Guardians of the Galaxy

"You're Welcome"

2014 2h 1m EN

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 30,434

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Synopsis

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Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

“You're Welcome”

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Cast

Chris Pratt
Peter Quill
Zoe Saldaña
Gamora
Dave Bautista
Drax
Vin Diesel
Groot (voice)
Bradley Cooper
Rocket (voice)
Lee Pace
Ronan
Michael Rooker
Yondu Udonta
Karen Gillan
Nebula

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gunn
Writers: Thomas A. Nelson, David Krentz, Tim Divar
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$170M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Guardians of the Galaxy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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371+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gunn, shot by Ben Davis. 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 Tyler Bates. 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 Fred Raskin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

James Gunn directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Tyler Bates scores. Fred Raskin cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1$170M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 4.5× over at the box office.
3Released 12 years ago.
4Part of the "Guardians of the Galaxy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5371+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by James Gunn, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Tyler Bates. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Fred Raskin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldaña and Dave Bautista carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "You're Welcome".
11IMDB entry: tt2015381 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1230,434 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 8 themes, including "spacecraft", "based on comic", "space", "orphan".
14Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Davis
Original score: Tyler Bates
Editing: Fred Raskin
Production design: Charles Wood
Costume design: Alexandra Byrne
Makeup / hair: Claire Burgess
VFX supervisor: Stephane Ceretti
Sound: Lora Hirschberg
Stunt coordinator: Thomas Robinson Harper
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $170,000,000
Box office: $772,776,600
Return: 455% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Awards

Saturn Award for Best Director
Saturn Award for Best Actor
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Feature-Length Motion Picture
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Contemporary Make-Up in a Feature-Length Motion Picture
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Hair & Makeup
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Action Movie
Saturn Award for Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture
Saturn Award for Best Make-up

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

Part of

Guardians of the Galaxy Collection

A superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, and part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) series. The series is centered on a band of former intergalactic outlaws, who have teamed together to protect the Galaxy from planetary threats. Led by Peter Quill (Star-Lord) the roster includes Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccon & Groot.

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Binawoo2014-08-17
This movie was so AWESOME! I loved it all and i had a bad day before watching it but it turned it around. I love action packed movies and this was great.
Andres Gomez2014-08-17
★ 8/10
Really funny and with great spcial effects. Probably, one of the movies not to miss this year.
Eazyryda2014-08-25
★ 10/10
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