Serenity (2005)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writer (WGA):

Joss Whedon (written by)

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Can't stop the signal.

Plot:

In the future, when a passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit...

Plot Keywords:

Shot In The Hand | Altered Version Of Studio Logo | Space Battle | Eaten Alive | Long Take

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. May 12

6:00 PM

MAX

Cast

Nathan Fillion	...	Mal
Gina Torres	...	Zoe
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

Also Known As:

Firefly (USA) (working title)
Firefly: The Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:15 | Ireland:15A | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | France:U | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Peru:14 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-15 | Malaysia:U | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario/Saskatchewan) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park - 200 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs, California, USA

Company:

Mutant Enemy

Trivia:

According to Adam Baldwin, the mini-gun his character Jayne uses at the end of the film is nicknamed "Lux", after the message board handle (LuxLucre) of devoted fan Kerry Pearson. Pearson, who died of complications from diabetes, was best known for creating fan art that featured the characters from "Firefly" (2002) in a "South Park" (1997) cartoon style.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the records room scene when the operative says, "Stop, Backtrack, Stop!" you notice that River's eyes are pointing straight. When the scene changes, and the Operative emerges from the record projector, River's eyes are pointed to her left.

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...

Movie Connections:

Features We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Intense

From start to finish there are no wasted moments. All your emotions will be engaged. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll gasp in shock. What you won't be is bored. Don't plan on being able to take a bathroom break or get more soda and popcorn. You won't want to miss a second of this one.

There's plenty here for everybody: Good writing, humor, excellent acting, plot, action (that actually makes sense in terms of the plot), excellent cgi, eye candy. And it's a movie that needs the big screen for the full effect. Watch it in theater; don't just wait for the DVD.

If you saw Star Wars (the original) in the theater way back when, then this movie will evoke a similar feeling of awe. Once you see this movie, your perceptions of the movie-going experience will be changed. No other movie I've ever seen has hit me with the intensity of this one.