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“HAPPY TIMES” for fans of gory horror/comedy, on VOD and disc; trailer & poster

Friday, January 8, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

A fancy dinner party descends into madness in this Israeli-American co-production.

Artsploitation Films will release HAPPY TIMES on streaming platforms, Blu-ray and DVD February 9. Filmed in a mix of English and Hebrew, the movie was directed by Michael Mayer and scripted by Mayer and Guy Alal. It stars Michael Aloni, Shani Atias, Iris Bahr, Stéfi Celma, Guy Adler and Liraz Chamami; the synopsis: “An Israeli-American couple invite friends and family over to their Hollywood mansion for a Shabbat dinner party. But a deadly mix of alcohol, inflated egos, inappropriate lust and raging jealousy turns the sedate affair into a cauldron of murderous mayhem.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).