Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.

Director:

J.J. Abrams

Writers:

Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams

Stars:

Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 61 wins & 126 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford	...	Han Solo
Mark Hamill	...	Luke Skywalker
Carrie Fisher	...	Princess Leia
Adam Driver	...	Kylo Ren
Daisy Ridley	...	Rey
John Boyega	...	Finn
Oscar Isaac	...	Poe Dameron
Lupita Nyong'o	...	Maz Kanata
Andy Serkis	...	Supreme Leader Snoke
Domhnall Gleeson	...	General Hux
Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO
Max von Sydow	...	Lor San Tekka
Peter Mayhew	...	Chewbacca
Gwendoline Christie	...	Captain Phasma
Joonas Suotamo	...	Chewbacca Double

Storyline

30 years after the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire, Rey, a scavenger from the planet Jakku, finds a BB-8 droid that knows the whereabouts of the long lost Luke Skywalker. Rey, as well as a rogue stormtrooper and two smugglers, are thrown into the middle of a battle between the Resistance and the daunting legions of the First Order.

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Plot Keywords:

reboot | sanitation employee | remake | wisecrack humor | sewer cleaner | 

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Taglines:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Panavision provided two customized, black-painted Millennium XL2 cameras specifically for the production. The "A" camera was nicknamed the "Death Star" and the "B" camera the "Millennium Falcon".

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Goofs

When Rey retrieves the light saber, she grips it with the switch clearly pointed away from her thumbs. After she turns it on and the camera angle changes, it has shifted in her grip so the switch is near her thumbs.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lor San Tekka: This will begin to make things right. I've traveled too far and seen too much to ignore the despair in the galaxy. Without the Jedi, there can be no balance in the Force.
Poe Dameron: Well, because of you, now we have a chance. The General's been after this for a long time.
Lor San Tekka: Oh, the General? To me, she is royalty.
Poe Dameron: Well, she certainly is that.

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Crazy Credits

The stars that form the backdrop for the end credits are exactly the same stars as in the beginning of the movie.

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Alternate Versions

IMAX releases presented the five-minute sequence in which Rey and Finn escape Jakku in the Millennium Falcon (which was shot with IMAX 70mm cameras) in an opened aspect ratio compared to the rest of the film.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: War Room (2016)

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Soundtracks

Jabba Flow
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams
Produced and Performed by Shag Kava

User Reviews

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I have seen this. It was 1977/1980/1983. And the chick was called Leia and flaunted her thin beautiful body.

What is the reason they remade it with a Battlefield Earth craft that decades later still has power and runs???

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$245,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$247,966,675, 20 December 2015

Gross USA:

$936,662,225

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,068,455,512

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucasfilm, Bad Robot, Truenorth Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

138 min

Sound Mix:

12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track) Dolby Atmos Dolby Surround 7.1 Datasat Dolby Digital IMAX 6-Track Sonics-DDP Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1