United States / Jun 10, 2008 / New York City, New York
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Frank Collison | Nursery Owner |
| Jeremy Strong | Private Auster |
| Alan Ruck | Principal |
| Victoria Clark | Nursery Owner's Wife |
| M. Night Shyamalan | Joey (voice) |
| 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 |
| Roberto Lombardi | Father in Elliot's Group |
| Kerry O'Malley | Woman on Cell Phone |
| Shayna Levine | Teenage Girl in Jeep |
| Stéphane Debac | French Bicyclist |
| Cyrille Thouvenin | French Bicyclist's Friend |
| Babita Hariani | Medical Correspondent |
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| 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 Furst | 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 O'Halloran | Jeep Driver |
| Megan Grace | Jeep Passenger #1 |
| Rich 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 | Farmhouse Voice (voice) |
| Carmen Bitonti | Mangled Construction Worker |
| Brian Anthony Wilson | Arguing Man in Crowd |
| Greg SmithAldridge | Zoo Employee |
| Ukee Washington | Local News Anchor |
| John Ottavino | Network News Anchor |
| Sid Doherty | Radio News Announcer |
| Wes Heywood | Radio Voice (voice) |
| Nancy Sokerka | Radio Caller Fay (voice) |
| Julia Yorks | Young Woman Voice on Phone (voice) |
| Bill Shusta | Radio Newsman (voice) |
| Kirk Penberthy | Radio Announcer (voice) |
| Alex Craft | Truck Passenger Boy |
| Allie Habberstad | Truck Passenger Girl |
| Alex Harz | Pico - Helen's Pianist (uncredited) |
| Adam Schoon | Mr. Jones (uncredited) |
| Lee Squire | Student (uncredited) |
| Robert Bizik | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Alicia Warrington | U.S. Reporter |
Genres
ThrillerScience Fiction
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Happening |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français |
| Production countries | United States of America, India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox, UTV Motion Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, Dune Entertainment III |
| Official site | thehappeningmovie.com |
| Release date | 11 giugno 2008 |
| Executive producer | Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Ronnie Screwvala, Zarina Screwvala |
| Production | M. Night Shyamalan, Barry Mendel, Sam Mercer, Deven Khote, Jose L. Rodriguez, John Rusk, John Bernard, Les G. Jones |
| Writer | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Casting | Douglas Aibel, Stephanie Holbrook |
| Editing | Conrad Buff IV, Sharon Smith Holley, Luke Ciarrocchi, Joe Violante, Marisa Clayton |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto, Zade Rosenthal, Jonathan Hagen, Billy Miller, Markus Mentzer, Angela Bellisio |
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Release dates
Premiere
Japan / Jul 17, 2008
Limited release
Japan / Jul 25, 2008
Theatrical release
Belgium / Jun 11, 2008 / 18
France / Jun 11, 2008 / 12
Indonesia / Jun 11, 2008
Australia / Jun 12, 2008 / MA 15+
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Czechia / Jun 12, 2008 / 15+
Germany / Jun 12, 2008 / 16
Hong Kong / Jun 12, 2008
Italy / Jun 12, 2008 / VM14
Netherlands / Jun 12, 2008 / 16
Portugal / Jun 12, 2008 / M/12
South Korea / Jun 12, 2008 / 18
Spain / Jun 12, 2008 / 12
Thailand / Jun 12, 2008
Brazil / Jun 13, 2008 / 16
Denmark / Jun 13, 2008 / 15
Estonia / Jun 13, 2008
Lithuania / Jun 13, 2008 / N-13
United Kingdom / Jun 13, 2008 / 15
United States / Jun 13, 2008 / R
Venezuela / Jun 13, 2008
Argentina / Jun 19, 2008
Greece / Jul 12, 2008
Philippines / Jul 12, 2008 / R-13
Vietnam / Aug 08, 2008
Canada / Jun 13, 2009
Digital
Switzerland / Jun 11, 2008 / 16
Ireland / Jun 13, 2008 / 16
Poland / Jun 13, 2008 / 18
Hungary / Jun 19, 2008 / 18
TV
France / Nov 05, 2025 / 12 / RTL9
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