The Happening / M. Night Shyamalan / 2008

The Happening is a 2008 science fiction thriller film written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, and Betty Buckley and revolves around an inexplicable natural disaster causing mass suicides. The film premiered in New York City on June 10, 2008, and was theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on June 13. It received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $163 million worldwide Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Betty Buckley, Ashlyn Sanchez, Spencer Breslin, Robert Bailey, Jr., Frank Collison, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Victoria Clark, M. Night Shyamalan, Alison Folland, Kristen Nora Connolly, Cornell Womack, Curtis McClarin, Robert Lenzi, Durage Harding, Kerry O’Malley, Stéphane Debac, Cyrille Thouvenin, Edward James Hyland. Directed: M. Night Shyamalan. Produced: M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mercer, Barry Mendel. Written: M. Night Shyamalan. Edited: Conrad Buff. Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto. Music: Conrad Buff. Release: June 10, 2008 / New York City, June 13, 2008 / United States. Distributed: 20th Century Fox. Production: 20th Century Fox, Dune Entertainment, UTV Motion Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures. Running Time: 01:30:23.