The film "The Happening" was filmed in Philadelphia and New York, USA, as well as Paris, France.

Filming Locations:

Shopping Center (Central Park)

In the Movie

In Reality

The scene was filmed at the Mall, running from the flower bed at Center Drive in the south to Bethesda Terrace in the north, is the only straight path in the entire park. The path passes a series of statues of famous writers, known as the Literary Walk, and past the Naumburg Bandshell. The path and the surrounding American elms were built in 1857 and designed as part of the large park by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux.

6th Avenue and West 18th Street

In the Movie

The scene where they film street-level scenes in Manhattan as the strange phenomenon spreads across the city. At this intersection in Chelsea, the urban environment is shown where New Yorkers begin to notice that something very disturbing is happening around them, and the usual bustle of the area contrasts with the growing sense of fear.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a busy intersection in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, near the border with the Flatiron District. Here, commercial buildings, restaurants, and residential lofts mix. Sixth Avenue (officially Avenue of the Americas) is a major north-south thoroughfare, and the intersection is near famous landmarks such as the historic Ladies' Mile shopping district.