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The Happy Ending poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 55.4 / 100
1969·Drama·1h 57m

THE HAPPY ENDING

“Marriage is a 30 billion dollar business! And that's just to get married.”

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.

Above the Line
Richard Brooks·DirectorRichard Brooks·WriterAlan Bergman·LyricistConrad Hall·Director of PhotographyMichel Legrand·Original Music ComposerGeorge Grenville·Editor
Cast
Jean Simmons·Mary WilsonJohn Forsythe·Fred WilsonShirley Jones·Flo HarriganLloyd Bridges·SamTeresa Wright·Mrs. SpencerDick Shawn·Harry BrickerNanette Fabray·AgnesBobby Darin·FrancoTina Louise·Helen BrickerKathy Fields·Marge Wilson
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 3
Richard Brooks·DirectorTom Shaw·Assistant DirectorMarshall Schlom·Script Supervisor
Writing· 3
Richard Brooks·WriterAlan Bergman·LyricistMarilyn Bergman·Lyricist
Camera· 4
Conrad Hall·Director of PhotographyArthur Brooker·Key GripThomas Del Ruth·Assistant CameraRonald Vidor·First Assistant Camera
Editing· 2
George Grenville·EditorMurray Jordan·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Michel Legrand·Original Music ComposerClem Portman·Sound RecordistJerry Whittington·Sound Effects EditorHarry Warren·Sound RecordistWilliam Randall Jr.·SoundKay Rose·Sound EditorMichel Legrand·Songs
Art & Design· 3
Rita Riggs·Costume DesignFred C. Blau Jr.·Makeup ArtistJoe LaBella·Property Master
Production· 2
Richard Brooks·ProducerGene Levy·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 4
Chuck Gaspar·Special EffectsJan Van Uchelen·HairstylistSydney Guilaroff·HairstylistHarry Sundby·Electrician
By the Numbers
55.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
33%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
2 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Happy Ending's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#4A3B2B
#8B98B2
Mood
Melancholy, Ironic
Composition
Centered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a white cake with blue roses and red 'Happy Anniversary' text, broken in half and discarded in a rusty, wooden-slatted trash can. Two empty ”

drama
Key Elements
CakeBlue RosesGlass BottlesTrash CanCigarette ButtsDebris
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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