The Happening (1967)
4/10
Nothing happening here
24 December 2019
Noting in the credits Faye Dunaway was introduced. Fortunately for her, Dunaway's next film was Bonnie And Clyde.

I guess that Anthony Quinn wanted to try his hand at comedy and the best his agent could come up with is The Happening. It was a bad choice. If Quinn has a gift for comedy this was not the vehicle to demonstrate it.

4 nearly brain dead hippie types accidentally home invade Quinn's and Martha Hyer's home in Florida and accidentally kidnap Quinn and hold him for ransom. At that point Quinn finds out he's really not worth all that much to old associates like Milton Berle and Oscar Homolka. Even Hyer is put out by the whole affair.

At that point Quinn shows the amateurs how it is done.

The hippies are Dunaway, Michael Parks, George Maharis, and Robert Walker,Jr. all at varying stages of their careers. Michael Parks in The Happening at least stopped trying to imitate James Dean.

Best in here are Homolka and Berle.

Sorry laugh wise, this film just ain't happening.
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