Happy Anniversary (2018 Film)
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''Happy Anniversary'' is a 2018 American
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film, written and directed by
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in his directorial debut. It stars
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Ben Schwartz Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'', his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Sh ...
, Jeff Grace,
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Kristin Bauer van Straten Kristin Bauer van Straten ( Neubauer) is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series ''True Blood'', Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on ''Seinfeld'' ...
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Kate Berlant Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant (born July 16, 1987) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is known for her surrealist and absurdist style. Early life Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant was born in Los Angeles on July 16, 1987, the daug ...
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, David Walton,
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and
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. This is a story about a mini crisis that a couple has on the day of their third anniversary being together. The film was released on March 30, 2018, by
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Cast

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Noël Wells Noël Kristi Wells (born December 23, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Rachel Silva in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Master of None'' (20152017), as the voice of Kelsey Pokoly in th ...
as Mollie *
Ben Schwartz Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'', his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Sh ...
as Sam *
Rahul Kohli Rahul Kohli (born 13 November 1985) is an English actor. He is best known for his television roles as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti in '' iZombie'' (2015–2019), Owen Sharma in '' The Haunting of Bly Manor'' (2020), Sheriff Hassan in ''Midnight Mass'' ...
as Ed *
Kristin Bauer van Straten Kristin Bauer van Straten ( Neubauer) is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series ''True Blood'', Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on ''Seinfeld'' ...
as Willa *
Kate Berlant Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant (born July 16, 1987) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. She is known for her surrealist and absurdist style. Early life Kate Elizabeth Méndez Berlant was born in Los Angeles on July 16, 1987, the daug ...
as Lindsay *
Leonardo Nam Leonardo Nam (born 5 November 1979) is an American actor. Born in Argentina to South Korean immigrant parents, he emigrated to Australia as a child before moving to the United States in the 1990s to begin his career as an actor. He made his brea ...
as Hao * David Walton as Arik *
Isidora Goreshter Isidora Goreshter (born October 24, 1981) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Svetlana on the American TV series '' Shameless'' from seasons 3 to 8. Early life Goreshter was born and raised in Long Beach, California, where s ...
as Georgia *
Annie Potts Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for '' Corvette Summer'' (1978) and won a Genie Award for '' Heartaches'' (1981), before appearing in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Pretty ...
as Diane *
Joe Pantoliano Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in '' The Goonies'' (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in th ...
as Aldo * Jeff Grace as Jean Louise (Uncredited) * Sanchita Malik as Priya * Molly Schreiber as Sheera Weinberg


Production

In January 2017, it was announced
Noël Wells Noël Kristi Wells (born December 23, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and writer. She is known for her television roles as Rachel Silva in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Master of None'' (20152017), as the voice of Kelsey Pokoly in th ...
,
Ben Schwartz Benjamin Joseph Schwartz (born September 15, 1981) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'', his starring role as Clyde Oberholt on the Sh ...
,
Annie Potts Anne Hampton Potts (born October 28, 1952) is an American actress. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for '' Corvette Summer'' (1978) and won a Genie Award for '' Heartaches'' (1981), before appearing in ''Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Pretty ...
, and
Joe Pantoliano Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in '' The Goonies'' (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in th ...
joined the cast of the film, with
Jared Stern Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017), ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017), and ''DC League of Super-Pets'' (2022), the latter of which he also ...
directing from a screenplay he wrote. Marc Provissiero, Helena Heyman, M. Elizabeth Hughes were to produce the film under their Odenkirk Provissiero Entertainment and Industry Entertainment banners, respectively. In February 2017,
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joined the cast of the film. Joshua Moshier composed the film's score. Production began on January 31, 2017, in
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Release

The film was released on March 30, 2018.


Reception

On
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, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, and an average rating of .


References


External links

* {{IMDb title, 6423886 2018 films American romantic comedy films 2018 romantic comedy films 2018 directorial debut films Netflix original films Films directed by Jared Stern Films shot in Los Angeles Films with screenplays by Jared Stern 2010s English-language films 2010s American films English-language romantic comedy films