Poster for the movie "The Happening"

The Happening (2008)

R 91 min - Thriller, Science Fiction - 11 June 2008
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When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife (Zooey Deschanel) flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister? John Leguizamo and Betty Buckley co-star in this thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan.

Director:  M. Night Shyamalan
Stars:  Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Spencer Breslin, Betty Buckley, Ashlyn Sanchez, Robert Bailey Jr., Frank Collison, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Victoria Clark, M. Night Shyamalan, Alison Folland, Kristen Connolly, Cornell Womack, Roberto Lombardi, Brian Anthony Wilson, Kerry O'Malley, Mara Hobel, Curtis McClarin, Robert Lenzi, Derege Harding, Shayna Levine, Stéphane Debac, Cyrille Thouvenin, Edward James Hyland, Armand Schultz, Stephen Singer, Charlie Saxton, Rick Foster, Don Castro, Bill Chemerka, Jann Ellis, Greg Wood, Peter Appel, Brian O'Halloran, Megan Grace, Rich Chew, Joel de la Fuente, Ukee Washington, Traci Law, William James Kelly, Art Lyle, John Ottavino, Steven Quale

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Storyline

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife (Zooey Deschanel) flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister? John Leguizamo and Betty Buckley co-star in this thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan.

Collections: M. Night Shyamalan
Tagline: We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening.
Genres: Thriller, Science Fiction

Details

Official Website:  http://www.thehappeningmovie.com
Country:   United States of America,   India,   France
Language:  English, French
Release Date:  11 June 2008

Box Office

Budget:  $60,000,000
Revenue:  $163,403,799

Company Credits

Production Companies:  UTV Motion Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, Dune Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 31 min