Happiness Runs

May 14, 2010

1h 28m

★ 4.5

Generation Lost

Overview

The neglected child of parents living on a commune, Victor is helpless to resist the atmosphere of sex and drugs that permeates his world, but he's smart enough to know that if he is going to survive, he has to get out.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Strand Releasing

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Cast

Rachel's Mom

Joni Barth

Jenny

Kirsten Berman

Victor's Father

Mark Boone Junior

Little Mackie

Joseph Castanon

Pete

Richard Edson

Victor's Mother

Andie MacDowell

Chad

Jesse Plemons

Becky

Hanna Hall

Nancy

AnnaLisa Erickson

Jake

Shiloh Fernandez

Insley

Rutger Hauer

Chad's Mom

Ann Magnuson

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