The Happening (2008)
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma 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?
Director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Writer:
M. Night Shyamalan
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Mark Wahlberg as Elliot Moore |
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Zooey Deschanel as Alma Moore |
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John Leguizamo as Julian |
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Ashlyn Sanchez as Jess |
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Betty Buckley as Mrs. Jones |
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Spencer Breslin as Josh |
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Robert Bailey Jr. as Jared |
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Frank Collison as Nursery Owner |
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Jeremy Strong as Private Auster |
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Alan Ruck as Principal |
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Victoria Clark as Nursery Owner's Wife |
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M. Night Shyamalan as Joey (voice) |
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Alison Folland as Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin |
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Kristen Connolly as Woman Reading on Bench |
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Cornell Womack as Construction Foreman |
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Curtis McClarin as Construction Crew Member |
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Robert Lenzi as Jake |
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Derege Harding as Train Conductor |
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Roberto Lombardi as Father in Elliot's Group |
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Kerry O'Malley as Woman on Cell Phone |
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Shayna Levine as Teenage Girl in Jeep |
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Stéphane Debac as French Bicyclist |
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Cyrille Thouvenin as French Bicyclist's Friend |
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Babita Hariani as Medical Correspondent |
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Edward James Hyland as Professor Kendall Wallace |
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Armand Schultz as Talk Show Host |
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Stephen Singer as Dr. Ross |
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Sophia Burke as Student Named Laura |
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Alex Van Kooy as Boy In Class |
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Charlie Saxton as Student Named Dylan |
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Kathy Hart as Vice Principal |
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Lisa Furst as Teacher in Auditorium |
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Rick Foster as Railway Police Officer |
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Marc H. Glick as P.A. System Conductor |
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Don Castro as Philadelphia Police Officer |
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Bill Chemerka as Taxi Driver - Sal |
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Jann Ellis as Older Woman with Dog |
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Whitney Sugarman as Passenger |
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Mary Ellen Driscoll as Woman Passenger |
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Greg Wood as Passenger at Counter |
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Peter Appel as Diner Owner |
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Eoin O'Shea as Passenger #1 |
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Michael Quinlan as Passenger #2 |
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Lyman Chen as Passenger #3 |
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Brian O'Halloran as Jeep Driver |
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Megan Grace as Jeep Passenger #1 |
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Rich Chew as Jeep Passenger #2 |
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Keith Bullard as Man In Crowd At Crossroads |
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Joel de la Fuente as Realtor |
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Ashley Brimfield as Woman In Group |
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Mara Hobel as Woman with Hands Over Ears |
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James Breen as Farmhouse Voice (voice) |
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Carmen Bitonti as Mangled Construction Worker |
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Brian Anthony Wilson as Arguing Man in Crowd |
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Greg SmithAldridge as Zoo Employee |
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Ukee Washington as Local News Anchor |
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John Ottavino as Network News Anchor |
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Sid Doherty as Radio News Announcer |
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Wes Heywood as Radio Voice (voice) |
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Nancy Sokerka as Radio Caller Fay (voice) |
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Julia Yorks as Young Woman Voice on Phone (voice) |
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Bill Shusta as Radio Newsman (voice) |
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Kirk Penberthy as Radio Announcer (voice) |
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Alex Craft as Truck Passenger Boy |
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Allie Habberstad as Truck Passenger Girl |
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Alex Harz as Pico - Helen's Pianist (uncredited) |
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Adam Schoon as Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
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Lee Squire as Student (uncredited) |
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Robert Bizik as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Alicia Warrington as U.S. Reporter |
| Writing | M. Night Shyamalan | Screenplay |
| Production | John Bernard | Line Producer |
| Camera | Tak Fujimoto | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jose L. Rodriguez | Producer |
| Production | Gary Barber | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Production | Douglas Aibel | Casting |
| Production | Stephanie Holbrook | Casting |
| Directing | M. Night Shyamalan | Director |
| Production | Barry Mendel | Producer |
| Production | Deven Khote | Producer |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Conrad Buff IV | Editor |
| Production | Zarina Screwvala | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sam Mercer | Producer |
| Production | Roger Birnbaum | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ronnie Screwvala | Executive Producer |
| Production | M. Night Shyamalan | Producer |
| Production | John Rusk | Producer |
| Art | Anthony Dunne | Art Direction |
| Art | Steve Sysko | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michael McCole | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hayley Stuppel | Set Costumer |
| Art | Jolie Scherberger | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Lee Dichter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Edward Hirsh | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ric Spencer | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adrienne Greshock | Set Costumer |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Olson | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nick Scarano | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Robert Guerra | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Robert Fernandez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Barbra Matis | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Paul Urmson | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | David Ebner | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Richard Ivan Mann | Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Paveil Raymont | Key Production Assistant |
| Art | Claire Kirk | Art Department Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Heller | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Craig Lyman | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Les G. Jones | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Don Kozma | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Billy Miller | Key Grip |
| Camera | Zade Rosenthal | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Jonathan Hagen | Camera Production Assistant |
| Editing | Sharon Smith Holley | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jac Rubenstein | Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diane Dixon | Additional Hairstylist |
| Directing | Mary Cybulski | Script Supervisor |
| Art | David Schanker | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith christensen | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Parillo | Key Hair Stylist |
| Editing | Luke Ciarrocchi | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Art | James Mazzola | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ozzy Alvarez | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Camera | Markus Mentzer | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donald Mowat | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Chris Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Crew | Jodi Michelle Pynn | Stunts |
| Crew | Deborah Habberstad | Stunts |
| Crew | Tracey Ruggiero | Stunts |
| Crew | Tina Fuchs Wanner | Stunts |
| Crew | Julia Dumenigo | Stunts |
| Crew | Tina McKissick | Stunts |
| Crew | Katie Eischen | Stunts |
| Crew | Mandy Kowalski | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Rose Sias | Stunts |
| Crew | Jennifer Cobb | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Karen Carbone | Stunts |
| Crew | Mandy Kowalski | Stunts |
| Crew | Kimberly Shannon Murphy | Stunts |
| Crew | Joanna Shelmidine | Stunts |
| Crew | Jessica Harbeck | Stunts |
| Art | Glenn Hiramatsu | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Glenn Davis | Base Camp Operator |
| Crew | Jorge Luis Gonzalez | Scenic Artist |
| Sound | Julia Marie Newmann | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Cathy Brighenti | Assistant Picture Car Coordinator |
| Camera | Angela Bellisio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Angela Cutrone | Additional Production Assistant |
| Art | Paul Williams | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael A. Williams | Driver |
| Directing | William Lebeda | Second Unit Director |
| Art | William F. Hennessy Jr. | Set Dresser |
| Crew | William D. Lee | Special Effects |
| Lighting | William Cueto | Electrician |
| Crew | William McCleery | Driver |
| Directing | Claire Guillabert | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Claire Raskind | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Nathalie Ford | Assistant Vehicles Coordinator |
| Editing | Joe Violante | Dailies Technician |
| Editing | Marisa Clayton | Dailies Manager |
| Lighting | William P. Fiedler | Best Boy Electric |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kelly Golden | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Chris DeAngelis | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Jim Williams | Set Decoration Buyer |