The Happening

Release Date: June 13, 2008
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Betty Buckley, Spencer Breslin, Ashlyn Sanchez
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for violent and disturbing images)
Official Website: TheHappeningmovie.com
Review: 4/10 rating
DVD Review: 7/10 rating
DVD: DVD | Blu-ray Disc
Movie Poster: One-Sheet | Teaser
Production Stills: View here

Plot Summary: From director M. Night Shyamalan ("The Sixth Sense," "Signs") comes a lightning-paced, heart-pounding paranoid thriller about a family on the run from an inexplicable and unstoppable event that threatens not only humankind... but the most basic human instinct of them all: survival.

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 (Wahlberg) what matters most is finding a way to escape the mysterious and deadly phenomenon. Though he and his wife Alma (Deschanel) 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 (Leguizamo) and his 8 year-old daughter Jess ( Sanchez), 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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Trailer (5.2.08):
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Red Band Trailer 1 (5.16.08):
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COMMENTS (165)

Posted by:

halosplash89

February 12, 2008

i just know this movie is gonna be good..
Shyamalan is an amazing director!!
*im gonna go see it*

Posted by:

Beau

February 13, 2008

This better be good...


Sixth Sense - Excellent Movie
Unbreakable - Really Good
Signs - Heartpounding, but Really Well done
The Village - Was Ok, nothing great
Lady In the Water - Sucked...

Posted by:

eric from ohio

February 14, 2008

i have total faith in m. night shyamalan.
great story teller.

im very excited.

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Vijay

February 14, 2008

Very eager to watch his upcoming masterpiece !!

Moreover this movie is also starring with John Leguizamo ( comedy artist .. now into a suspense subject)

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Sonia

February 14, 2008

Im really looking forward to this. But Im a bit biased since Im a huge Zooey Deschanel fan. I love her to bits. Shes so damn great in every damn movie shes been in. Even though the movie has sucked Zo's been awesome.

Cant wait till June.

Posted by:

ScratStitch

February 14, 2008

I was going to see this movie, but now that I've heard some rumors about the plot, I'm having second thoughts. It sounds like it would be too scary to me.

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Deltavoyage

February 14, 2008

I've never seen an M. Night Shyamalan movie, but I saw the poster for this, and I was like "I have to see this." I downloaded the teaser and it looks really freaky.

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Contrablast

February 14, 2008

You've seen the teaser eh? That's interesting since it hasn't been made yet. And by the way, I'm tired of hearing ignorant and immature critics whining and complaining that Village and Lady sucked....just because they weren't as scary or didn't have a big twist doesn't make them bad movies. Night obviously has a knack for truly good storytelling that reaches multiple genre.

Posted by:

floatsam

February 15, 2008

the teaser has been made. it previewed before Jumper so I'm sure copies are around the net somewhere

Posted by:

soupbone

February 15, 2008

No, "The Village" and "Lady In The Water" were both just ****ty films. The stories lacked any excitement and mystery like his previous movies did. Next to "The Forgotten," "the Village" was one of 2004's worst entries.

This film looks like it might be the one that will reestablish Shyamalan's reputation.

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