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  • Summary: One part Woodstock and one part Lord of the Flies, this semi-autobiographical film tells the story of Victor, a neglected child of parents living on a commune. Helpless to resist the atmosphere of sex and drugs that permeates their world, Victor and his promiscuous girlfriend are also smart enough to know that if they are ever going to survive in the real world, they will have to get out. As smart and sexy as it is unnerving, Happiness Runs is a cautionary tale about freeing yourself of social constrictions. (Strand Releasing)… Expand

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 5 out of 9
  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    60
    Loosely based on writer-director Adam Sherman's similar cult upbringing and disillusionment, the film builds on a fascinating cautionary tale, but doesn't develop its characters past whatever movie-of-the-week crisis each suffers from.
  2. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    25
    As the film builds to a feverish hysteria, you have to work hard to keep from laughing.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Sheri Linden
    20
    An overwrought and undernourished drama.

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