"Welcome to the Dollhouse"

:) Just your comments about the jungle drums made me laugh my ass off..

What about when the perfect sister would always be shot ballerina dancing-

One of the most accurate depictions of early adolescence I've seen in my life. Middle school is universally considered the worst years of your life. The cute guy who played the bully was also in Empire Records, Pecker and Black Hawk Down.

"Dawn, can we ask you a question?"

"Are you a lesbo?"

"LESBO! LESBO! LESBO!"

So hilarious and tragic at the same time. Dawn is certainly pitiable but she’s not entirely likable either.

I think all of modern day America can be found in 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' and 'Happiness.'

You think you’re hot shit, but you’re just cold diarrhea!

This was one of the movies my friends and I saw in a little artsy theatre in freshman year of high school and still quote it to this day. We loved how weird it was.

Has anyone seen the sequel?

Yo Weiner, you better get ready, 'cause at three o' clock today, I'm gonna RAPE you!

High school's better than junior high. They'll call you names, but not as much to your face.

"Special people" equals "retarded." Your club is for retards.

Love this movie. So twisted. Happiness on the hand was just downright disturbing.

Maybe if all kids could see what real bullying looks like they could handle whatever they have to endure. Getting bullied, learning to hold you own and yes even getting physical to defend yourself are useful in a kids growth to adulthood. Childhood is tough at times. It needs to be. Otherwise we will be a world of cry babies running to teacher or mama when the going gets tough. Learn to stand up for yourself at least a little.

Yeah, the kid who played the bully was certainly a cutie.

“I’m going to WAPE you.”

It’s a great movie. Gets better every time you watch it.

He was memorable in Empire Records too, R12. This was one of my favorite movies as a teen.

LOVE WTTD, but Happiness was darker, yet still funny.

One of my favorite movies ever!

Haven't seen this one since its original release, but it's one from the glory days of independent movies. I am a Philly guy and in the 90s I would travel 45 minutes to the Ritz theater in Voorhees New Jersey which was the creme de le creme of arthouse movie theaters during the 90s. Saw so many memorable indies there: Sling Blade, Boogie Nights, The Apostle, Blair Witch Project, Boys Don't Cry, Election, Crying Game, Good Will Hunting, Happiness, Jackie Brown. Great memories (and fantastic popcorn - with real butter - yes, I type fat)

I absolutely love this film. I use recommending WTTD and Happiness it as a determining factor when I'm not sure if I wants to be friends with somebody.

Todd Solondz: I loved WTTD and Happiness. Barely remember Palindromes. What has his other work been like?

I just realized that this film could work really well as a stage play

Whenever we have one piece of cake left, we call it ‘Dawn’s piece’, and we split it just like Missy and Mark did.

R19 my dad used to do that with potential girlfriends. He’d show them Happiness and Freeway and see how they reacted. If they liked the movies, they were keepers. I think only one woman liked both, and she’s a bit of a nut. But I like her.

“Dooowan, tell yoah sistah you love huh!”

Saw this the day I broke up with my boyfriend. Bittersweet memories.