Serenity

Resource Information

The work Serenity represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Ipswich Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Serenity

Statement of responsibility

Universal Pictures presents a Barry Memdel production ; a Joss Whedon film ; produced by Barry Mendel ; written and directed by Joss Whedon

Creator

• Serentiy (Motion picture : 2005)

Contributor

• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Baccarin, Morena
• Baldwin, Adam, 1962-
• Fillion, Nathan, 1971-
• Green, Jack N., 1946-
• Newman, David, 1954-
• Torres, Gina
• Tudyk, Alan
• Whedon, Joss, 1964-

Subject

• Cicencia -- Experimentos -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Hermanos -- Teatro
• Human experimentation in medicine -- Drama
• Science fiction -- Feature
• Siblings -- Drama
• Totalitarianism -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Videodiscs

Genre

• Drama
• Feature films
• Science fiction
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The crew of the Serenity is getting desperate. They have lain lower and lower to protect their doctor, Simon Tam (Sean Maher), and his telepathic traumatized little sister, River (Summer Glau), from the alliance, whom he rescued her from a year earlier. This has made getting jobs harder and now they are desperate. When they take River on a robbery during which Reavers (humans who have gone crazy and turned into cannibals) attack, Simon decides that its time to leave the crew of the Serenity for his and River's safety. She then mutters "Miranda" and goes berserk and nearly shoots Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), until her brother says the safety word to put her to sleep. Reynolds decides to take them back on board for safety, only now an alliance operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is on their tracks and making Reynolds determined to find out what "Miranda" is and what the

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Jack N. Green ; editor, Lisa Lassek ; music, David Newman ; costume designer, Ruth E. Carter ; production designer, Barry Chusid

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of intense violence and action, and some sexual references

Language note

Subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing ; dialogue in English (Dolby Digital 5.1) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish

PerformerNote

Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Sean Maher, Summer Glau, Ron Glass, Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Krumholtz

Runtime

119

Target audience

general

Technique

live action