Peck
Logline
An avian invasion threatens a troubled family’s survival. Three adult siblings - estranged - re-unite at their deceased parents' beach house. There they are besieged by birds gone berserk, led by giant killer penguins.
Genre
Action,Adventure,Apocalyptic,Sci-fi
Short Summary
A vulture kills a newborn baby. The story, picked up by a wire service, is the last item Miriam Segal reads before she's killed in a skiing accident, along with her husband, Stan. Their 3 adult children decide to visit their beach house one last time before putting it up for sale.
While sailing to safety aboard their brother-in-laws ketch, the Segals are offered assistance by a Coast Guard helicopter crew. Attacked from the air by gulls, skuas and gannets, and from the sea by giant penguins, the chopper is destroyed, the sailboat sunk, and only the children survive.
Setting
A fictional barrier island, Halcyon, modeled on the Outer Banks.
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message,Philosophical Questions
Mature Audience Themes
Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity,Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Izzy Segal
Age: mid-twenties
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Modest,Confident,Selfless,Skillful,Empathetic,Honorable,Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: Maeve
Age: Early 30s
Gender: Female
Role: Skeptic
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Charming,Complex,Confident,Engaging,Outspoken,Funny,Romantic,Sophisticated,Educated,Honorable,Gracious
Additional Character Details
Name: Sibyl
Age: mid-to-late 40s
Gender: Female
Role: logical
Key Traits: Aspiring,Underdog,Confident,Adventurous,Decisive,Outspoken,Blunt,Funny,Sarcastic,Sophisticated,Strong Moral Code,Heroic
Additional Character Details
Name: Sam
Age: late 30s
Gender: Male
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Masculine,Aggressive,Narcisstic,Confident,Decisive,Blunt,Skillful,Greedy,Educated,Sophisticated,Unapologetic
Development Pitch
It's D-Day for humanity, and the sleepy resort village of Halcyon is Omaha Beach. Nature has assigned the destruction of all Humankind to her feathered minions, and evolved a warrior with the perfect characteristics to lead the amphibious assault: Domitor Rex, the largest, fiercest, and farthest-ranging penguin the world has ever known. It's their bad luck that the adult Segal siblings - Sibyl, Sam, and Izzy - have come to town to arrange the sale of their recently-deceased parents' beach property at precisely the moment the avian invasion launches. The family's response in the face of certain destruction mirrors the contemporary human condition with chilling fidelity : it's fright, flight or fight on steroids! It's a story that stands squarely in the "Nature's Revenge" tradition.