Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending USA ideals.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers:

Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay),

Stars:

Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving

2 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Evans	...	Captain America / Steve Rogers
Hayley Atwell	...	Peggy Carter
Sebastian Stan	...	James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Colonel Chester Phillips
Hugo Weaving	...	Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
Dominic Cooper	...	Howard Stark
Richard Armitage	...	Heinz Kruger
Stanley Tucci	...	Dr. Abraham Erskine
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Nick Fury
Toby Jones	...	Dr. Arnim Zola
Bruno Ricci	...	Jacques Dernier
Neal McDonough	...	Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan
Derek Luke	...	Gabe Jones
Kenneth Choi	...	Jim Morita
JJ Feild	...	James Montgomery Falsworth

Storyline

It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | captain america | rescue | soldier | german | 

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Taglines:

The first Avenger

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Norwegian French

Release Date:

22 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Captain America

Filming Locations:

Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$65,058,524 (USA) (22 July 2011)

Gross:

$176,636,816 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Edgar Wright had been rumored to have secretly rewritten the film, but he publicly denied this. Wright will soon write/direct his own Marvel Studios film, Ant-Man.

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Goofs

A telephone in the War Room bunker beneath London when Steve Rogers's troops deploy there for briefing is a type not invented until the late 1960s.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Search Team Leader: Are you the guys from Washington?

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, not even a title.

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Connections

Referenced in Bum Reviews: Captain America (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Star Spangled Man"
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by David Zippel
Produced by Alan Menken
Performed by The Star Spangled Signers

User Reviews

The First Avenger ends the Avenger tie in movies nicely

I knew nothing about Captain America prior to viewing this Marvel film. Many people were skeptical about Chris Evans being cast as the man in red, white, and blue mainly because he is previously known for playing Johnny Storm in the not so fantastic Fantastic Four movies. Despite, the fact that he had a lot of pressure going into this film, I thought he did a fare job. I personally don't think this was the best Avengers tie in movie but it was fine. The first half of the movie did a very good job of establishing the story behind the creation of this man and how he was initially just an experiment and then turned into a propaganda piece for the war in order to excite people and inspire them to fight the fight. Afterward, when he finally does take initiative and attempts to infiltrate and destroy the enemy, the movie turns into a pretty standard and generic action movie. Hugo Weaving is cast as the villain known in the comics as the Red Skull. Despite a good looking face (a red face), he never really becomes too menacing and isn't given enough screen time as the red skull to really effect us. Tommy Lee Jones is in his realm as an army commander who is in charge of operations including Rogers and is very funny as well as delivering the lines extremely well. Speaking of lines, this movie doesn't have the best or worst script and I think they (the writers) could have spent more time developing better dialogue that didn't sound so rushed. Director Joe Johnston who is know for The Rocketeer brings the 1940s World War feeling to the screen brilliantly and with great set designers and art direction. Tony Starks father plays a fairly significant role as the man behind the suit and weapons of the Captain. Played by Dominic Cooper, we get an inside look at how Stark got his attitude and knack for building new technology. The 3D added nothing, which is not unusual nowadays. The only time it was ever apparent was when the shield was thrown towards the screen which happened maybe twice. This movie does a nice job of finishing the tie in movie for the upcoming epic Avengers movie die to release next year. My only hope is that all of this build up with the individual super hero movies is not wasted. This is worth a rental and I will probably buy this on blu-ray when the price is greatly reduced.