it's spot on. (I saw the premiere.) Lucky you- I remember you going! I am looking forward to seeing it open in theatres so I can catch it on the big screen.
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Post by Mia on Nov 11, 2016 0:03:22 GMT -5
I can not wait to get my copy of this movie. I want to see it so bad.
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Post by honkytonkwoman on Nov 11, 2016 12:58:31 GMT -5
I love the review. I think it's spot on. (I saw the premiere.) Lucky you- I remember you going! I am looking forward to seeing it open in theatres so I can catch it on the big screen. I'm hoping it gets some distribution. I'd love to be able to catch it again on the big screen.
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Post by Ripley on Nov 11, 2016 13:25:10 GMT -5
Fingers crossed a good enough distribution deal is made!
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Post by dark sister on Nov 11, 2016 13:36:52 GMT -5
They need to submit it to Sundance. That will help it the most.
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Post by Ripley on Nov 21, 2016 11:23:55 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on Nov 23, 2016 16:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by Starlight on Nov 23, 2016 17:27:55 GMT -5
It finally got a trailer
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Post by reckon on Nov 23, 2016 23:12:40 GMT -5
I have to see this! (And take some tissues to wipe up my MMB drool )
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Post by Ripley on Dec 7, 2016 20:53:38 GMT -5
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Post by reckon on Dec 8, 2016 9:34:09 GMT -5
Hope The Happys eventually airs on cable and Netflix! Lots more opportunities for folks to see it!
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Post by Ripley on Dec 8, 2016 10:34:13 GMT -5
Has it been submitted to Sundance and the other festival circuit stops dark sister?
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Post by dark sister on Dec 8, 2016 12:59:56 GMT -5
Has it been submitted to Sundance and the other festival circuit stops dark sister ? It's played at other festivals. They didn't make the deadline for Sundance last year and they made no mention of trying this year. That disappoints me, that's the perfect place for indies.
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Post by Ripley on Dec 8, 2016 13:11:56 GMT -5
Has it been submitted to Sundance and the other festival circuit stops dark sister ? It's played at other festivals. They didn't make the deadline for Sundance last year and they made no mention of trying this year. That disappoints me, that's the perfect place for indies. I knew you would have the answer dark sister I figured they wouldn't make Sundance but hoped they'd get into bigger next level down festivals.
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Post by dark sister on Dec 8, 2016 13:26:26 GMT -5
It's played at other festivals. They didn't make the deadline for Sundance last year and they made no mention of trying this year. That disappoints me, that's the perfect place for indies. I knew you would have the answer dark sister I figured they wouldn't make Sundance but hoped they'd get into bigger next level down festivals. I suppose there's always a chance for Tellerude next year, or even bigger ones like Cannes, Venice, or Toronto. It's not completely out of the ordinary for a small film to end up there.
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