Happy (1983) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Lee Philips

Writers:

I.C. Rapoport (written by)
Larry B. Williams (written by)

Release Date:

26 October 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Actor | Children's TV Show | Homicide | Witness | Television Show

Cast

Dom DeLuise	...	Roger Hanover
Dee Wallace	...	Marilyn
Henry Silva	...	Sinclair
Jack Gilford	...	Bernie Nelson
Tony Burton	...	Lt. J.L. Stevens
Bill Morey	...	Chief Lysatt
Carol Locatell	...	Sandy Hanover
David DeLuise	...	Rogie
Lew Horn	...	Det. Hunt
Kimberly Alexander	...	Mommy #2
Kathy Bendett	...	Reporter
Stuart I. Berton	...	Whiz (as Stuart Berton)
Robert Briscoe	...	Driver
Frank Coppola	...	Assistant director
Carol Arthur	...	Floor manager (as Carol Arthur DeLuise)
Peter DeLuise	...	Skateboarder
Michael DeLuise
Patrick DeSantis	...	Cop
Maxine Elliott Hicks	...	Mrs. Fisher (as Maxine Elliott)
Deborah Fallender	...	Mommy #1 (as Deborah Fallander)
Theodocia Goodrich	...	Landlady
Sandy Hackett	...	Warm-up entertainer
Florence LaRue	...	Foxy lady #1
Howard Mann	...	Councilman Brady
Bill McLean	...	Hotel clerk
Ernest Misko	...	Technician (as Ernie Misko)
Jan Munroe	...	Organist
Michael Newland	...	Bum
Kent Perkins	...	Policeman
Tessa Richarde	...	Foxy lady #2
Patrick Stack	...	Ken Hall
Mark W. Travis	...	Director
Hillary Turk	...	Hatcheck girl
Susan Turk	...	Newscaster
Larry B. Williams	...	Scoop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Briscoe Evans	...	Victim driver (uncredited)
John Richard Petersen	...	Busboy (uncredited)

Directed by
Lee Philips

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
I.C. Rapoport		written by
Larry B. Williams		written by

Produced by
Dom DeLuise	....	executive producer
Paul Jordan	....	co-producer
Steve Nicolaides	....	co-producer
Marco Turk	....	producer (as A. Marco Turk)

Original Music by
Billy Goldenberg

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Brown

Casting by
Susan Edelman		(as Susan H. Edelman)

Production Design by
Norm Baron

Set Decoration by
Dennis W. Peeples

Makeup Department
Rick Provenzano	....	hair stylist
Robert Sidell	....	makeup artist (as Bob Sidell)

Production Management
Steve Nicolaides	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Penelope L. Foster	....	first assistant director (as Penelope Foster)
Roger Joseph Pugliese	....	second assistant director (as Roger Pugliese)

Art Department
Toni Devereaux	....	art work: "Happy"
Walter Wall	....	property master

Sound Department
Dale Johnston	....	sound effects editor
John Mosely	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
John Frazier	....	special effects

Stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
James I. Davis	....	stunts (as Jim Davis)
Len Glascow	....	stunts
Eddie Hice	....	stunts
Melvin Jones	....	stunts
Yvette Pickett	....	stunts
Mark Yerkes	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Blymyer	....	gaffer
John J. Linder	....	key grip (as John Linder)
Michael St. Hilaire	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathleen Gore-Misko	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Kathleen Gore)
Ernest Misko	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ernie Misko)

Editorial Department
Jan Wesley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Steve Livingston	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bo Falck	....	transportation captain
Tim Roslan	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Julie Blecha	....	assistant to producer
Martha Cronin	....	assistant accountant
Linda Folsom	....	production coordinator (as Linda Allan)
Don Garrison	....	location manager
Isaac Kriger	....	operatic performances
Lily La Cava	....	script supervisor
Bette Leetch	....	assistant: Dom Deluise
Natalie Limonick	....	operatic supervisor
Giedra Rackauskas	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Bacchus Films (as A Bacchus Film)

Distributors

• CBS Television (1983) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Worldvision Enterprises (1983) (USA) (TV) (as Worldvision Enterprises Inc. A Subsidiary of Spelling Entertainment Group Inc.)

Other Companies

• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  color by (as CFI)
• Don Perry Productions  music supervision
• Extracast  extras casting
• Leonetti Cine Rentals  Ultra 35 camera, lenses, and equipment provided by
• Mary V. Buck & Associates  casting
• Musicue  music editor
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Sound FX  creative sound by
• Willis Bonbon Jr. and Company  puppetry

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Bacchus Films

Soundtrack:

Happy

A little gem of a film

Happy is a wonderful little TV movie about a former kiddie show host named Happy (Dom Deluise) who keeps his old show alive by doing public appearences in character. One day while doing a supermarket opening with his sidekick (the always wonderful Jack Gilford, the supermarket is robbed by a man (Henry Silva) masquerading as an African-American). His sidekick is killed in the robbery. But Happy goes on TV to say that the robber was white, not African-American, but the police don't believe him, the only one who does is the robber himself, who has decided to kill Happy.

Dom DeLuise is nothing short of excellent in the title role. He gives the performance of his career in this film. He's funny, sad, and convincing. Dee Wallace-Stone is very sweet as a girl who falls in love with happy, Henry Silva is very menacing as the Killer, and Jack Gilford steels the film in his small but important role. This is also an opportunity to see him to his famous imitation of pea soup coming to a boil. If you haven't ever seen that, then you're in for a treat. I highly reccomend this film.