Winged Creatures is a 2009 film adaptation of Roy Freirich's novel of the same name. starring Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Embeth Davidtz.
Plot
While in a restaurant, Carla Davenport (Kate Beckinsale), Charlie Archenault (Forest Whitaker), Bruce Laraby (Guy Pearce), Anne Hagen (Dakota Fanning) and her best friend Jimmy Jasperson (Josh Hutcherson) suddenly hear gunshots. Anne's father, Anne and Jimmy retreat under a table to watch a suicidal gunman shoot several people (including Anne's father) and then himself. This is what causes the trauma among the five that survived the murder. Struggling to understand her father's death, Anne forms some sort of religious hysteria. Jimmy becomes mute, protecting a secret that he and Anne share until it nearly destroys him and his already fractured family. Charlie, who was grazed by a bullet and is a driving-school teacher, attempts to make his incredible luck work for him at the casino. Carla, the restaurant cashier, loses her ability to take care of herself and her infant son. (Ron Abler), a psychologist, attempts to help the survivors but is met with suspicion and little response from any of them. Dr. Laraby (Guy Pearce), an ER physician who failed to save two of the shooting victims, turns to his wife as someone to 'save.' Charlie's daughter, Kathy (Jennifer Hudson) also has to develop a stronger relationship with her father in an effort to save him. The movie follows these five traumatized people as they struggle to regain their trust in the ordinary world.
Cast
- Dakota Fanning as Anne Hagen
- Josh Hutcherson as Jimmy Jasperson
- Forest Whitaker as Charlie Archenault
- Guy Pearce as Dr. Bruce Laraby
- Kate Beckinsale as Carla Davenport
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Doris Hagen
- Jennifer Hudson as Kathy Archenault
- Jackie Earle Haley as Bob Jasperson
- Embeth Davidtz as Lydia Jasperson
- Marshall Allman as Dan the Bellhop
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