The Happening
- Release Date
- June 11, 2008
- Director
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast
- Mark Wahlberg , Zooey Deschanel , John Leguizamo , Ashlyn Sanchez , Betty Buckley , Spencer Breslin
- Runtime
- 91
- Main Genre
- Sci-Fi
- Writers
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Tagline
- We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now... It's happening.
Summary
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.
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