Comedy drama

Accidents Happen (2009): Cast, Box Office, Plot & Where to Watch

Name: Accidents Happen
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2009-04-23
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Cast: Harrison Gilbertson, Geena Davis, Harry Cook, Ivy Latimer, Joel Tobeck

Accidents Happen is a 2009 comedy drama directed by Andrew Lancaster, starring Harrison Gilbertson as Billy Conway, Geena Davis and Harry Cook. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes and earned $36,857 worldwide. Stream it on Hoopla and Plex, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video.

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Released: April 23, 2009
Runtime: 1h 32m (92 min)
Director: Andrew Lancaster
Genres: Drama , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: Red Carpet Productions
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Accidents Happen About?

The premise of Accidents Happen without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Meet the world’s unluckiest family: the Conways. After a tragedy leaves them reeling, 15‑year‑old Billy becomes the reluctant glue holding together his bitter mother, aloof brother and stoic father. When Billy begins to rebel and act out, the balance shatters, forcing each member to confront hidden pain and altering the family’s dynamic forever.

Accidents Happen Themes & Keywords

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close up of eyes
1970s
family tragedy
tragedy
15 year old
dysfunctional family
visiting a grave
smashing a lightbulb
lightbulb
coming of age
voice over narration
memory

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suicide attempt
assumed suicide
insurance claim
death in family
guilt
public urination
convenience store
loss of father
loss of husband
missing evidence
cemetery
fight
estranged father
acting out
death of daughter
police investigation
false alibi
old woman
family saga
loss of twin
twin brother
hit with a baseball
baseball
kicked in the face
teenage prankster
hospitalization
obese man
alcoholic father
pregnancy
wedding
new wife
teenage protagonist
secret
dating etiquette
dating after divorce
station wagon
crashing into a tree
cake

Where to watch

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Cast & crew

Accidents Happen Cast & Characters

Harrison Gilbertson leads the cast as Billy Conway, with Geena Davis as Gloria Conway and Harry Cook as Larry Conway. Directed by Andrew Lancaster; 30 actors are credited in all.

Director Andrew Lancaster

Harrison Gilbertson as Billy Conway
Geena Davis as Gloria Conway
Harry Cook as Larry Conway
Ivy Latimer as Linda Conway

Also Starring in Accidents Happen

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Joel Tobeck Ray Conway
Johnny Xenos Gene Conway
Morgan Griffin Katrina Post
Sebastian Gregory Doug Post
Troy Planet Tiny Post
Sarah Woods Dottie Post
Damien Garvey Officer Passman
Viva Bianca Becky
Erik Thomson Bob
Tyler Coppin Narrator (voice)
Nathan Page Young Man at Bingo
Peter Lamb Officer Barret
Karl Beattie Young Billy
Wendy Playfair Mrs. Smolensky
John Keightley Marriage Celebrant
Rebecca Massey Louise

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Jayden Hall Ricky Kellywood
Joshua Denyer Young Gene
Flynn Colby Young Larry
Lachlan Campbell Young Doug
Brian Carbee Bingo Caller
Rosslyn Powell Bingo Lady
Alison Gallagher Young Nurse
Sarah Carradine Nouse Matron
Stephen Radford Mr. Smolensky
Katrina Retallick Connie Conway-Kellywood

Plot

Accidents Happen Plot Summary

What happens in Accidents Happen from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In 1974, the Conway family—Gloria Conway, Geena Davis; Ray Conway, Joel Tobeck; and their children Linda, Ivy Latimer; Gene, Johnny Xenos; Larry, Harry Cook; and Billy, Harrison Gilbertson—spend a night at a Connecticut drive-in watching The Three Stooges. Gloria is a foul-mouthed, fiercely protective matriarch who shoulders the family’s burdens with unflinching resolve, while Ray tends toward a calmer, more easygoing presence. The evening is tense from the start, complicated by a volatile neighbor, Douglas “Doug” Post, Sebastian Gregory, whom Gloria distrusts. In a reckless moment, Gene lures Doug up to the top of the drive-in screen, and the night spirals as Gene urina tes from the screen.

Full summary

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