The Happening

Mystery

Mark Wahlberg	Elliot Moore
Zooey Deschanel	Alma Moore
John Leguizamo	Julian
Ashlyn Sanchez	Jess
Betty Buckley	Mrs. Jones
Spencer Breslin	Josh
Robert Bailey Jr.	Jared
Frank Collison	Nursery Owner
Jeremy Strong	Private Auster
Alan Ruck	Principal

Director	M. Night Shyamalan
Producer	Barry Mendel; Sam Mercer; M. Night Shyamalan
Writer	M. Night Shyamalan

In Philadelphia, a science teacher named Elliot (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel) learn that strange events are occurring in New York. People are killing themselves or allowing themselves to die without trying to stop it. It is reported that a neurotoxin is the culprit and that it might have originated in algae or other plant life. Elliot, Alma, and their friend Julian (John Leguizamo) and his daughter Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez) flee their home and end up hiding in an abandoned house. Elliot, Alma, and Jess are finally able to go home when the phenomenon seems to be over—at least in the U. S.