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Happy Birthday

  • 2002
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
122
YOUR RATING
Happy Birthday (2002)
DramaRomance

As a common birthday approaches, five very different people are faced with very similar problems. Jim, a gay, overweight telemarketer (for a weight loss program) faces his self esteem issues... Read allAs a common birthday approaches, five very different people are faced with very similar problems. Jim, a gay, overweight telemarketer (for a weight loss program) faces his self esteem issues. Ron, is a minister who preaches about conversion but practices watching gay porn wheneve... Read allAs a common birthday approaches, five very different people are faced with very similar problems. Jim, a gay, overweight telemarketer (for a weight loss program) faces his self esteem issues. Ron, is a minister who preaches about conversion but practices watching gay porn whenever he can. Javed living in the US with a gay porn actor faces deportation as a Pakistani an... Read all

  • Director
    • Yen Tan
  • Writer
    • Yen Tan
  • Stars
    • Benjamin Patrick
    • Michelle E. Michael
    • John K. Frazier
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    122
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yen Tan
    • Writer
      • Yen Tan
    • Stars
      • Benjamin Patrick
      • Michelle E. Michael
      • John K. Frazier
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Benjamin Patrick
    • Jim
    Michelle E. Michael
    Michelle E. Michael
    • Kelly
    John K. Frazier
    John K. Frazier
    • Ron
    • (as John Frazier)
    Devashish Saxena
    Devashish Saxena
    • Javed
    Ethel Lung
    Ethel Lung
    • Tracy
    Denton Blane Everett
    Denton Blane Everett
    • Greg
    Xiao Fei Zhao
    • Mom
    Lynn Chambers
    Lynn Chambers
    • Julie
    Derik Webb
    Derik Webb
    • Troy
    Chip Gilliam
    • Brian
    Natalie Thrash
    • Tricia
    Debbie Rey
    • Sophia
    Kandie Delley
    • Voice of Infomercial Spokesperson
    Truett Griffin
    • OA Attendee #2
    Ryan Harper
    • Ricky
    James M. Johnston
    James M. Johnston
    • Porn director
    • (voice)
    David Lowery
    David Lowery
    • Videographer
    Roger Sampson
    Roger Sampson
    • OA Attendee #4
    • Director
      • Yen Tan
    • Writer
      • Yen Tan
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    5stukearney

    Simple, but worth watching

    Be forewarned: This movie is very low budget. The actors are probably not even payed. This film has lots of clichés and some usual typical archetypal heroes and villains, but the feelings of attachment to the characters is real. The characters go though some crap, but they stop short of self pity. I found myself cheering for them, and sharing their sadness too. Worth a watch, but don't have huge expectations. I am a big time Magnolia fan and I loved Short Cuts too, so the idea of several strangers sharing a birthday made me rent this. I don't regret it, but don't put it in the same category with the works of Robert Altman or(especially)PT Anderson.
    10gogobear

    everyone should speak about...

    I've seen the movie on a premiere night and the taste that I had after watching it was that I really saw the life, in 3 days, of 5 different people. The movie never really managed to be shown in Greece, not to mention Great Halls. But all the other commercial crap that I have seen 2 years after this film, make me believe that the movie factory is a game of advertising and here we have an unjustified looser. This movie never really had the super hero inside or the super actor or the super body or breasts inside. It was real life. Some might say that the acting was that of a soap opera. Major Mistake. What are we supposed to consider as acting? Good make-up tears and heart throbbing script? The film really deserved 10 out of 10 and the actors made me really believe that they felt their characters.

    Nikolas

    P.S. Hope to see it in DVD form, soon.
    7mail-91765

    A touching exploration of pain

    There is real anguish on display here, in a wonderful early work from a distinguished film maker.

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Eftyhismena genethlia
    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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