"Firefly" Serenity (2002)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by) (part 1 & 2)

TV Series:

"Firefly" (2002)

Original Air Date:

20 December 2002 (Season 1, Episode 11)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the first half of the original pilot episode, the crew of Serenity takes on several passengers and...

Plot Keywords:

26th Century | Cockney Accent | Brother Sister Relationship | Faith | Heroine

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds
Gina Torres	...	Zoë Washburne
Alan Tudyk	...	Hoban 'Wash' 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
Carlos Jacott	...	Lawrence Dobson
Mark Sheppard	...	Badger (as Mark A. Sheppard)
Andy Umberger	...	Dortmunder Captain
Philip Sternberg	...	Inara's Client
Eddie Adams	...	Bendis
Colin Patrick Lynch	...	Radio Operator
Bonnie Bartlett	...	Patience
Domingo Vara	...	Ensign
Stephen O'Mahoney	...	Man
Jamie McShane	...	Man
John F. Kearney	...	Old Man
Gabrielle Wagner	...	Slave #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greg Wendell Reid	...	Crying Soldier (uncredited)
Rabatan Salem	...	Hoodlum (uncredited)

Directed by
Joss Whedon		(part 1 & 2)

Writing credits
Joss Whedon		(creator)
Joss Whedon		(written by) (part 1 & 2)

Produced by
Gareth Davies	....	line producer
Lisa Lassek	....	associate producer
Tim Minear	....	executive producer
Brian Wankum	....	associate producer
Joss Whedon	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Greg Edmonson

Cinematography by
David Boyd		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lisa Lassek

Casting by
Anya Colloff
Jennifer Fishman		(as Jennifer Fishman Pate)
Amy McIntyre Britt

Production Design by
Carey Meyer

Set Decoration by
David A. Koneff		(as David Koneff)

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson		(as Jill Ohanneson)

Makeup Department
Camille Calvet	....	makeup artist
Tina Hoffman	....	makeup artist
Ron Pipes	....	makeup artist
Colette Slattery	....	key hair stylist
Allan B. Holt	....	makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)
Kerry Mendenhall	....	key hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael Cedar	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Athena Alexander	....	second assistant director
Brenda Kalosh	....	first assistant director
Jana Ludwigova	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mark Blumenthal	....	paint gang boss
Tammy DeRuiter	....	painter
Randy Eriksen	....	property master
Franco Esile	....	lead person
Steven Fidler	....	construction coordinator (as Steve Fidler)
Stella Starlight	....	art department coordinator
Stella Starlight	....	graphic designer
Dylan J. Hay Chapman	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Graham Robertson	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Guastini	....	dialogue editor
Bill Jackson	....	re-recording mixer
Tom Perry	....	re-recording mixer
Cindy Rabideau	....	supervising sound editor
David Yaffe	....	production sound mixer (as David Barr Yaffe)
Devendra Damon Cleary	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Mark Cleary	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mike Marchain	....	supervising adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Bruce Minkus	....	special effects coordinator
Nathan Franson	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Loni Peristere	....	visual effects supervisor
Bryan Whitaker	....	digital artist
Justin Ball	....	senior systems engineer: Zoic Studios (uncredited)
Kristen Branan	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Jarrod Davis	....	animator (uncredited)
Chris John Jones	....	compositing supervisor (uncredited)
Terry Naas	....	animator (uncredited)
Rocco Passionino	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Emile Edwin Smith	....	digital effects supervisor (uncredited)
Lee Stringer	....	CGI supervisor (uncredited)
Kyle Toucher	....	animator (uncredited)
Kyle Toucher	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunt coordinator
Brian J. Williams	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Adams	....	key grip
Bill Brummond	....	camera operator
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tom Hutchinson	....	second assistant camera
Dennis L. Peterson	....	chief lighting technician (as Dennis Peterson)
Jonas Steadman	....	first assistant camera: a
Andre Ramirez	....	grip (uncredited)
Bubba Sheffield	....	key rigger (uncredited)
Chris Stanman	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lonnie Hamerman	....	casting associate
Michael V. Nicolo	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julia Gombert	....	head ager/dyer

Editorial Department
John Peter Bernardo	....	assistant editor (as J.P. Berdnardo)
Nathan Draper	....	post-production assistant
Aaron Miller	....	post-production coordinator
Marilyn Moore	....	assistant editor (as Marilyn R. Moore)

Music Department
Tim Isle	....	music editor
Sonny Rhodes	....	performer: main title theme
Joss Whedon	....	composer: main title theme song

Transportation Department
Bob Ellis	....	transportation coordinator (as Robert Ellis)

Other crew
Mark Bakunas	....	production auditor
Sam Greenmun	....	spacesuit design/fabrication/set technician
Neil Levin	....	script coordinator
Jenny Lynn	....	translator: Chinese
Brett Matthews	....	assistant: Joss Whedon
Elyse Allyn Ramsdell	....	production coordinator (as Elyse Ramsdell)
Peter M. Robarts	....	location manager
Jain Sekuler	....	script supervisor
Kelly Wheeler	....	assistant: Gareth Davies
John J. Gray	....	assistant: Tim Minear (uncredited)
Stacey Levin	....	head publicist (uncredited)
Tony Rudenko	....	programming: computer graphics (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joss Whedon		creator

Makeup Department
Christopher Burdett	....	special makeup designer
Jason Collins	....	supervisor: Almost Human, Inc.
Jake Garber	....	makeup artist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist
Roxane Griffin	....	hair stylist
Margie Latinopoulos	....	makeup artist
Debbie Mezera	....	office manager: Almost Human Inc
James Ojala	....	special makeup effects technician
Leo Corey Castellano	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John P. Aguirre	....	second second assistant director
Lisa Chu	....	dga trainee (as Lisa Chu Dietze)
Ellen Rosentreter	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Banner Agundez	....	assistant property master
Will Batts	....	set designer
Ron Cobb	....	conceptual artist
Skip Crank	....	property master
Rick Heyer	....	assistant property master
Happy Nakamura	....	property assistant
David Saltzman	....	assistant property master
Val Wilt	....	general foreman

Sound Department
Susan Cahill	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin Hyde	....	boom operator
Brian D. Lucas	....	sound recordist
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer: second unit

Visual Effects by
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects coordinator
Brent Burpee	....	systems engineer
Aram Granger	....	digital artist
Jon-Marc Kortsch	....	digital artist
Errol Lanier	....	digital artist
Michael D. Leone	....	digital artist
Mark Lipsmeyer	....	digital artist: Zoic Studios
John McGinley	....	visual effects modeler
Jose Perez	....	visual effects
Kevin Quattro	....	digital artist

Stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	utility stunts
John Dixon	....	stunts
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunt performer
Bryan Friday	....	stunts
James Giaquinto	....	stunt double
Mike Gunther	....	stunts
Jes Hellwege	....	stunts
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunt double: Jewel Staite
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	utility stunts
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunts
Larry A. Lee	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	utility stunts
Christopher Leps	....	stunts
Michael Li	....	stunts
Sam Maloof	....	stunt performer
Mike Massa	....	stunt performer
Caryn Mower	....	stunts
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunts
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Marcus Salgado	....	stunt double
Christie Sanders	....	utility stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts (multiple episodes)
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt double
Clark Tucker	....	utility stunts
Jim Vickers	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer
Lee Whittaker	....	stunts (multiple episodes)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregory Beard	....	best boy grip
Brian Cantrell	....	best boy electric
Keith Davis	....	electrician
Ron Eisenberg	....	still photographer
Samuel Fischer	....	best boy electric
Chris Lewis	....	rigging gaffer
Dan Ming	....	additional first assistant camera
George Santo Pietro	....	dolly grip (1 episode)
James Stiritz	....	best boy grip
Troy White	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jayme Bohn	....	assistant costume designer
Susi Campos	....	set costumer
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer
Lawrence Quon	....	costumer

Music Department
David Klotz	....	music editor (multiple episodes)

Transportation Department
John Magoo McGivern	....	transportation captain
Beau Reed	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Ted Bayard	....	assistant location manager
Tami Fernholz	....	payroll accountant
Ryan Ford	....	assistant accountant
Steve Karnes	....	weapons armorer
Shaun McNally	....	production assistant
Jim Roberts	....	medic
Caroline Vandenberg	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Mutant Enemy
• 20th Century Fox Television

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Fox Network (2002) (USA) (TV)
• Super RTL (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• Viasat3 (2007) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• Radium (visual effects)
• Zoic Studios (visual effects) (as Zoic)

Other Companies

• DeLuxe Laboratories  processing by (as DeLuxe)
• Meat and Potatoes  main title design by
• R!OT  post production services by
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  post production sound by (as Todd Studios West)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

In the battle for Serenity Valley, the Browncoats can be seen carrying G36k assault rifles by Heckler & Koch, a variant of the service rifle of the German Army since 1997.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: After Simon asks Mal "What business is that?", Mal punches Simon in the face. When Simon falls down, hands are visible at the bottom left of the screen catching Simon (after 50:13 minutes).

Quotes:

Kaylee:[hurries to turn off everything in the engine room; climbs up to turn off a light, room becomes pitch black] Okay, now I can't get down.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

The luckdog you are incorrect this is the best show ever

This is an excellent story and details are great. Take it from one that has been a fan of Sci-Fi. The story is great and will live on as Star Trek has lived on long after the show was cancelled. I am looking forward to the next movie as I am sure other fan's are across the world. Zoe is the best as well as the rest of the crew. I love her husband and the captain Mel. The show was on late and cancelled before I knew it was on. I bought the DVD and fell in love with the show and the characters. Joss Whedon is the best and a great story teller. The guy Jane is so lovable and the ship is the best. Zoe is so very very cool and River's character is the very very best. I cannot say enough about the series except it ended way to soon.