Changeling (2008)
Changeling (2008) is a gripping American film about a real-life mystery. Directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski, the story is based on the tragic 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California. Set in Los Angeles during the same year, the film follows Christine Collins, a single mother who returns home to find her 9-year-old son, Walter, missing. In a desperate attempt to find him, Reverend Gustav Briegleb publicizes her situation and criticizes the LAPD for their incompetence and corruption. Despite this outcry, several months later Christine is told that Walter has been found alive. The LAPD arranges a public reunion to improve their image after receiving backlash from Chief James E. Davis’ ‘Gun Squad’. However, when ‘Walter’ appears claiming to be Christine’s son, she insists he is not. Yet Captain J.J. Jones of the Juvenile Division pressures her into taking him home for a ‘trial basis’, believing that ‘Walter’ truly is her son.
Following her confrontation with Jones about the physical differences between ‘Walter’ and her son, Christine remains unconvinced. In response, Captain Jones arranges for a medical doctor to visit Christine. The doctor explains that ‘Walter’ may appear shorter due to trauma shrinking his spine, and suggests that he may have undergone circumcision while in captivity. This information is later published in a newspaper article, which insinuates that Christine is an unfit mother. However, Briegleb reassures Christine that this was likely planted by the police to discredit her. In an effort to prove her case, both Walter’s teacher and dentist provide signed statements declaring ‘Walter’ as an impostor. Despite her efforts, Christine’s story is met with skepticism and she is sent to the psychopathic ward at Los Angeles County Hospital by Jones.
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Cast:  Angelina JolieChristine Collins  John MalkovichRev. Gustav Briegleb  Jeffrey DonovanCapt. J.J. Jones  Gattlin GriffithWalter Collins  Michael KellyDet. Lester Ybarra  Colm FeoreChief James E. Davis  Jason Butler HarnerGordon Northcott  Amy RyanCarol Dexter  Denis O'HareDr. Jonathan Steele  Peter GeretyDr. Earl W. Tarr |
Changeling (2008) is a gripping American film about a real-life mystery. Directed, produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski, the story is based on the tragic 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders in Mira Loma, California. Set in Los Angeles during the same year, the film follows Christine Collins, a single mother who returns home to find her 9-year-old son, Walter, missing. In a desperate attempt to find him, Reverend Gustav Briegleb publicizes her situation and criticizes the LAPD for their incompetence and corruption. Despite this outcry, several months later Christine is told that Walter has been found alive. The LAPD arranges a public reunion to improve their image after receiving backlash from Chief James E. Davis’ ‘Gun Squad’. However, when ‘Walter’ appears claiming to be Christine’s son, she insists he is not. Yet Captain J.J. Jones of the Juvenile Division pressures her into taking him home for a ‘trial basis’, believing that ‘Walter’ truly is her son.
Following her confrontation with Jones about the physical differences between ‘Walter’ and her son, Christine remains unconvinced. In response, Captain Jones arranges for a medical doctor to visit Christine. The doctor explains that ‘Walter’ may appear shorter due to trauma shrinking his spine, and suggests that he may have undergone circumcision while in captivity. This information is later published in a newspaper article, which insinuates that Christine is an unfit mother. However, Briegleb reassures Christine that this was likely planted by the police to discredit her. In an effort to prove her case, both Walter’s teacher and dentist provide signed statements declaring ‘Walter’ as an impostor. Despite her efforts, Christine’s story is met with skepticism and she is sent to the psychopathic ward at Los Angeles County Hospital by Jones.
