The Happening (1967) - Movie

The Happening (1967)
A group of bored hippies decide to play "war" with the neighborhood kids. When they chase one kid into his home, the boy's father (Anthony Quinn) takes their toy guns for real weapons and assumes he's being abducted. The group's leader, Taurus (George Maharis), runs with the idea, and decides to hold the old man for a $200,000 ransom. But when no one agrees to pay up, the old man...

Release Date: 1967

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 41 min

Plot Summary

A group of bored hippies decide to play "war" with the neighborhood kids. When they chase one kid into his home, the boy's father (Anthony Quinn) takes their toy guns for real weapons and assumes he's being abducted. The group's leader, Taurus (George Maharis), runs with the idea, and decides to hold the old man for a $200,000 ransom. But when no one agrees to pay up, the old man decides to work with his abductors to get back at his friends and family who refused to help him.

Cast: Anthony Quinn, George Maharis, Faye Dunaway, Michael Parks, Robert Walker, Martha Hyer, Milton Berle, Oscar Homolka

Director: Elliot Silverstein

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Columbia

Keywords: Amusing, Pursuit, Lighthearted, Revenge, Madcap, 1960s

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