Firefly (film)
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Firefly is an independent film
directed by Pete Marcy and produced by Failure Boys, a small production company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
. It was shot in Minnesota
and Wisconsin
with a $6,000 budget. It should not be confused with the 2002 Science Fiction production "Firefly".
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.
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
directed by Pete Marcy and produced by Failure Boys, a small production company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
. It was shot in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
with a $6,000 budget. It should not be confused with the 2002 Science Fiction production "Firefly".
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 is 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 FestivalSidewalk Moving Picture FestivalThe Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is an annual film festival scheduled over one weekend in late September in Birmingham, Alabama, since 1999...
(Birmingham) - Fantastic FestFantastic FestFantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror,...
(Austin) - ShriekfestShriekfestShriekfest Horror Film Festival is a film festival specializing in the horror genre. It is the longest running horror festival in Los Angeles.-History:...
(L.A.) - International Horror and Sci-Fi Film FestivalInternational Horror and Sci-Fi Film FestivalInternational Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to the genres of horror and science fiction that is held annually in Tempe, Arizona, United States...
(Phoenix)
- 2007
- Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival (Amsterdam, International Premiere)
- Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival (Minneapolis)
- Bend Film Festival (Bend, Oregon)
Awards
- "Audience Award" (third place), Fantastic FestFantastic FestFantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News, Paul Alvarado-Dykstra, and Tim McCanlies, writer of The Iron Giant and Secondhand Lions. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror,...
- "Best Writing", Bluegrass Film Festival
- "Best Sci-Fi Feature", International Horror and Sci-Fi Film FestivalInternational Horror and Sci-Fi Film FestivalInternational Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to the genres of horror and science fiction that is held annually in Tempe, Arizona, United States...
- "Best Director", International Horror and Sci-Fi Film FestivalInternational Horror and Sci-Fi Film FestivalInternational Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival is a film festival dedicated to the genres of horror and science fiction that is held annually in Tempe, Arizona, United States...
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.