Happy Together (1989)

"Happy Together" is a romantic comedy-drama about a straitlaced grad student thrown together with a free-spirited new roommate. Their clashing habits fuel both the laughs and the warmth at the story's core. Helen Slater plays the woman who upends his carefully ordered life, bringing charm and unpredictability to the role. Her performance gives the film its emotional pull. The archive holds 2 scenes from the movie worth revisiting. One catches Slater topless, a moment of frank intimacy that grounds the romance in something real.