The Happening (2008)

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R | 1 hr 31 mins | Action, Drama, Thriller, Political | Released: 6/13/2008 |Box Office Total: $64.5M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/13/2008

Studio	Credit
20th Century Fox	Studio
Director	Credit
M. Night Shyamalan	Director
Cast	Credit
Mark Wahlberg	Elliot Moore
Zooey Deschanel	Alma Moore
John Leguizamo	Julian
Spencer Breslin	Josh
Ashlyn Sanchez	Jess
Betty Buckley	Mrs. Jones
Victoria Clark	Nursery Owner’s Wife
Frank Collison	Nursery Owner
Robert Bailey Jr	Jared
Jeremy Strong	Private Auster
Alan Ruck	Principal
M. Night Shyamalan	Joey
Alison Folland	Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin
Kristen Connolly	Woman Reading on Bench
Cornell Womack	Construction Foreman
Curtis McClarin	Construction Crew Member
Robert Lenzi	Jake
Derege Harding	Train Conductor
Kerry O'Malley	Woman on Cell Phone
Shayna Levine	Teenage Girl in Jeep
Stephane Debac	French Bicyclist
Cyrille Thouvenin	French Bicyclist’s Friend
Babita Hariani	Medical Correspondent
Alicia Taylor	U.S. Reporter
Edward James Hyland	Professor Kendall Wallace
Armand Schultz	Talk Show Host
Stephen Singer	Dr. Ross
Sophia Burke	Student Named Laura
Alex van Kooy	Boy in Class
Charlie Saxton	Student Named Dylan
Kathy Hart	Vice Principal
Lisa Gunn	Teacher in Auditorium
Rick Foster	Railway Police Officer
Marc H. Glick	P.A. System Conductor
Don Castro	Philadelphia Police Officer
Bill Chemerka	Taxi Driver (Sal)
Jann Ellis	Older Woman with Dog
Whitney Sugarman	Passenger
Mary Ellen Driscoll	Woman Passenger
Greg Wood	Passenger at Counter
Peter Appel	Diner Owner
Eoin O'Shea	Passenger #1
Michael Quinlan	Passenger #2
Lyman Chen	Passenger #3
Brian Christopher O'Halloran	Jeep Driver
Megan Mazaika	Jeep Passenger #1
Richard Chew	Jeep Passenger #2
Keith Bullard	Man in Crowd at Crossroads
Joel De La Fuente	Realtor
Ashley Brimfield	Woman in Group
Mara Hobel	Woman With Hands Over Ears
James Breen (Jimbo)	Farmhouse Voice
Carmen Bitonti	Mangled Construction Worker
Brian Anthony Wilson	Arguing Man in Crowd
Greg S Aldridge	Zoo Employee
Ukee Washington	Local News Anchor
John Ottavino	Network News Anchor
Sid Doherty	Radio News Anchor
Wes Heywood	Radio Voice
Nancy Sokerka	Radio Caller Fay
Julia Yorks	Young Woman Voice on Phone
Bill Shusta	Radio Newsman
Kirk Penberthy	Radio Announcer
Alex Craft	Truck Passenger Boy
Allie Habberstad	Truck Passenger Girl
Production Credits	Credit
M. Night Shyamalan	Producer
Roger Birnbaum	Executive Producer
John Rusk	Associate Producer
Jose L Rodriguez	Co-Producer
Samuel L Mercer	Producer
Gary Barber	Executive Producer
Deven Khote	Co-Producer
Ronnie Screwvala	Executive Producer
Barry Mendel	Producer
Zarina Screwvala	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Blinding Edge Pictures	Production Company
Barry Mendel Productions	Production Company
Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, LLC	Production Company
UMP Plc	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UTV Motion Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
20th Century Fox	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Ozen Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gemini Films International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
FS Film Oy	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Odeon S.A. (Greece)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Nu-Metro	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tatra Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tuck	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CLMC Multimedia SA	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
Writer	Credit
M. Night Shyamalan	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Sean Carville	Second Assistant Accountant
Mark Mayer	Production Accountant
Dee Schuka	Post-Production Accountant
Edward Poveda	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Shaun McGovern	Assistant Accountant
Bethany Koshinski	Second Assistant Accountant
Trevanna Post	Post-Production Accountant
Marisa Murphy	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Nancy Terriberry	Assistant Accountant (Los Angeles)
Justin Carville	Assistant Accountant (Los Angeles)
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Bettina Browne	Animal Trainer - Lion Trainer (Los Angeles)
Sled Reynolds	Animal Wrangler - Animal Coordinaor (Los Angeles)
Carrie Park	Animal Wrangler - Animal Assistant Coordinator (Los Angeles)
Wendy DeCoito	Animal Trainer - Lion Trainer (Los Angeles)
Christopher Pollard	Animal Trainer - Lion Trainer (Los Angeles)
Brian McMillan	Animal Wrangler - Lion/Ranch Owner (Los Angeles)
Jet Shaw	Animal Trainer - Lion Trainer (Los Angeles)
Michelle Siu	Animal Trainer - Lion Trainer (Los Angeles)
Eric Weld	Animal Trainer - Lion Trainer (Los Angeles)
Steve McAuliff	Animal Trainer - Trainer (New York)
Nick McAuliff	Animal Trainer - Trainer (New York)
Art Department	Credit
Kelly S Golden	Sculptor
Joseph Siwinski	Leadman
Christine Wick	Assistant Set Decorator
Jorge Luis Gonzales	Gang Boss - Scenic Gang Boss
Luca Antone Crepelle	Swing Gang (Paris)
Anthony Dunne	Art Director
Daniel J Gillooly	Greensman - Greens Coordinator
Jay Hart	Set Decorator
Jeannine Oppewall	Production Designer
Roland Brooks	Scenic Artist - Scenic Charge
Thomas Ovenshire	Art Department - Mold Maker
Caroline Platiau	Dresser - Set Dresser (Paris)
Dean F Janik	Sign Writer
Claire L Kirk	Art Department Coordinator
Morgan Miller	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Brick Mason	Storyboard Artist
Barbra Matis	Assistant Art Director
Kevin Mangan	Greensman - Greens Foreman
Wayne Shepherd	Leadman (Los Angeles)
Robert Guerra	Assistant Art Director
John Demeo	Art Director (Los Angeles)
Ernesto Cornejo	Art Department - Mold Maker
Christine Sysko	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Foreman
Randy Parisian	Scenic Artist - Scenic Foreman
Mikhail Romanov	Gang Boss - Scenic Gang Boss
Brett Acker	Set Dresser
Daniel Gilroy	Greensman
Michael Shellito	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Foreman
Michael Galvin	Set Dresser
James P Gilroy	Gang Boss - Greens Gangboss
Anne Seibel	Art Director (Paris)
Miguel Lopez-Castillo	Assistant Art Director
Lori Marks	Scenic Artist - Scenic Stand by
William F Hennessy Jr	Set Dresser
Greta Alexander	Scenic Artist
Vincent Morsillo	Greensman
Jeff Tanner	Gang Boss - Swing Gang Boss
Jim Williams	Set Decorator - Set Decoration Buyer
Lewis Bowen	Scenic Artist
Damien Harrer	Greensman
Todd Siwinsky	Set Dresser
Kenneth H Finn	Set Dresser
Jennifer Cole Glick	Scenic Artist
Chris O'Neill	Greensman
Karyn Gerred	Scenic Artist