Serenity (2005)

The crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture telepath River.

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writer:

Joss Whedon

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor

9 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nathan Fillion	...	Mal
Gina Torres	...	Zoë
Alan Tudyk	...	Wash
Morena Baccarin	...	Inara
Adam Baldwin	...	Jayne
Jewel Staite	...	Kaylee
Sean Maher	...	Simon
Summer Glau	...	River
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

Storyline

Serenity's a film sequel of the TV series, Firefly, and it ontinues the story of the crew, and their passengers. River Tam hsd a secret - one she's not even aware of, which is so dangerous, no one's safe, as an Alliance operative's sent to capture her, and all others are considered irrelevant to his job.

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Plot Keywords:

girl with long feminine hair | on the run | smuggler | interracial relationship | spacecraft | 

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Taglines:

Space Pirates on the run!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The characters' names Mingo and Fanty were inspired by the names of Richard Conte's henchmen played by Earl Holliman and Lee Van Cleef in the 1955 noir "The Big Combo"

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Goofs

When The Operative is reviewing Mal's file, Mal's first name is spelled "Malcom", then "Malcolm".

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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. Ruled by an interplanetary parliament, the Alliance was a beacon of civilization. The savage outer planets were not so enlightened and refused Alliance control. The war was devastating, but the Alliance's victory over...

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Crazy Credits

There is a message in the closing credits: "The filmmakers wish to thank the crew and staff of 'Firefly'"

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Connections

Referenced in What's in a Firefly (2005)

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Soundtracks

Serenity
(uncredited)

User Reviews

Unfair comparisons

this is continuation of "firefly" a series that ended before one full season was shown, to truly appreciate the story you have should see the series which is available though most online video rentals companies. 500 years in the future Earth has been abandon and a new system has been colonized the hero Malcolm Reynolds is a war hero who has lost his way having fought for the "browncoats" for freedom from the rules of the "Alliance", only to have all his beliefs crushed when he was forced to surrender, now he captains a ship and has taken on two passengers a brother and sister who are hiding from the Alliance because River the young girl has something the Alliance needs.

the most appealing feature of this film and the show is is based on it's the love that they all have for each other, the Brother who gives up his life to free his sister, the captain who learns to love and trust again. all stories can be compared to others but in this case it's the love that sets it apart from others.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Universal Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Firefly: The Movie

Filming Locations:

Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$39,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,086,680, 2 October 2005

Gross USA:

$25,514,517

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$40,445,129

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS DTS (DTS: X)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1