Movie connections for
Serenity (2005) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

"Firefly" (2002)

References

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
 -  The release lever being hidden inside a safe.
The Big Combo (1955)
 -  Both films feature characters named Fante and Mingo.
Forbidden Planet (1956)
 -  Registration number on a wrecked ship
The Wrong Man (1956)
 -  Identical Shot (When the criminal walks into the eyes of the innocent man)
Star Wars (1977)
 -  During the opening escape sequence, a background conversation echoes dialog among Stormtroopers when Obi Wan Kenobi is disabling the tractor beam.
"Space Cases" (1996)
 -  During the battle above Mr. Universe's planet with the Reavers, the Operative jumps into a slide-tube that leads to an escape pod. Slide tubes like this one were the primary way of getting from place to place on the Christa in the show "Space Cases," which also starred Jewel Staite as Catalina, a rainbow haired girl from Saturn.
"Firefly: Serenity (#1.11)" (2002)
 -  Besides the titles, both the Crazy Ivan scene from the episode and Barn Swallow scene from the movie feature an extremely risky flight monikered maneuver utilized to escape Reavers.

Referenced in

Future History: The Story of Earth That Was (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Re-Lighting the Firefly (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
What's in a Firefly (2005) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
A Filmmaker's Journey (2006) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
"Stargate SG-1: 200 (#10.6)" (2006)
 -  Daniel: "Who makes a movie out of a series that only lasted three episodes?" Teal'c: "It allegedly performed well on DVD."
Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (2006) (VG)
 -  Referenced by name
Background(ed) (2007)
 -  the line "Van won't run with Five" is taken from the bank heist in Serenity
Kingdom of the Vampire (2007) (V)
 -  Sign seen in video store showing date when movie will be available.
Fallout 3 (2008) (VG)
 -  Three Dog says "can't stop the signal" after the player fixes GNR's relay.
Ninjas vs. Zombies (2008)
 -  Quotes: "To the job Sir?" "Oh God, I can't Know that... I could stand to hear a little more"
"Chuck: Chuck Versus the Fat Lady (#2.7)" (2008)
 -  "Reaver" appears as an agent codename in the LaFleur list.
"Jeopardy!: Episode #26.163" (2010)
 -  Subject of a $2,000 clue in the category "Movie Title Objects"

Features

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
 -  Seen on one of the many screens of the computer that belong to Mr. Universe.
Superman (1941)
 -  One of the animated Superman shorts, The Arctic Giant, is featured on one of Mr. Universe's TV displays near the end of the film
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
 -  On one of Mr. Universe's screens

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: Episode #34.13" (2005)
 -  reviewed + footage used
Future History: The Story of Earth That Was (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Re-Lighting the Firefly (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
What's in a Firefly (2005) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
A Filmmaker's Journey (2006) (V)
 -  Clips are shown
Ultimate Sci-Fi Quiz (2006) (VG)
 -  A clip is shown

Spoofed in

"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode III (#11.12)" (2007)
 -  Al Gore; as he shows a video of 'man-bear-pig' attacking the army base to board members at a meeting, the dialog echoes directly the Operatives opening lines as he rewinds and stops the video-hologram of River Tam's escape in Serenity.

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