The Happy Ending (1969)
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- Genre Drama
- Director Richard Brooks
- Rated PG
- Theatrical Release January 1, 1969
With a cast including Jean Simmons and Shirley Jones and a tagline reading “We’re not in love. We just make love,” Richard Brooks’s The Happy Ending (1969) is worth a second look. A largely forgotten Hollywood drama about suburban housewives who cope badly with their husband’s lascivious ways, the homey slice of misery stars Simmons as a booze-and-drug-addicted wife in deep denial. When Become a Mr. Skin Member and get the full review



