ComedyDrama

Accidents Happen

- Meet the world's unluckiest family

There are dysfunctional families... and then there are the Conways. After a family tragedy, 15-year-old Billy Conway has become the de facto glue between his bitter mom, distant brother, and stoic dad. But when Billy starts to act out, everything changes for him and his family

Release Date : 2009-04-23

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Red Carpet Productions

Production Country : AustraliaUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Gloria Conway

Original Name : Geena Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Billy Conway

Original Name : Harrison Gilbertson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry Conway

Original Name : Harry Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray Conway

Original Name : Joel Tobeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doug Post

Original Name : Sebastian Gregory

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dottie Post

Original Name : Sarah Woods

Gender : Female

Character Name : Katrina Post

Original Name : Morgan Griffin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tiny Post

Original Name : Troy Planet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Becky

Original Name : Viva Bianca

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louise

Original Name : Rebecca Massey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ricky Kellywood

Original Name : Jayden Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Erik Thomson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Passman

Original Name : Damien Garvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Barret

Original Name : Peter Lamb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gene Conway

Original Name : Johnny Xenos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda Conway

Original Name : Ivy Latimer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Billy

Original Name : Karl Beattie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Gene

Original Name : Joshua Denyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Larry

Original Name : Flynn Colby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Doug

Original Name : Lachlan Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Tyler Coppin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marriage Celebrant

Original Name : John Keightley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bingo Caller

Original Name : Brian Carbee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bingo Lady

Original Name : Rosslyn Powell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Man at Bingo

Original Name : Nathan Page

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nouse Matron

Original Name : Sarah Carradine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Nurse

Original Name : Alison Gallagher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Smolensky

Original Name : Stephen Radford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie Conway-Kellywood

Original Name : Katrina Retallick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Smolensky

Original Name : Wendy Playfair

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-12-08

I would have rated this movie lower and, indeed, perhaps not even finished watching it, if it weren’t for the performance of Geena Davis. That makes sense, because she was the reason I gave it a try at all. Ms. Davis excels at portraying quirky characters. But even though there were serious moments when she played the odd but self-confident dog trainer in Accidental Tourist, in Accidents Happen, her character is half quirky (her light side) and half angry and brooding (her dark side). Not many actresses could pull it off as well as she did. She is unpredictable because of the tragedies the family has suffered, and we are led to believe that Billy is acting up for the same reasons, but I couldn’t buy into it. After all, Billy had a hand in his family’s tragedies, and while I can buy that the guilt might cause behavioral issues, asking me to sympathize with his losses while he is actively making life worse for his family and others, was too much of a stretch for me. And I certainly didn’t see any redemption in the final scene with Billy and his neighbor. Thank goodness for Geena Davis.