The Happening
Four young swingers out for kicks... and suddenly they've got terror by the tail!
1967 | 101m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Elliot Silverstein |
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| Writer: | Frank Pierson, Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan |
| Staring: |
| A group of young drifters kidnap wealthy businessman Roc Delmonico just for kicks. They keep him captive, demanding a ransom for his safe release. However there is no one - wife, Mafia associates or mother - willing to part with the $200,000 ransom. Demonico is dismayed that no one appears unduly concerned about his fate and joins forces with the kidnappers to plot his revenge, blackmailing his once nearest and dearest into parting with $3,000,000 in hush money. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 1967 |
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| Director: | Elliot Silverstein |
| Writer: | Frank Pierson, Ronald Austin, James D. Buchanan |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | kidnapping, mafia boss, hippy |
| Production Companies | Horizon Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anthony Quinn | Roc Delmonico |
| Michael Parks | Sureshot |
| George Maharis | Taurus |
| Robert Walker Jr. | Herby |
| Martha Hyer | Monica Delmonico |
| Faye Dunaway | Sandy |
| Milton Berle | Fred |
| Oskar Homolka | Sam |
| Jack Kruschen | Inspector |
| James Randolph Kuhl | Arnold Delmonico |
| Clifton James | O'Reilly |
| Luke Askew | Second Motorcycle Officer |
| Eugene Roche | First Motorcycle Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Elliot Silverstein | Director |
| Frank Pierson | Screenplay |
| Frank De Vol | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Altman | Second Unit Director |
| Ronald Austin | Story, Screenplay |
| Philip W. Anderson | Editor |
| Richard Day | Production Design |
| Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Don K. Ivey | Set Decoration |
| Gene Coffin | Costume Design |
| Irene Aparicio | Hairstylist |
| George Fields | Makeup Artist |
| Sherry Wilson | Hairstylist |
| Marlana May | Makeup Artist |
| Russell Saunders | Production Manager |
| Jack Johnson | Props |
| Tim Zinnemann | Assistant Director |
| Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Jack Haynes | Sound |
| Howard Warren | Sound |
| Willis Cook | Special Effects |
| James Latham | Grip |
| Al Reiners | Gaffer |
| Howard Winner | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Jason S. Silverstein | Wardrobe Master |
| Oscar Denenberg | Assistant Editor |
| Jerry Porter | Location Manager |
| Art Dunham | Music Editor |
| Charlsie Bryant | Script Supervisor |
| James D. Buchanan | Story, Screenplay |
| Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Spiegel | Producer |
| Robert Manchel | Associate Producer |
| David Wolfson | Associate Producer |
| Howard B. Jaffe | Associate Producer |
| Jud Kinberg | Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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