Serenity (2005)

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

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writer:

Joss Whedon

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Chiwetel Ejiofor

9 wins & 9 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

In the future, a spaceship called Serenity is harboring a passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an awesome action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything - or anyone - to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

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Plot Keywords:

on the run | smuggler | spacecraft | megacorporation | reavers | 

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Taglines:

This is one 'River' you do not want to cross.

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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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Universal Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Firefly

Filming Locations:

Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,086,680, 2 October 2005, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$25,514,517

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$38,869,464

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures,Barry Mendel Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene where River is revealed holding bloody weapons and surrounded by dead Reavers is imitated in an episode of Castle (S7:15 Reckoning) when the rescuers burst in on Kate Becket holding a blood scalpel and standing over the dead body of the psychopathic doctor holding her hostage.

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Goofs

When Simon is rescuing River, the Alliance doctor tells Simon about the Alliance's intentions with her and the other subjects of their tests, including the goal of turning them into weapons. In the original television series however, Simon does not know anything about these procedures. This was included so that the film would make sense to viewers that had not followed the Firefly.

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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

As the last of the credits roll, a solitary guitar plays the theme song of the original TV show, "Firefly".

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time/Sex and the City 2/MacGruber (2010)

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Soundtracks

Serenity
(uncredited)

User Reviews

a must-see for sci-fi fans

First off, I want to say that I loved this movie. It's got intense action sequences, a good plot,some humor, likable characters, fantastic special effects, hardly ever a dull moment,and oh yeah... it's a total babe-fest!!! I must confess I'm new to the whole Firefly universe.I don't watch much TV so I'd never even heard of the TV show. So until watched this DVD, to me,Firefly was nothing but a dumpy little American made car. I rented this movie with no expectations whatsoever; maybe that's the reason I enjoyed this movie so much. I can't speak for the fans of the series, but if you enjoy well-made sci-fi, then you'll love this cool little movie.