Money Buys Happiness (1999)
When mid-life crisis hits you in the head like a piano
109 min
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.
- Release date
- June 26, 2002
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Megan Murphy as Georgia
- Jeff Weatherford as Money
- John Holyoke as Peter
- Cynthia Whalen as Jane
- Catherine Sutherland as Carla
- Michael Chick as Vincent
- Caveh Zahedi as Steve
- Francesca Abellera as Woman in Salon
- Ian Bell as Yard Sale Man
- Mark Chamberlin as Mr. Jackson
Crew
- Gregg Lachow · Director
- Gregg Lachow · Writer
- Jaime Hook · Producer
- Gregg Lachow · Producer
- Jim Ragland · Composer
- Jaime Hook · Cinematographer
- Jaime Hook · Editor
- Gregg Lachow · Editor
- Blake Hellman · Production designer