Money Buys Happiness

– A man and a woman, unpleasant bickering nitwits both, push a big stupid metaphor (in the shape of a ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Money Buys Happiness (1999)

A man and a woman, unpleasant bickering nitwits both, push a big stupid metaphor (in the shape of a piano) across Seattle.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

01 Oct 1999

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Gregg Lachow

Writer:

Gregg Lachow

Main Actors:

Megan Murphy, Jeff Weatherford, John Holyoke, Cynthia Whalen

Plot:

A married Seattle couple struggle in their relationship as they approach the millennium, each looking for new directions in their life. He dreams of shedding all material worth and going on a spiritual awakening. She wants a new relationship with an old lover who wrote her a love note years ago. When a male friend commits suicide, he leaves all of his belongings to his friends. The two choose a piano from his possessions, which comes to represent the couple's relationship as he pushes the piano 50 blocks across the city to their home. In all, the film examines a destructive relationship that struggles with even the simplest decisions.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

WigglyWorld Studios

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
40%
Metacritic:
41%