Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

"They have a plan!"

2009 1h 52m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 507

Science FictionActionDrama

Synopsis

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When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.

“They have a plan!”

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Cast

Edward James Olmos
Commander William Adama
Dean Stockwell
Brother Cavil
Michael Trucco
Samuel Anders
Grace Park
Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Michael Hogan
Colonel Saul Tigh
Callum Keith Rennie
Leoben Conoy
Kate Vernon
Ellen Tigh
Rick Worthy
Simon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward James Olmos
Writers: Jane Espenson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 17 years ago.

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CAST

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Part of the "Battlestar Galactica (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward James Olmos, shot by Stephen McNutt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Lim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Edward James Olmos and Dean Stockwell and Michael Trucco carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They have a plan!".

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IMDB entry: tt1286130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward James Olmos directs. Stephen McNutt behind the camera. Bear McCreary scores. Michael Lim cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "Battlestar Galactica (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Edward James Olmos, shot by Stephen McNutt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bear McCreary. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Michael Lim shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Edward James Olmos and Dean Stockwell and Michael Trucco carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "They have a plan!".
8IMDB entry: tt1286130 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stephen McNutt
Original score: Bear McCreary
Editing: Michael Lim
Production design: Richard Hudolin
Costume design: Glenne Campbell
Makeup / hair: Ankaraj Eden
VFX supervisor: Gary Hutzel
Sound: Daniel Colman
Stunt coordinator: Mike Mitchell
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009)

Part of

Battlestar Galactica (Reboot) Collection

Follows the trials of the Colonial Fleet vessel Battlestar Galactica as it leads the last remaining humans on a search for Earth. It's been 40 years since the 12 colonies of mankind have heard from their progeny, the Cylons -- robotic creatures who rose up and declared war on their masters, then disappeared. In a sudden, devastating strike, the Cylons return and lay waste to the colonies, aided by human-looking Cylon variants and an unwitting fifth columnist. The attack forces Commander William Adama to call into action his museum-piece warship, the Battlestar Galactica, and soon its company of hotshot fighter pilots is blasting away at the invaders. But their best efforts can't prevent the colonies' obliteration. Fleeing the Cylon genocide, the Galactica leads a rag-tag fleet of survivors on a lonely quest to find humanity's fabled 13th colony -- a planet known as Earth