Question: Happy goes broke after Virginia dies because she, unknown to him, handled all of the family's finances. Wouldn't they have had one or more attorneys who would be aware of this situation and would have then stepped in to address the void in their accounting responsibilities?
TedStixon
29th Jul 2025
Answer: Absolutely nothing in the film indicates it was "unknown to him." The voiceover simply says she "handled the finances" and he wasn't good at it without her around. But to answer your question, yes, more than likely an attorney would help in real life. But you also have to account that this isn't a realistic movie. It's a cartoonish comedy. Plus, Happy is very impulsive in both films. So he ends up penniless after a series of bad financial decisions... plus getting sued. (Although to be fair, it's also not unheard of in real life. Plenty of people with tons of money end up poor after bad financial decisions.)
TedStixon