A Happening of Monumental Proportions

A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Directed by	Judy Greer
Produced by	David Gardner; Stephanie Meurer; Andrew Miano; Chris Weitz; Paul Weitz
Written by	Gary Lundy
Starring	Allison Janney; Common;
Music by	Alec Puro
Cinematography	Alison Kelly
Edited by	Suzanne Spangler
Production; company	Albyn Media; Depth of Field
Distributed by	Great Point Media
Release date	May 5, 2017 (Bentonville Film Festival); September 21, 2018 (United States);
Country	United States
Language	English

A Happening of Monumental Proportions is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Judy Greer and starring Allison Janney and Common. Produced by Chris and Paul Weitz, the film is Greer's directorial debut.^[1]^[2] It is scheduled to be released on September 21, 2018 by Great Point Media.

Plot

Daniel, an account manager (Common) is gearing up for Career Day at his daughter's elementary school, while dealing with the fallout of getting fired by his nasty new boss (Bradley Whitford) after an intra-office romance with his assistant (Jennifer Garner). The boss's nerdy son finds himself instantly entranced with Daniel's daughter (Storm Reid), seeking advice from their school's hip shop teacher (John Cho) and depressed music teacher (Anders Holm) to win her heart. Meanwhile, the teachers' principal team comprising Allison Janney and Rob Riggle spend the day trying to hide the school's dead gardener from not only the staff, but also the students and their parents.

Cast

Allison Janney^[3] as Principal Nichols, a headteacher
Katie Holmes as Paramedic #1
Jennifer Garner^[4] as Nadine, Daniel’s assistant and Bob’s wife
Bradley Whitford as Arthur Schneedy, Daniel’s boss
John Cho^[3] as Mr. Ramirez, a teacher
Common^[5] as Daniel Crawford, Patricia’s father
Anders Holm as Christian McRow
Storm Reid as Patricia Crawford, Daniel’s daughter
Rob Riggle as Vice Principal Ned Pendlehorn
Nat Faxon as Paramedic #2
Kumail Nanjiani as HR Rep Perry
Keanu Reeves as Bob
Jessica Mikayla Adams as Jamie

References

↑ Kit, Borys (10 November 2015). "Judy Greer to Make Directorial Debut With Dramedy Starring Common". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
↑ Miskell, Kyle (10 November 2015). "Judy Greer to Make Her Directorial Debut with 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions'". Collider (website). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
1 2 Picurro, Allison (2 May 2017). "'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' Clip: Judy Greer's Directorial Debut Features Every Actor on Planet Earth — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
↑ Saval, Malina (5 May 2017). "Judy Greer Talks Directing for the First Time and How to Find a Story to Tell". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 2 January 2018.
↑ Kroll, Justin (8 April 2016). "Anders Holm Joins Judy Greer's 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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[1] Kit, Borys (10 November 2015). "Judy Greer to Make Directorial Debut With Dramedy Starring Common". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[2] Miskell, Kyle (10 November 2015). "Judy Greer to Make Her Directorial Debut with 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions'". Collider (website). Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[iw-3] 1 2 Picurro, Allison (2 May 2017). "'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' Clip: Judy Greer's Directorial Debut Features Every Actor on Planet Earth — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[4] Saval, Malina (5 May 2017). "Judy Greer Talks Directing for the First Time and How to Find a Story to Tell". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 2 January 2018.

[5] Kroll, Justin (8 April 2016). "Anders Holm Joins Judy Greer's 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 2 January 2018.