- Firefly (film)
Infobox Television
bgcolour = green
show_name = Firefly
format =Drama Science Fiction
camera =DVX100
picture_format =NTSC 1.85:1
runtime = 104 minutes
director =Pete Marcy
starring =Lindsay Hinman Chris Marcy Devon Jorlett Pete Marcy Sara Persons Andy Reeves Joe Marcy Willie Davis Adam Anderson
country =United States
premiered =June 11 2005
website = http://www.failureboys.com"Firefly" (2005) is an
independent film directed byPete Marcy and produced byFailure Boys , a small production company based inMinneapolis, Minnesota . It was shot inMinnesota andWisconsin with a $6,000 budget.Plot outline
Del (
Chris Marcy ) woke up in his truck, hung-over and covered with dirt. Brandt (Pete Marcy) was found floating in a river. Susan (Lindsay Hinman ) was rushed to the hospital, bloody and cold. Bad things happened on Halloween night. Now, a week before Christmas, Del is having nightmares, Brandt is losing confidence in his relationship, and Susan's memory of her assault is met with pity and doubt. There's also a strange bald man, whose unexplained clairvoyance leads him to those in need. The answers will come on Christmas Eve.Film festivals
*2005
**CineVegas Film Festival (Las Vegas, World Premiere)*2006
**Bluegrass Film Festival (Kentucky)
**Kansas International Film Festival (Kansas City)
**Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (Birmingham)
**Fantastic Fest (Austin)
**Shriekfest (L.A.)
**International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival (Phoenix)*2007
**Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (Amsterdam, International Premiere)Awards
*"Audience Award" (third place),
Fantastic Fest
*"Best Writing",Bluegrass Film Festival
*"Best Sci-Fi Feature",International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival
*"Best Director",International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival Origin and alternative drafts
"Firefly" was co-written and directed by Pete Marcy. Originally conceived in 2000, "Firefly" was written backwards, with the ending giving way to the intricate build-up preceding it; once the skeleton of the story was in place, Marcy's brother Chris joined him in writing the rest of the script, filling out dialogue and characters. Originally, the ending was to take place in a warehouse, with a struggle over a knife and a fatal gunshot, but Pete and Chris, along with the rest of the crew, thought that was "stupid".
"Firefly" began filming in November 2002 and finished post-production in June 2005, running 115 minutes. An alternative, final cut was finished in Spring 2006, running 104 minutes. Among the scenes cut out was one with the director's mother.
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