The Happening

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?

5.394

90 min

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

as Elliot Moore

Zooey Deschanel

as Alma Moore

John Leguizamo

as Julian

Ashlyn Sanchez

as Jess

Betty Buckley

as Mrs. Jones

Spencer Breslin

as Josh

Robert Bailey Jr.

as Jared

Frank Collison

as Nursery Owner

Jeremy Strong

as Private Auster

Alan Ruck

as Principal

Victoria Clark

as Nursery Owner's Wife

M. Night Shyamalan

as Joey (voice)

Alison Folland

as Woman Reading on Bench with Hair Pin

Kristen Connolly

as Woman Reading on Bench

Cornell Womack

as Construction Foreman

Curtis McClarin

as Construction Crew Member

Robert Lenzi

as Jake

Derege Harding

as Train Conductor

Roberto Lombardi

as Father in Elliot's Group

Kerry O'Malley

as Woman on Cell Phone

Shayna Levine

as Teenage Girl in Jeep

Stéphane Debac

as French Bicyclist

Cyrille Thouvenin

as French Bicyclist's Friend

Babita Hariani

as Medical Correspondent

Edward James Hyland

as Professor Kendall Wallace

Armand Schultz

as Talk Show Host

Stephen Singer

as Dr. Ross

Sophia Burke

as Student Named Laura

Alex Van Kooy

as Boy In Class

Charlie Saxton

as Student Named Dylan

Kathy Hart

as Vice Principal

Lisa Furst

as Teacher in Auditorium

Rick Foster

as Railway Police Officer

Marc H. Glick

as P.A. System Conductor

Don Castro

as Philadelphia Police Officer

Bill Chemerka

as Taxi Driver - Sal

Jann Ellis

as Older Woman with Dog

Whitney Sugarman

as Passenger

Mary Ellen Driscoll

as Woman Passenger

Greg Wood

as Passenger at Counter

Peter Appel

as Diner Owner

Eoin O'Shea

as Passenger #1

Michael Quinlan

as Passenger #2

Lyman Chen

as Passenger #3

Brian O'Halloran

as Jeep Driver

Megan Grace

as Jeep Passenger #1

Rich Chew

as Jeep Passenger #2

Keith Bullard

as Man In Crowd At Crossroads

Joel de la Fuente

as Realtor

Ashley Brimfield

as Woman In Group

Mara Hobel

as Woman with Hands Over Ears

James Breen

as Farmhouse Voice (voice)

Carmen Bitonti

as Mangled Construction Worker

Brian Anthony Wilson

as Arguing Man in Crowd

Greg SmithAldridge

as Zoo Employee

Ukee Washington

as Local News Anchor

John Ottavino

as Network News Anchor

Sid Doherty

as Radio News Announcer

Wes Heywood

as Radio Voice (voice)

Nancy Sokerka

as Radio Caller Fay (voice)

Julia Yorks

as Young Woman Voice on Phone (voice)

Bill Shusta

as Radio Newsman (voice)

Kirk Penberthy

as Radio Announcer (voice)

Alex Craft

as Truck Passenger Boy

Allie Habberstad

as Truck Passenger Girl

Alex Harz

as Pico - Helen's Pianist (uncredited)

Adam Schoon

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

Lee Squire

as Student (uncredited)

Robert Bizik

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Alicia Warrington

as U.S. Reporter

Director

M. Night Shyamalan