The Happy Ending

The Happy Ending1969

Stars: Jean Simmons, John Forsythe, Shirley Jones, Lloyd Bridges
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Runtime: 117 minutes

The Happy Ending is a 1969 drama film written and directed by Richard Brooks, which tells the story of a repressed housewife who longs for liberation from her husband and daughter. It stars Jean Simmons (who received an Oscar nomination), John Forsy… more »



Flo:
Some girls work their way through college selling magazines. I sold *me*.

Sam:
I don't want to hear it.

Flo:
It's a success story with a bang finish. Lucky my mother hated breast-feeding, or I'd been alcoholic before I could walk. Finally killed her. Every Sunday, drunk or sober, she'd give me the same lecture: "Girl, ya' gotta' go to college. Because without an education, you either end up a big-mouthed housewife, or a big-assed whore." My freshman year, she dropped dead - smack in the middle of praying to win a fortune in the Irish Sweepstakes... I sure didn't intend to be a big-mouthed housewife, so I went to work. I graduated with a "master's degree" - in men.

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