DVD, Blu-ray & 4K: HAPPINESS (1998) Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jane Adams & Lara Flynn Boyle

Product Description: As disturbingly funny as it is audaciously empathetic, auteur of unease Todd Solondz’s portrait of damaged souls reaching out for connection reveals the existential void underneath middle-class suburban “normalcy.” An extraordinary ensemble cast—including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jane Adams, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara, and Dylan Baker—embodies an array of loosely connected New Jersey deviants, depressives, and misfits, among them a frustrated phone-sex pest, an all-American dad concealing his pedophilic urges, and a lonely woman with a grisly secret, all of whom want just one thing: to be loved. One of the most controversial films of the 1990s, the unflinching Happiness unnerves precisely because it dares to see the humanity in those most often denied it.

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Director: Todd Solondz

Starring: Jane Adams, Elizabeth Ashley, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle, Ben Gazzara

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 140 min

Rating: NC-17

Language: English

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: September 24, 2024

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DVD - Criterion Collection

Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

4K Ultra HD - Criterion Collection

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DVD

Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

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DVD: Dolby Digital 2.0
Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
4K Ultra HD: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

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DVD: English SDH

Blu-ray: English SDH

4K Ultra HD: English SDH

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New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director of photography Maryse Alberti, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
New conversation between director Todd Solondz and filmmaker Charlotte Wells
New interview with actor Dylan Baker
Trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by novelist and screenwriter Bruce Wagner