Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into Captain America, a superhero dedicated to defending USA ideals.

Director:

Joe Johnston

Writers:

Christopher Markus (screenplay), Stephen McFeely (screenplay),

Stars:

Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving

2 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chris Evans	...	Captain America / Steve Rogers
Hayley Atwell	...	Peggy Carter
Sebastian Stan	...	James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Colonel Chester Phillips
Hugo Weaving	...	Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
Dominic Cooper	...	Howard Stark
Richard Armitage	...	Heinz Kruger
Stanley Tucci	...	Dr. Abraham Erskine
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Nick Fury
Toby Jones	...	Dr. Arnim Zola
Bruno Ricci	...	Jacques Dernier
Neal McDonough	...	Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan
Derek Luke	...	Gabe Jones
Kenneth Choi	...	Jim Morita
JJ Feild	...	James Montgomery Falsworth

Storyline

It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany's secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins.

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | rescue | military | german | soldier | 

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Taglines:

When patriots become heroes

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Norwegian French

Release Date:

22 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Captain America

Filming Locations:

Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$140,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$65,058,524 (USA) (22 July 2011)

Gross:

$176,636,816 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

That Steve Rogers sketches costume designs for Howard Stark and is caught doodling pictures of himself as a circus monkey refers to the comics' depiction of Cap's alter ego as an artist since 1979 - he even worked on the fictional Captain America comic book published on Marvel Earth. There is a very similar scene of Steve drawing costumes and caricatures of himself in the 1991 comic miniseries "The Adventures of Captain America" which detailed his origin. This series seems also to have been influential in other ways - for example, the character of Peggy Carter in the film (which is very different from the comics) is reminiscent of Steve's love interest Lt. Cynthia Glass in the miniseries - who there turned out to be a German spy in the end, however.

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Goofs

When Steve Rogers wants to be signed up, the army doctor looks over his charts. Sinusitis is misspelled as Sinusitus.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Search Team Leader: Are you the guys from Washington?

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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits, not even a title.

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Connections

Referenced in Guys Choice Awards 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Stark's Flying Car"
Composed by Joe E. Rand and Joe Johnston

User Reviews

Throw-Back Fun with Heart and Emotion

This remarkable film showed that they really cared enough to ground this film where possible. That's what Marvel does so well. It's what Nolan does well and that's why people call what Nolan did to Batman "Marvelizing" the character. The story and abilities are fantastic and grand but the character and depth add the weight you need to tell a believable yet intelligent tale. That's tough to do when the subject matter is this fantastic and the elements they deal with are so grandiose.

The complexity, depth, heart, emotion and action are some of the best put together in any film this year. I have to agree with most of the film critics who are praising it and I'm glad it's getting the love at a high percentage. It would've been a shame for it not to be praised by the professionals. It really is professional, throw-back fun with heart and emotion.