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This Is Happening (2015) | Slate

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Rated 4.0 on TMDB

This Is Happening

Two Siblings. Five Pounds of Pot. One Runaway Grandmother

THIS IS HAPPENING tells the story of an estranged brother and sister (played by James Wolk and Mickey Sumner) forced to go on the road together to track down their fugitive grandmother (Cloris Leachman). What begins as a comedic tale of a broken family forced to come together under the pressures of an absentee father (Judd Nelson) evolves into a journey about learning to find your family in order to find yourself. Directed by: Ryan Jaffe Starring: Cloris Leachman, Mickey Sumner, James Wolk, Judd Nelson

Released: 2015
Runtime: 1h 24m
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Language: English

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Ryan JaffeDirector

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James WolkPhilip (Brother)
Mickey SumnerMegan (Sister)
René AuberjonoisCal Plotz

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Judd NelsonSteven (Father)

Cloris LeachmanEstelle (Grandmother)

Emily TremaineAshley

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