Accidents Happen

For the Zoë Badwi song, see Accidents Happen (song).

Accidents Happen
Promotional poster
Directed byAndrew Lancaster
Written byBrian Carbee
Produced byAnthony Anderson
StarringGeena Davis
Harrison Gilbertson
Ivy Latimer
Harry Cook
Joel Tobeck
Narrated byTyler Coppin
CinematographyBen Nott
Edited byRoland Gallois
Distributed byChristal Films
Release dates
  • 23 April 2009 (2009-04-23) (Tribeca)
  • 22 April 2010 (2010-04-22) (Australia)
CountriesAustralia
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$6,000,000[citation needed]
Box office$157,131[1]

Accidents Happen is a 2009 Australian coming-of-age comedy drama film directed by Andrew Lancaster and starring Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook, Sebastian Gregory, Joel Tobeck, and Sarah Woods. Written by Brian Carbee, based on his own childhood and adolescence, the story revolves around an accident-prone teenage boy and his family. The film was shot in Sydney, New South Wales, over June – July 2008, and opened in Australia on 22 April 2010.[2]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 the soundtrack was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Cinematic Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  3. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2022.