Fragments (2008)
"Winged Creatures" (original title)

A group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.

Director:

Rowan Woods

Writer:

Roy Freirich

Stars:

Kate Beckinsale, Forest Whitaker, Guy Pearce

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Beckinsale	...	Carla Davenport
Forest Whitaker	...	Charlie Archenault
Guy Pearce	...	Dr. Bruce Laraby
Dakota Fanning	...	Anne Hagen
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Doris Hagen
Embeth Davidtz	...	Joan Laraby
Troy Garity	...	Ron Abler
Josh Hutcherson	...	Jimmy Jaspersen
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Bob Jaspersen
Robin Weigert	...	Lydia Jasperson
Jennifer Hudson	...	Kathy Hammet
Tim Guinee	...	Aaron Hagen
Marty Maguire	...	Gunman
Hayley McFarland	...	Lori Carline
James Le Gros	...	Dr. Dan Howland (as James LeGros)

Storyline

In an ordinary day, a deranged man has a rampage in a diner and randomly shoots the customers. The survivors of the tragic episode are deeply affected by the shooting and have the most different reactions: the youngster, Anne Hagen, becomes popular at school telling her version of the shooting; her friend Jimmy Jaspersen becomes mute and closes himself to the outer world; the waitress Carla Davenport neglects her baby and has several vulgar relationships with men; Dr. Bruce Laraby loses his self-confidence and tries an experimental treatment to the migraine of his wife; and the compulsive gambler Charlie Archenault believes that he is lucky in the game and gambles all his money but he has a jinx.

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Plot Keywords:

random shooting | brother sister relationship | post traumatic stress | based on novel

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Taglines:

You have to lose your way to find it.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent content, sexuality and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2009 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Fragments

Filming Locations:

Altadena, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peace Arch Entertainment Group, RGM Entertainment, Artina Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Rowan Woods was rumored to have said that Dakota Fanning was difficult to work with and to have claimed he ended up cutting many of her scenes. The director released a statement denying these rumors.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Anne Hagen: In the ordinary world we trust in where things belong. Everything has a place, and believing in that makes us innocent. And through the days under the same sky we hope, dream, and laugh. We find and loose our way. Endings are beginnings, and moments like pieces fit together again.

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Soundtracks

"I Know"
Written by Jacob Arnold and Nathan Maricle
Performed by Cabinessence
Courtesy of Optic Noise

User Reviews

Lameness Personified with bad grade and photography

Sorry, this film does not work. It will not be a classic, it will die onto the back catalogs for a buck a week and one day make GRAND CANYON look like a classic by comparison. Lame slow turgid predictable and worst of all boring. Don't blame the cast, they were laboring. The photography is flat and boring and fails to inform the plot. Looks like the shoot days were from 10 am till 3 pm with a long lunch break. The budget spent on the cast looks like it robbed the shoot of anything you'd like to see normally. The director should hang eastern block DPs before he makes a TV movie like this rubbish again. This is not Crash light crash2 or crash the early years its just crap. Would have been better with some decent art direction, photography, music and a re think of the story...IE. don't do any of it.