The Happening
Brief Synopsis
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It begins with no clear warning. It seems to come out of nowhere. In a matter of minutes, episodes of strange, chilling deaths that defy reason and boggle the mind in their shocking destructiveness, erupt in major American cities. What is causing this sudden, total breakdown of human behavior? Is it
Cast & Crew
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M. Night Shyamalan
Director
Alex Van Kooy
Stephen Singer
Kirk Penberthy
Alex Craft
Derege Harding
Film Details
Also Known As
Green Effect, The, Happening
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Family
Nature
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
It begins with no clear warning. It seems to come out of nowhere. In a matter of minutes, episodes of strange, chilling deaths that defy reason and boggle the mind in their shocking destructiveness, erupt in major American cities. What is causing this sudden, total breakdown of human behavior? Is it some kind of new terrorist attack, an experiment gone wrong, a diabolical toxic weapon, an out-of-control virus? Is it being transmitted by air, by water--how? For Philadelphia high school science teacher Elliot Moore what matters most is finding a way to escape the mysterious and deadly phenomenon. Though he and his wife Alma are in the midst of a marital crisis, they hit the road, first by train, then by car, with Elliot's math teacher friend Julian and his 8 year-old daughter Jess, heading for the Pennsylvania farmlands where they hope they'll be out of reach of the grisly, ever-growing attacks. Yet it soon becomes clear that no one--and nowhere--is safe. This terrifying, invisible killer cannot be outrun. It is only when Elliot begins to discover the true nature of what is lurking out there--and just what has unleashed this force that threatens the future of humanity--that he discovers a sliver of hope that his fragile family might be able to escape what is happening.
Director
M. Night Shyamalan
Director
Cast
Alex Van Kooy
Stephen Singer
Kirk Penberthy
Alex Craft
Derege Harding
Mark Wahlberg
Sophia Burke
M. Night Shyamalan
Joseph Siwinski
Lead Man
Charlie Saxton
Lyman Chen
Cyrille Thouvenin
Keith Bullard
Ukee Washington
Betty Buckley
Mara Hobel
Bill Chemerka
Lisa Gunn
Mary Ellen Driscoll
Allie Habberstad
Bill Shusta
John Ottavino
James Breen
Alan Ruck
Nancy Sokerka
Michael Quinlan
Armand Schultz
Whitney Sugarman
Alicia Taylor
Zooey Deschanel
Spencer Breslin
Julia Yorks
Robert Bailey
Rick Foster
Kathy Hart
Stéphane Debac
Marc H. Glick
Wes Heywood
Edward James Hyland
Brian Anthony Wilson
Greg S Aldridge
Robert Lenzi
Wayne Shepherd
Lead Man
Megan Mazaika
Greg Wood
Ashlyn Sanchez
Victoria Clark
Jann Ellis
Cornell Womack
Frank Collison
Ashley Brimfield
Brian Christopher O'halloran
Peter Appel
Joel De La Fuente
Babita Hariani
John Leguizamo
Carmen Bitonti
Alison Folland
Don Castro
Curtis Mcclarin
Richard Chew
Eoin O'shea
Kerry O'malley
Shayna Levine
Sid Doherty
Jeremy Strong
Kristen Connolly
Crew
Brett Acker
On-Set Dresser
Keith Adams
Location Manager
Nicole Agostino
Set Production Assistant
Douglas Aibel
Casting
Jerome Albertini
Location Manager
Greta Alexander
Scenic Artist
Nancy Allen
Music Editor
Ozzy Alvarez
Makeup Artist
Segolene Amice
Production Coordinator
Pete Anthony
Original Music
Pete Anthony
Music Conductor
Alex Apple
Assistant Location Manager
Jeff Atmajian
Original Music
J Lourdes Aviles
Scenic Artist
Chris P Bacon
Score Recording
Bruce J Baldassarre
Driver
Anna Baltimore
Medic
Emilie Barbault
Script Supervisor
Gary Barber
Executive Producer
Michael Barnes
Craft Service
Tricia Barnes-navone
Craft Service
Christian Beckman
Special Makeup Effects
Philippe Béhar
Property Master
Maya Beiser
Soloist
Richard Bell
Greensman
Angela Bellisio
Assistant Camera
Ron Bennett
Driver
Simon Berard
Gaffer
Roger Ames Berger
Digital Effects Artist
Mary Berkelbach
Medic
Adam N Bernard
Set Production Assistant
John Bernard
Line Producer
Surly Bernard
Stunts
Roger Birnbaum
Executive Producer
David Blitstein
Special Effects Foreman
Daniel Boccoli
Assistant Editor
George Bosak
Driver
Lewis Bowen
Scenic Artist
Chris Bower
Greensman
Jake Brake
Stunts
Dave Brandon
Rigging Electrician
Krzystof J Bratun
Scenic Artist
Sheridan Braxton
Grip
Jonathan Breen
Rigging Grip
Cathy Brighenti
Assistant
Rolland M. Brooks
Scenic Artist
Bettina Browne
Animal Trainer
Conrad Buff
Editor
Michelle Burnworth
Construction
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Kim Buttlar
Coordinator
Cynthia Bystrak
Grip
Ryan Callahan
Grip
Antonio Capetillo
Driver
Patrick Capone
Camera
Patrick Capone
Director Of Photography
Karen Carbone
Stunts
Cecilia Cardwell
Tutor
Jay Carrado
Stunts
Justin Carville
Accounting Assistant
Sean Carville
Accounting Assistant
Gilles Castera
Production Manager
Mark Catania
Dolly Grip
Mathieu Cavillon
Special Effects Technician
Christopher Cenatiempo
Stunts
Alex Chansky
Stunts
Rick Chefalas
Assistant Sound Editor
Andrt Chemetoff
Camera Assistant
Ali Cherkaoui
Assistant Director
William Cheto
Electrician
Keith Christiansen
Puppeteer
Keith Christiansen
Makeup Artist
Luke Franco Ciarrocchi
Production Assistant
Luis Cintron
Driver
Marisa Clayton
Project Manager
D Keith Cleary
Construction
Bonnie Clevering
Hair
Jennifer Cobb
Stunts
Edward Coe
Driver
Patricia Colin
Costume Supervisor
Andrew Conner
Electrician
Michelle Connolly
Scenic Artist
Tracy Connors
Set Production Assistant
Ernesto Cornejo
Art Department
Jason Cortazzo
Grip
Geovanny Corvera
Stunts
Brycen Counts
Stunts
James M. Cox
Gaffer
Chris Coyne
Location Manager
Ryan D. Craig
Assistant Director
Steve Cremin
Stunts
Steve Cremin
Special Effects Coordinator
Luca Antone Crepelle
Swing Gang
Olivier Crespin
Props
Lorraine Crossman
Costumer
Pamela Cruise
Medic
Mick Cummings
On-Set Dresser
Alan B. Curtiss
Assistant Director
Michele Cusick
Set Production Assistant
Amy Cutler
Set Production Assistant
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
Wendy Dallas
Script Supervisor
Dennis Daly
Scenic Artist
Hyppolyte Dard
Assistant
Michael Davidson
Construction
Glenn R Davis
Generator Operator
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Christopher Deangelis
Assistant Director
Brad Dechter
Original Music
Wendy Decoito
Animal Trainer
Anthony Defrancesco
Set Production Assistant
Dave Degaetano
Construction Coordinator
John Demeo
Art Director
Denise Depalma
Medic
Kevin Derr
Stunts
Thomas F Devine
Swing
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Victoria L Dilks
Medic
Deborah Maxwell Dion
Casting Associate
Diane Dixon
Hair Stylist
Aurélie Dolbeau
Wardrobe Assistant
John Donahue
Key Rigging Grip
Tim Downs
Location Scout
Denis Le Doyen
Special Effects Technician
Blake Drummond
Production Secretary
Jean-francois Dubut
Grip
Charles E Duer
Grip
Ivan Dumas
Boom Operator
Jayson Dumenigo
Stunts
Julia Dumenigo
Stunts
Anthony Dunne
Art Director
Neal Dusedau
Assistant
Steven C Eakins
Generator Operator
David Ebner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Katie Eischen
Stunts
Erin Engman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Carl W Erb
Driver
Mark Eshelman
Music Scoring Mixer
Hugues Espinasse
Assistant Camera
Courtney Esposito
Assistant
Monica Estrada
Set Production Assistant
Christian F Eubank
Special Effects
Gary Fabiano
Driver
John Fallon
Driver
Charles J Ferguson
Driver
Robert Fernandez
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marc Ferrari
Song
Tessa Ferreyros
Rights & Clearances
Cedric Fidone
Construction Coordinator
William P Fiedler
Generator Operator
Manuel Figueroa
Office Production Assistant
Kenneth H Finn
On-Set Dresser
Robert Fiore
Electrician
Florence Fischel
Location Assistant
Nathalie Ford
Assistant
Lauren A Forry
Assistant
Gary R Fox
Driver
Michael Frechette
Special Effects
Tak Fujimoto
Director Of Photography
Jodi Pynn Gabree
Stunts
John Gallagher
Construction
Kevin Gallagher
Rigging Grip
Tim Gallin
Stunts
Michael Galvin
On-Set Dresser
Edward R Geller
Grip
Lynn Geller
Tutor
Mickael Georgeault
Electrician
Shane Geraghty
Stunts
Karyn Gerred
Scenic Artist
Bruno Gibier
Electrician
Daniel J Gillooly
Greensman
Daniel Gilroy
Greensman
James P Gilroy
Gang Boss
Frank Gizzi
Driver
Jennifer Cole Glick
Scenic Artist
Kevin Globerman
Music
Kelly S Golden
Sculptor
Geraldine Gomez
Assistant
Jorge Luis Gonzales
Gang Boss
Fabien Gourmelen
Office Production Assistant
Mark Graham
Music
Richard Grant
Music Engineer
Frank Grasso
Grip
Michael E Gray
Driver
Don Greenleaf
Driver
Adrienne Greshock
Set Costumer
Michael Gribnau
Transportation Captain
John Griffith
Driver
Thomas Groody
On-Set Dresser
Thibaut Guenois
Grip
Robert Guerra
Assistant Art Director
Joseph Guglielmucci
Driver
Miguel Gutierrez
Assistant Location Manager
Vanessa Gutin
Production Secretary
Deborah Habberstad
Stunts
Jeff Habberstad
Stunt Coordinator
Jonathan Hagen
Production Assistant
Staci Hagenbaugh
Assistant Location Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Green Effect, The, Happening
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Family
Nature
Political
Thriller
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video October 7, 2008
Released in United States Summer June 13, 2008
Released in United States Summer June 13, 2008
Released in United States on Video October 7, 2008
