Serenity (2005)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writer (WGA):

Joss Whedon (written by)

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Can't stop the signal.

Plot:

The crew of the ship Serenity tries to evade an assassin sent to recapture one of their number who is telepathic.

Plot Keywords:

Alliance | Planet | Sister | Captain | Brother

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 12	1:30 AM	USA
Sun. Nov. 15	6:30 PM	SYFY

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban Washburne
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara Serra
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne Cobb
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher	...	Dr. Simon Tam
Summer Glau	...	River Tam
Ron Glass	...	Shepherd Book
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	The Operative
David Krumholtz	...	Mr. Universe
Michael Hitchcock	...	Dr. Mathias
Sarah Paulson	...	Dr. Caron
Yan Feldman	...	Mingo
Rafael Feldman	...	Fanty
Nectar Rose	...	Lenore
Tamara Taylor	...	Teacher
Glenn Howerton	...	Lilac Young Tough
Hunter Ansley Wryn	...	Young River
Logan O'Brien	...	Boy Student (as Logan Craig O'Brien)
Erik Erotas	...	Boy Student
Demetra Raven	...	Girl Student
Jessica Huang	...	Girl Student
Marley McClean	...	Girl Student
Scott Kinworthy	...	Ensign
Erik Weiner	...	Helmsman
Conor O'Brien	...	Lab Technician
Peter James Smith	...	Lab Technician
Weston Nathanson	...	Trade Agent (as Weston I. Nathanson)
Carrie 'CeCe' Cline	...	Young Female Intern (as CeCe Cline)
Chuck O'Neil	...	Vault Guard
Amy Wieczorek	...	Lilac Mom
Tristan Jarred	...	Lilac Son
Elaine Lee	...	Fan Dancer
Terrence Hardy Jr.	...	Mining Camp Boy (as Terrence Hardy)
Brian O'Hare	...	Alliance Pilot
Ryan Tasz	...	Black Room Soldier
Colin Patrick Lynch	...	Black Room Soldier
Terrell Tilford	...	News Anchor
Joshua Michael Kwiat	...	Slovenly Beaumonde Man (as Joshua Kwiat)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio Rufino	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Linda Wang	...	Chinese snake dancer (uncredited)
Mark Winn	...	Furturistic Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Joss Whedon

Writing credits (WGA)
Joss Whedon		(written by)

Produced by
Christopher Buchanan	....	executive producer
David V. Lester	....	executive producer (as David Lester)
Barry Mendel	....	producer
Alisa Tager	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Newman		(music by)

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography) (as Jack Green)

Film Editing by
Lisa Lassek

Production Design by
Barry Chusid

Art Direction by
Daniel T. Dorrance

Set Decoration by
Larry Dias
Jim Johnson

Costume Design by
Ruth E. Carter		(as Ruth Carter)

Makeup Department
Jaremy Aiello	....	sculptor/painter: KNB EFX Group
Jennifer Bell	....	department head hair stylist (as Jennifer M. Bell)
Howard Berger	....	supervisor: KNB EFX Group
Kamar Bitar	....	sfx makeup coordinator
Mark Boley	....	hair: KNB EFX Group
Camille Calvet	....	department head makeup artist
Chris Cera	....	fabricator: KNB EFX Group (as Christopher Cera)
Michael Deak	....	shop supervisor: KNB EFX Group (as Mike Deak)
Alex Diaz	....	sculptor/painter: KNB EFX Group
Jonathan Fedele	....	lab technician: KNB EFX Group
Sean Flanigan	....	key hair stylist
Tyson Fountaine	....	hair: KNB EFX Group
Robert Freitas	....	mold maker: KNB EFX Group
Mark Garbarino	....	special makeup effects artist
Dave Grasso	....	sculptor/painter: KNB EFX Group (as David Grasso)
Pilar Harlow	....	contact lens technician
Steve Hartman	....	fabricator: KNB EFX Group (as Steven Hartman)
Marion Held-Bixby	....	foam: KNB EFX Group
Tina Hoffman	....	makeup artist
Grady Holder	....	mold maker: KNB EFX Group
Garrett Immel	....	key makeup artist: KNB EFX Group (as Garret Immel)
Karen Iverson	....	makeup artist
Carey Jones	....	lab technician: KNB EFX Group
Steve Katz	....	foam: KNB EFX Group
Derek Krout	....	foam: KNB EFX Group
Margie Latinopoulos	....	makeup artist
Jim Leonard	....	mold maker: KNB EFX Group (as James Leonard)
Nick Marra	....	sculptor/painter: KNB EFX Group
Mike McCarty	....	sculptor/painter: KNB EFX Group (as Michael McCarty)
Steven Munson	....	mold maker: KNB EFX Group
Vickie Mynes	....	hair stylist
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	key makeup artist: KNB EFX Group (as Christopher Nelson)
Gregory Nicotero	....	supervisor: KNB EFX Group (as Greg Nicotero)
Erika Olson	....	lab technician: KNB EFX Group (as Erica Olson)
Gary Pawlowski	....	mold maker: KNB EFX Group
Ron Pipes	....	makeup artist (as Ronnie Pipes)
Ben Rittenhouse	....	foam: KNB EFX Group
Caleb Schneider	....	lab technician: KNB EFX Group
Shannon Shea	....	shop supervisor: KNB EFX Group
Scott Stoddard	....	makeup supervisor: KNB EFX Group
Rita Troy	....	key specialty hair stylist
Mary Kay Witt	....	key makeup artist
Khanh Trance	....	hair effects: KNB EFX Group (uncredited)

Production Management
Virginia Landis Albertson	....	post production supervisor (as Virginia Landis Stewart)
David V. Lester	....	unit production manager (as David Lester)
David Siegel	....	unit production manager (as David A. Siegel)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Avery	....	second assistant director: second unit
Maria Battle-Campbell	....	second second assistant director (as Maria Battle Campbell)
Mark Brooks	....	director: animation sequences (Fruity Oaty Bars segment)
Bradley Morris	....	second assistant director: second unit
Shaun O'Dell	....	second unit director
Loni Peristere	....	second unit director
Rich Sickler	....	first assistant director (as Rich T. Sickler)
Jack Steinberg	....	second assistant director (as Jack G. Steinberg)
Ruby Stillwater	....	second second assistant director
Chip Touhey	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Edward R. Alvarado	....	labor foreman
Courtney J. Andersen	....	set dresser (as Courtney Andersen)
Michael Ardito Jr.	....	labor foreman
P. Scott Bailey	....	leadman (as Scott Bailey)
Roy Barnes	....	senior lead set designer
Pedro Barquin	....	greens coordinator
Harald Belker	....	illustrator
Richard J. Bell	....	greens gangboss
Greg Benge	....	property assistant (as Greg R. Benge)
Kelly Berry	....	set decorating buyer
Robert A. Blackburn	....	construction coordinator (as Robert Blackburn)
Dave Bleiler	....	welding foreman
Kai Blomberg	....	set dresser
Max E. Brehme	....	set dresser
Mark Brooks	....	art director: "Fruity Oaty Bar" sequence
J. André Chaintreuil	....	digital set designer (as J. Andre Chaintreuil)
Matt Codd	....	conceptual artist
Michael A. Contreraz	....	labor foreman
Damacio Cortez Jr.	....	plasterer foreman
Amanda Crockett	....	art department production assistant (as Amanda C. Crockett)
Kevin Cross	....	lead set designer
Mick Cukurs	....	set designer
Gene Darnell	....	set designer
Alan Day	....	set dresser (as Alan M. Day Jr.)
Sam Dean	....	welder gang boss
Yann Denoual	....	lead sculptor
Pat DiGiulo	....	labor foreman (as Pat DiGiulio)
Lisa D. DiSanto	....	art department coordinator (as Lisa Di Santo)
Timothy M. Earls	....	lead set designer
Jack Edjourian	....	model draftsman
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter
Brian Fernandez	....	plasterer foreman (as Brian R. Fernandez)
Chela Fiorini	....	property assistant
Tim Flattery	....	conceptual artist
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	set decorating buyer (as Sara Gardner Gail)
Joey Genitempo	....	set painter gang boss
Eric Giese	....	labor foreman
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	on-set dresser
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Will Grant	....	set dresser (as William A.J. Grant)
Joseph Gray	....	propmaker foreman
Arturo Guzman	....	plasterer foreman
Ray Harvie	....	storyboard artist (as Raymond Harvie)
George Hess	....	set dresser
Guy Hietala	....	set painter
John Holcombe	....	propmaker foreman
Gregory S. Hooper	....	set designer (as Gregory Hooper)
Stephen Howard	....	set foreman
Travis Huffman	....	propmaker
David James	....	sculptor
Gregory Jein	....	model maker
Jim C. Johnson	....	set dresser (as Jim Johnson)
Robert M. Kalafut	....	illustrator
Kevin Kavanaugh	....	assistant art director
John Kelso	....	metal fabricator
Chad Koch	....	set decorating coordinator
James Kroning	....	assistant property master (as James L. Kroning)
Tani Kunitake	....	illustrator
David Ladish	....	set dresser
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser
Tim R. Lafferty	....	propmaker foreman
Julian Ledger	....	scenic painter
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic artist
Brook Mansbridge	....	propmaker/gangboss
Warren Manser	....	illustrator
Naaman Marshall	....	model maker
Charles McCauley	....	paint foreman (as Charles E. McCauley)
Gregory Metcalf-Hall	....	construction office assistant
Carey Meyer	....	original design: serenity ship
Josh Middleton	....	conceptual artist
Carla S. Nemec	....	art department coordinator (as Carla Nemec)
Steve Perea	....	labor foreman
William H. Phen Jr.	....	general foreman
Shari Ratliff	....	art department production assistant (as Shari Karstensen)
Wil Rees	....	illustrator (as Wil Madoc Rees)
Graham Robertson	....	set dresser
Josue Rodriguez	....	property assistant
Robin Roepstorff	....	pre-visualization
Tim Scheu	....	set dresser (as Timothy Scheu)
Alex Scutti Jr.	....	plaster foreman (as Alexander Scutti)
Eric W. Senate	....	propmaker foreman
Ugo Serrano	....	special design: space helmets
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser
Clark Silver	....	labor foreman
Steve Sola	....	propmaker foreman
Frank T. Stever	....	propmaker foreman
Gerald Sullivan	....	assistant art director
Clint Taylor	....	propmaker foreman (as Clint C. Taylor)
Jeffrey Thomas	....	stand-by greens (as Jeff Thomas)
Robert L. Thompson	....	propmaker foreman
Clint Wallace	....	digital set designer
Mark Weber	....	mill foreman
Thomas 'Noe' Welch	....	set dresser (as Noe Welch)
Darrell L. Wight	....	set designer
Helen Wilson	....	props
Tracey Wilson	....	storyboard artist (as Karen Tracey Wilson)
Christopher Woodworth	....	lead scenic (as Chris Woodworth)
Leinil Yu	....	conceptual artist
Scott Zuber	....	lead set designer
Jeff Zuckerman	....	paint gangboss (as Jeffrey Zuckerman)
Robert M. Bouffard	....	prop fabricator (uncredited)
Bryan Buckler	....	welder (uncredited)
Martin J. Gibbons	....	welding gangboss (uncredited)
Chris Grantz	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Bryan McBrien	....	stand-by greens (uncredited)
Sid Nicholson	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer: set decorating (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bartlett	....	re-recording mixer
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Bock	....	assistant sound editor
Charlie Campagna	....	assistant sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
John Cannon	....	first assistant sound editor (as John G. Cannon)
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor (as Kerry Carmean-Williams)
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	boom operator (as Gail Carroll Coe)
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	sound tech (as Gail Carroll Coe)
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects recordist (as John Paul Fassal)
Stephanie Flack	....	adr editor
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
Eric Flickinger	....	recordist
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Thomas Graham II	....	digital recordist (as Thomas D. Graham II)
Craig S. Jaeger	....	foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Daniel R. Kerr	....	sound effects recordist (as Dan Kerr)
Lou Kleinman	....	dialogue editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Khama Matiti	....	adr mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Scott Morgan	....	foley recordist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Mark Ormandy	....	sound effects recordist
Tom Ozanich	....	design editor
Paul D. Poduska	....	sound effects recordist (as Paul Poduska)
John Pospisil	....	design editor
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Art Rochester	....	sound mixer (as Arthur Rochester)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	supervising sound editor
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator (as Timothy Salmon)
Ann Scibelli	....	design editor
Mark Smith	....	re-recording mixer
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist
Karen Vassar	....	sound effects editor
William Vassar	....	sound effects recordist
David A. Whittaker	....	sound effects editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects editor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor (as Dave Williams)
Scott Wolf	....	design editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue editor (as Gwendolyn Whittle)
Linda Yeaney	....	assistant sound editor
Martin Maryska	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Roy Augenstein	....	special effects technician
Steve Austin	....	special effects technician
John P. Cazin	....	special effects technician
John Cluff	....	special effects crew
Eric Cook	....	special effects technician
David Eland	....	special effects technician
Roy Goode	....	special effects technician
Keith Haynes	....	special effects technician
Todd Jensen	....	special effects foreman
Boyd Lacosse	....	special effects technician
James Lorimer	....	special effects technician
Ronald W. Mathews	....	special effects technician
William P. McGinley	....	special effects technician (as William McGinley)
Sara R. Morris	....	special effects purchaser
Robert L. Olmstead	....	special effects foreman
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects technician
John K. Stirber	....	special effects supervisor (as John Stirber)
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects coordinator
Bill Taylor	....	special effects director of photography
Lindsay Vivian	....	special effects runner
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects runner
Michael Clarke	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Robert Cole	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dave Adams	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Erik Akutagawa	....	scan/record manager
Chris Anderson	....	vfx coordinator: Zoic Studios
Steve Avoujageli	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Kunal Ayer	....	matchmover: Rhythm & Hues
Satish Babu	....	digital compositor
Justin Ball	....	systems administration: Zoic Studios
Achint Bansal	....	digital compositor
Robert Bealmear	....	model shop coordinator: Grant McCune Design
Jeffrey Benoit	....	previsualization artist
Jacob Bergman	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
John Peter Bernardo	....	vfx editor
David Booth	....	digital film scanning and recording
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Kristen Branan	....	senior staff: Zoic Studios (as Kristen Leigh Branan)
Bruce Branit	....	digital effects artist
Susie Brubaker	....	visual effects coordinator (as Susie Brubaker-Gublet)
Jud Bumpas	....	render coordinator: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Scott Burrows	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Kathryn Capri	....	modeler: Zoic Studios
Michael Capton	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Michael Chapman	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Das Chinmay	....	digital compositor
Michael Cliett	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (as Michael S. Cliett)
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Michael Comly	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Brian Conlon	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Jai Dadlani	....	digital compositor
John 'JD' Daniel	....	modeler: Zoic Studios (as John Daniel)
John Daro	....	digital intermediate editor
Suzanne Datz	....	recruiting: Zoic Studios
Jarrod Davis	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Jarrod Davis	....	sequence supervisor: Zoic Studios
Dan Deleeuw	....	vfx supervisor: funeral sequence, Rhythm & Hues Studios
Dan Dixon	....	modeler: Zoic Studios
Pierre Drolet	....	digital artist
Pierre Drolet	....	modeler
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Jack Edjourian	....	miniature design and engineering
Thomas Elder-Groebe	....	vfx coordinator: Zoic Studios
Jonathan D. Feldman	....	modeler: Zoic Studios
Martin Foster	....	lighting technical director
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Brian Freisinger	....	modeler: Zoic Studios
Patti Gannon	....	compositing supervisor: Zoic Studios
Brian Goldberg	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Lisa Goldberg	....	visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Randy Goux	....	vfx supervisor: Zoic Studios
Aram Granger	....	digital artist
Aram Granger	....	sequence supervisor: Zoic Studios
Steve Graves	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Dmitri Gueer	....	vfx editorial: Zoic Studios
Martin Hall	....	compositor
Seth Tyler Hall	....	screen graphics: Zoic Studios (as Seth Hall)
Tom Haney	....	research and development: Zoic Studios
Anthony Harris	....	digital color timer
Karl Herbst	....	digital effects supervisor: funeral sequence, Rhythm & Hues
Timothy Hoffman	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (as Tim Hoffman)
Phil Holland	....	scan-, record-, color coordinator
Matt Hollingsworth	....	texture painter: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Chris Hopkins	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Wei Ho	....	modeler
Chinfu Hsu	....	screen graphics: Zoic Studios
Les Hunter	....	vfx producer: Zoic Studios
Patrick D. Hurd	....	visual effects coordinator
Richard Hurrey	....	modeler
Cynthia Hyland	....	digital compositor
Sean Hyun-In Lee	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Sean M. Jackson	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Jimmy Jewell	....	digital compositor
Lane Jolly	....	digital compositor
Lane Jolly	....	roto artist
Chris John Jones	....	compositor: Zoic Studios (as Chris Jones)
Michael Kaelin	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Kamalakkannan	....	digital compositor
Michael Karp	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Mark Kenaston	....	digital artist
Saker Klippsten	....	senior staff: Zoic Studios
Gabriel Köerner	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Mukesh Kumar	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Dan Lazarow	....	lighter: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Adam 'Mojo' Lebowitz	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (as Adam Lebowitz)
Michael Lloyd	....	matte painter: Zoic Studios
George Loucas	....	vfx editorial: Zoic Studios (as George A. Loucas)
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Mary E. Manning	....	3D artist
Josh Margolies	....	visual effects editor
Geoffrey Mark	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Fumi Mashimo	....	animation supervisor: Illusion Arts
James Allan May	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Tim McBride	....	senior staff: Zoic Studios
L. Patrick McCormack	....	visual effects
Kelvin McIlwain	....	supervising matte artist: Illusion Arts
Gagan Mehta	....	matchmover: Rhythm & Hues
Michael Meyers	....	digital artist
Stephen Mitchell	....	compositor: Zoic Studios (as Stephen L. Mitchell)
David R. Morton	....	matte painter: Zoic Studios (as David Morton)
Bud Myrick	....	digital effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Terry Naas	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Robert Nall	....	roto artist
Paul Naveen	....	digital compositor
Rob Nitsch	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Gary Nolin	....	visual effects producer: funeral sequence, Rhythm & Hues
Mark Norrie	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Rob Ostir	....	previsualization artist
Peter Pace	....	texture painter: Zoic Studios
Elam Parithi	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Hunter Parks	....	lighting technical director: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Payal Patel	....	systems administration: Zoic Studios
Richard Patterson	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Richard A. Payne	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios (as Richard Payne)
Jose Perez	....	modeler: Zoic Studios
Loni Peristere	....	visual effects supervisor
Jaikumar Pillay	....	match move technical director: Rhythm & Hues Studios, India
Steve Pimental	....	vfx coordinator: Zoic Studios (as Steven Pimental)
Stephanie Pollard	....	visual effects coordinator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Lance Powell	....	texture painter: Zoic Studios
Nick Pugh	....	design: generator
Prabhakar Putta	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Chris Radcliffe	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Charles Ratteray	....	matte painter: Zoic Studios
Edwin Rivera	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Blake Robertson	....	screen graphics: Zoic Studios
Jonathan Robinson	....	compositing supervisor: Rhythm & Hues Studios, India
Robin Roepstorff	....	previsualization artist
Christopher Romano	....	visual effects
David Rosenthal	....	digital film I/O supervisor: Fotokem Film & Video
Robert Rowles	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Jose Samson	....	modeler: Zoic Studios
Subhajit Sarkar	....	digital production coordinator
Lopsie Schwartz	....	texture painter
Kalai Selvan	....	digital compositor
Seshaprasad	....	digital production coordinator
Amit Sharma	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues, India
Mark Shimer	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Monty Shook	....	model shop supervisor: Grant McCune Design (as Montgomery Shook)
William Shourt	....	model engineer: Grant McCune Design (as Bill Shourt)
Emile Edwin Smith	....	CG supervisor: Zoic Studios
R. Matt Smith	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Suzanne Smith	....	texture painter: Zoic Studios
Marcus Stokes	....	sequence supervisor: Zoic Studios
David Stone	....	systems administration: Zoic Studios (as Dave Stone)
Lee Stringer	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Catherine Sudolcan	....	visual effects producer: Illusion Arts
Rpin Suwannath	....	previsualisation supervisor
Brian Tatosky	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Bryan Taylor	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Jateen Thakkar	....	compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Kyle Toucher	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Anthony Vu	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
Pragti Wadhwa	....	digital compositor
David S. Williams Jr.	....	compositing supervisor: Illusion Arts
Malik Williams	....	systems administration: Zoic Studios
Scott Williston	....	lead model/miniature painter
Eric Withee	....	vfx coordinator: Zoic Studios
Doug Wright	....	compositor: Zoic Studios
Juliette Yager	....	visual effects producer
Gregory Yepes	....	lead lighter: Rhythm & Hues
Nina Yoon	....	paint/roto artist
Chris Zapara	....	lead visual effects artist
Chris Zapara	....	sequence supervisor: Zoic Studios
J. Todd Constantine	....	matchmove artist: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
An H. Dang	....	visual effects editorial: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Harrison Hays	....	render coordinator: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Stuart Penn	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Josh Tomlinson	....	pipeline TD: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)

Stunts
Hank Amos	....	stunts
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts (as Sandy Justus)
Steve Blalock	....	stunts
Tamara Bossett	....	stunts
Richard Cetrone	....	stunts (as Rich Cetrone)
Edward Conna	....	stunts (as Eddie Conna)
Scott Cosgrove	....	stunts
Keith Davis	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunts
Jim Hart	....	stunts (as Jimmy Hart)
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts
Mark Hicks	....	stunts
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunts (as Nicola Hindshaw)
Yuri Hinson	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Thomas Huff)
David Hugghins	....	stunts
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Dennis Keiffer	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Ralf Koch	....	stunts
Hiro Koda	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Luke LaFontaine	....	stunts (as Luke La Fontaine)
David Leitch	....	stunts (as Dave Leitch)
Ming Liu	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Steve Martinez	....	stunts
Matt McColm	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Mike Mukatis	....	stunts
Sonja Munsterman	....	stunts
Tadahiro Nakamura	....	stunts
Douglas Neithercut	....	stunts
Johnny Nguyen	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunt driver
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	stunts
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunts
Darrin Prescott	....	stunts
Justin Riemer	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts (as Debby Ross Rondell)
Matthew Rugetti	....	stunts (as Matt Rugetti)
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
David Schultz	....	stunts (as Dave Schultz)
Karin Silvestri	....	stunt double
Karin Silvestri	....	stunt double: Morena Baccarin
Karin Silvestri	....	stunts (as Karen Silvestri)
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Chad Stahelski	....	stunt coordinator
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Steve Upton	....	stunts
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunts (as Xuen T. Valdivia)
Jon Valera	....	stunts
Tyler Vogt	....	stunts
David Wald	....	stunts
Aaron Walters	....	stunts
Ryan Watson	....	stunts
Jodi Lyn Wilson	....	stunts (as Jodi Brockton)
Kofi Yiadom	....	stunts
Marcus Young	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Ahern	....	dimmer board operator (as Christopher Ahern)
Minh Bahnsen	....	rigging grip (as Minhn Bahnsen)
Michael J. Bailey	....	set lighting technician
Sidney Ray Baldwin	....	still photographer (as Sidney R. Baldwin)
Brad Boyer	....	dolly grip (as Bradley Boyer)
Charlie Butler	....	rigging best boy grip (as Charles Butler)
Mark Colicci	....	assistant camera
Eriberto Cordero	....	best boy rigging electric
Edward Cox	....	rigging electric technician (as Edward J. Cox)
James M. Cox	....	rigging gaffer
Jerry C. Deats	....	key grip
Sean Devine	....	dolly grip
Robert Dudley	....	key rigging grip
Jay Galbo	....	set lighting technician
Heather Green	....	second assistant: "b" camera
Peter N. Green	....	first assistant: "a" camera (as Peter Green)
Ryan Green	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Steven A. Guerrero	....	grip (as Steven Guerrero)
Michael Guthrie	....	grip
Owen Hablutzel	....	grip
Tony Hibbard	....	set lighting technician
Chris Hill	....	computer/video playback (as Chris B. Hill)
William H. Hobson	....	grip (as William Hobson)
Jesse Jaraczewski	....	best boy electrician: visual effects
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	best boy grip (as Jeffrey Johnson)
Greg Karamov	....	key grip: Grant McCune Design Inc.
George Lozano Jr.	....	best boy electric
Stephen MacDougall	....	second assistant: "a" camera (as Steve MacDougall)
Rob Menapace	....	effects camera operator
Mark Emery Moore	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Mark Emery Moore	....	steadicam
Paul Murphey	....	video assist operator
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography (as David Nowell)
Tony Olivieri	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Vincent Parker	....	video playback: 24 frame
Chris Pavlu	....	electrician
Ruben T. Reyes	....	rigging electric technician
Rex Anson Rhorer	....	rigging grip
Aaron Richards	....	set lighting technician
Claudio Rodriguez	....	rigging electric technician
Ron Santoyo	....	grip
Gomidas Semerjian	....	set lighting technician
Mike Shaheen	....	video playback operator
Andrew Shulkind	....	camera operator
Raymond Stella	....	director of photography: second unit
Gary Tandrow	....	chief lighting technician
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting technician (as Joseph Terranova)
Tony Thomas	....	grip
Justin Van Fleet	....	rigging grip
Lynda Wu	....	film loader
Jason Young	....	electrician: rigging
Ffilip Bolton	....	set electrician (uncredited)
Lynda Wu	....	camera loader (uncredited)

Animation Department
Gary Hebert	....	animator

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Anya Colloff	....	casting by
Judy Cook	....	extras casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Sari Knight	....	casting associate
Carrie Levin	....	casting assistant
Amy McIntyre Britt	....	casting by

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Anderson	....	specialty costumer
Linda Booher-Ciarimboli	....	specialty costume supervisor
Steve Constancio	....	costumer
Daniel Dirks	....	key costumer (as Danny Dirks)
Jordanna Fineberg	....	assistant costume designer
Dana Kay Hart	....	costume supervisor (as Dana Hart)
Monica Haynes-Nino	....	key costumer (as Monica S. Haynes)
Perri Kimono	....	costumer
Elaine McGhee	....	costumer
Nino	....	costumer (as Edward Nino)
Marienne O'Brien	....	costumer
Jeffrey D. Simon	....	costume production assistant
Michael Siplin	....	costume production assistant
David Wallace	....	chief cutter/fitter
Kelly Wheeler	....	costume production assistant
Laura Wolford	....	costume production assistant

Editorial Department
Patrick J. Barry	....	apprentice editor
Catherine Chase	....	first assistant editor
James Dornoff	....	editorial production assistant
Danielle M. Duran	....	editorial production assistant (as Danielle Duran)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor: FotoKem Digital Film Services
Scott Wesley Ross	....	second assistant editor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Aidan Stanford	....	film color timer
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate artist: FotoKem Digital Film Services

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	score recorded & mixed by
Mark Brooks	....	composer: song "Fruity Oaty Bars"
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Andrew Dorfman	....	music editor
Marty Frasu	....	scoring sound supervisor
Peter Gilstrap	....	composer: song "Fruity Oaty Bars"
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Richard Grant	....	digital orchestral timing
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestration by (as Greg Jamrok)
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Tim Lauber	....	scoring crew
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
David Newman	....	conductor
Krystyna Newman	....	score consultant
Stacey Robinson	....	scoring crew (as Stacy Robinson)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Del Spiva	....	music editor
Tom Steel	....	scoring crew
Billy Sullivan	....	musician
Bill Talbott	....	scoring crew

Transportation Department
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	transportation
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: insert car
Donald R. Casella	....	transportation coordinator
Eric Compton	....	transportation captain
Jim Frear	....	transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Don Haggerty	....	driver
Cary Kelley	....	transportation coordinator (as Cary L. Kelley)
Jason Rosenburg	....	transportation production assistant (as Jason Rosenberg)
Greag Waldrop	....	transportation

Other crew
Mark Asaro	....	assistant production coordinator
Julie Asbury	....	asset coordinator
Sage Asteak	....	set production assistant
Adam Balentine	....	production assistant intern
Brad Bell	....	key assistant location manager
Michael Boretz	....	assistant: Mr. Whedon
Jake Burnbaum	....	assistant: Mr. Mendel
Sebastien Caillabet	....	weapon fabricator
Elizabeth Cameron	....	stand-in
Tina Canny	....	dailies
Audrey Clark	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Clark	....	second assistant accountant (as Jennifer L. Clark)
Heather I. Denton	....	set production assistant
Sara Docksey	....	set production assistant
Sven Erik Lindstrom	....	stand-in (as Sven Lindstrom)
Corey Evett	....	office production assistant
Louis Farah	....	medic (as Louis C. Farah)
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Ron Griffith	....	stand-in
William Shane Grisco	....	animal trainer (as William Grisco)
Chris Gutierrez	....	key assistant location manager
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Gary Hebert	....	title designer
Bruce Hecker	....	caterer
David Hickey	....	payroll accountant
Michael Hird	....	construction medic
Phil Holland	....	scan/record/color coordinator
Melissa Huerta	....	intern
Jason Inman	....	medic
Linda Jewell	....	stand-in
Gary L. Johnson	....	stand-in
Bryan Kalfus	....	set production assistant
Christian Keiber	....	voice
Mary King	....	craft service (as Mary M. King)
Brian Kinler	....	stand-in
Sophia Lansky	....	dialect coach: Russian
Ernest H. Lauterio	....	craft service (as Ernest Lauterio)
Jason Leavell	....	stand-in
Jenny Lynn	....	assistant: Mr. Buchanan
Damon Marcellino	....	fixtures technician
James Maull	....	post production accountant
Elissa McKee	....	production assistant
Michael Miller	....	second assistant accountant
Bruce Morin	....	craft service
Adam Mutchler	....	assistant: Mr. Lester
Danny Nero	....	stand-in
David Paris	....	aerial pilot
Andrew Patterson	....	set production assistant
Blake Perkinson	....	key set production assistant
Sally Potters	....	office production assistant (as Sally J. Potters)
Christina Rollo	....	production coordinator
Billy Rosenberg	....	assistant: Ms. Tager
Jill Rosenblatt	....	first assistant accountant
Lauren Ross	....	location manager
Julia M. Sauder	....	production secretary
Jason Savage	....	key assistant location manager
Jain Sekuler	....	script supervisor
Andrew Shulkind	....	remote head technician
Marc Siegel	....	office production assistant
Cole Smith	....	stand-in
Mollie Stallman	....	key production assistant: stunt unit
Mary Sunshine	....	production accountant
Jules Sylvester	....	wild animal trainer
Elizabeth Tatus	....	stand-in
Thomas Terry	....	aerial pilot
Kim Thio	....	construction medic
Matt Tulve	....	set production assistant
Mark Van Horne	....	dailies lab contact
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
Patrick Walmsley	....	assistant: Mr. Mendel (as Patrick A. Walmsley)
Stephanie Whallon	....	accounting clerk
James Allen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Serrano	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Barry Mendel Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2005) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Universal Pictures (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special effects makeup) (as KNB EFX Group)
• Zoic Studios (visual effects)
• Rhythm and Hues (visual effects) (as Rhythm & Hues Studios)
• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (visual effects)
• Grant McCune Design (miniature sequences)

Other Companies

• Background Players  extras casting
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Services)
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as Fox Newman Scoring Stage)
• PIC Agency  title design (as PIC)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  digital intermediate
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cameras cranes and dollies
• Filmtools  expendables
• FotoKem Laboratory  color (as Fotokem)
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack released by

Also Known As:

Firefly (USA) (working title)
Firefly: The Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | France:U | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Though she did say all the lines, the actress that plays young River was dubbed over by Summer Glau to make the connection easier.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After River kills all the Reavers, he blasts through the wall. A "dead" Reaver at the bottom left corner of the screen flinches.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Teacher: Earth that was could no longer sustain our numbers, we were so many. We found a new solar system, dozens of planets and hundreds of moons. Each one terraformed, a process taking decades, to support human life, to be new Earths. The Central Planets formed the Alliance...

Movie Connections:

Features We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Not exactly like the TV show; judge it on its own merit.

***NO SPOILERS*** I saw the movie at a sneak preview in Houston, TX on 6/23/05. I was just happy that we were getting more of these characters and this setting.

Visually, it was stunning. The extra budget for effects was well spent. The characters and their relationships were recognizable, but there had been changes from the show. I think this was necessary within the movie, and part of an evolution from the TV show to the big screen (the movie takes place 6 months after the last episode, "Objects in Space"). Things have changed.

There is a higher action and violence level in this (duh, it's a movie, not on TV), and we get some major revelations about the world (which some who saw it with me already don't like). There are some MAJOR events that affect the characters, and I wasn't totally happy with them - shocked is the word. But this is Joss's world, and his characters, and he tells the stories he wants to tell. He doesn't get bound up in hurting our feelings; he just tells it like it is. I believe he did say that this was the hardest thing he'd ever had to write.

At least one person at our screening was a "Firefly virgin," and he said that he liked it. I hope people who have no exposure to the show will be able to see this and enjoy it. Our big damn heroes come across well, and I hope this will get them some well-deserved exposure. This is a no-holds barred, big-time action/adventure sci-fi story, bold and raw, and set in a world unlike anything portrayed in SF before (well, except for "Firefly"). And I hope it does really, really well, and we get to see the sequels.