Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
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A group of extraterrestrial criminals and a man from Earth must team up to stop a powerful artifact from falling into the wrong hands.
The story
In 2014, on the abandoned planet Morag, Peter Quill steals a mysterious Orb. His theft is discovered by the Ravagers, led by Yondu Udonta, and he is pursued by the henchmen of the fanatical Kree renegade Ronan the Accuser. As Quill attempts to sell the Orb, he is intercepted by a warrior named Gamora. A conflict ensues, drawing in a pair of bounty hunters, Rocket and Groot. The four are captured by the Nova Corps and imprisoned in the Kyln. To escape, Quill, Rocket, Groot, and Drax the Destroyer must work with Gamera to flee the prison and evade the looming threat of Ronan's forces.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After being abducted from Earth as a child, Peter Quill finds himself in 2014 on the planet Morag, where he steals a mysterious Orb. He is pursued by the Ravagers and the Kree renegade Ronan the Accuser, who seeks the Orb for its immense power. During a chaotic escape, Quill teams up with a group of outcasts: the warrior Gamora, the raccoon Rocket, the tree-like Groot, and the warrior Drax the Destroyer. They are imprisoned in the Kyln but manage to escape together. The group travels to Knowhere, where the Orb is revealed to contain an Infinity Stone. Following a series of skirmishes and a desperate flight through space, the group eventually joins forces with the Nova Corps to confront Ronan on the planet Xandar. After a fierce battle where the group faces Ronan's overwhelming power, they manage to destroy his weapon and the Stone's immediate threat. Quill's group, now known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, have their records expunged, and Quill discovers his true heritage as a half-human, half-alien. The film ends with the Guardians departing in the Milano, with a new sapling of Groot growing in a pot.
- First release year
- 2014
- Runtime (minutes)
- 122
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- James Gunn
- Writers
- James Gunn · writer; Nicole Perlman · writer
- Cast and characters
- Chris Pratt · Peter Quill / Star-Lord; Zoe Saldaña · Gamora; Dave Bautista · Drax the Destroyer; Vin Diesel · Groot; Bradley Cooper · Rocket; Lee Pace · Ronan the Accuser; Michael Rooker · Yondu Udonta; Karen Gillan · Nebula
- Genres
- superhero
- Themes
- found family; identity
- Setting
- Various locations in space, including the planets Morag, Xandar, and Knowhere.
- Premise and plot tags
- space opera; superhero
- Source material / true-story basis
- Marvel Comics
- Franchise connections
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Reception
- The film was a critical and commercial success, praised for its screenplay, direction, acting, humor, soundtrack, visual effects and action sequences.
- Awards and nominations
- Academy Awards · Best Makeup and Hairstyling · Nomination; Academy Awards · Best Visual Effects · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The soundtrack includes several popular songs from the 1960s and 1970s.; The film was the third-highest-grossing film of 2014.; The character of Rocket was based on the actor Bradley Cooper.
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