The Plan (Video 2009)

When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.

Director:

Edward James Olmos

Writer:

Jane Espenson

Stars:

Edward James Olmos, Dean Stockwell, Michael Trucco

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward James Olmos	...	Commander William Adama
Dean Stockwell	...	Brother Cavil
Michael Trucco	...	Samuel Anders
Grace Park	...	Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Michael Hogan	...	Colonel Saul Tigh
Aaron Douglas	...	Chief Galen Tyrol
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Leoben Conoy
Kate Vernon	...	Ellen Tigh
Rick Worthy	...	Simon
Lymari Nadal	...	Giana O'Neill
Matthew Bennett	...	Aaron Doral
Rekha Sharma	...	Tory Foster
Tricia Helfer	...	Number Six / Shelly Godfrey
Alisen Down	...	Jean Barolay
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	...	Hybrid

Storyline

When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.

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Plot Keywords:

cylon | hand job | body double | human heart | fighter pilot | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battlestar Galactica Movie

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Eick Productions, R&D TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 90 min (TV)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Close up shots of the rubble on Picon are actually the remains of the Battlestar's hanger bay set shortly after the set was struck and bulldozed.

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Quotes

Brother Cavil: Let's get this genocide started.

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Connections

References Battlestar Galactica: 33 (2004)

User Reviews

What a complete and utter cock-up

Don't come looking for any kinds of answers here. The plan is nothing more than some cut scenes and clumsy looking additions that never really make for a really coherent whole. One possible general reason the movie falls down is that it tries to tell both stories (human & cylon) and really expects no previous knowledge of the series from the viewer. Even the effects feel weaker than in the series - perhaps as there are more of them.

If you want to add a bit of depth to the BSG world, watch the pilot of Caprica. That was much cooler and at least teased with the possibility of shedding some light onto the one-true-god nonsense of the Cylons. If you haven't seen the series, don't start here. You'll only think it's all rubbish. Watching the miniseries gives a fine (albeit a bit over long) start to the series, while the series is at its best from the second half of 1st season to the end of second season. Go there to see some fun and surprising scifi/drama.

Maybe a rating of 1 is excessive. But that's relative to the idea of the show and to the execution of the first couple of seasons that truly shined.

*EDIT* Original rating: 1 Corrected rating: 3 -- i did this simply to give the movie some credit, 'cause the performances are what they were in the series... and as I am huge BSG fan. My issues are with the promise and delivery (i.e. lack-of) the movie. *EDIT*