

Happy Together
1989-05-04 · 102 min · ★ 5.9
Christopher is an ambitious college freshman, striving to become a writer. Through a computer fault he's assigned the same room as Alex, a real party freak and... a girl! He's annoyed and tries to get a different room as soon as possible, but when he learns to know her, he also starts to like her. She not only improves his sexual life, but also his writing skills
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- Directors
- Mel Damski
- Production companies
- Apollo Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 75,657
Top Cast
Patrick DempseyChris Wooden
Helen SlaterAlex Page
Brad PittBrian
Dan SchneiderGooseflesh
Marius WeyersDenny Dollenbacher
Barbara BabcockRuth Carpenter
Kevin HardestySlash
Tom TarpeyBus DriverTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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