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Guardians of the Galaxy
MCU
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Rotten Tomatoes
8.0
IMDb / 10
7.9
TMDB · 29,981 votes
Film series · Guardians of the Galaxy · Part 1/3
DE release
28.08.2014
FSK
12+
Budget
170 Mio. $
Box office
773 Mio. $
The story
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.
Key characters
Star-Lord
Chris Pratt
Rocket
Bradley Cooper
Gamora
Zoe Saldaña
Nebula
Karen Gillan
Drax
Dave Bautista
Groot
Vin Diesel
Yondu
Michael Rooker
Ronan
Lee Pace
More cast · 2
Trivia & background
- Hollywood considered a talking raccoon career suicide — $773 million later, James Gunn was a genius.
🥚 Easter eggs & references
- In the Collector's archive: Cosmo the space dog, a Chitauri, a Dark Elf — and Howard the Duck.
- Quill's ship is called the Milano — after his childhood crush Alyssa Milano.
- The Broker's shop contains original props from Thor: The Dark World.
📍 Filming locations
- Knowhere & co. were built at Shepperton Studios near London — Xandar borrowed sunshine from around the Millennium Bridge.
Gallery & videos
🎵 Music
Score: Tyler Bates
- Blue Swede – Hooked on a Feeling (the trailer that changed everything)
- Redbone – Come and Get Your Love (dance opening)
- Awesome Mix Vol. 1 became a real No. 1 album
📖 Comic sources
Guardians of the Galaxy (Abnett/Lanning) (2008)
This modern team lineup (not the 1969 one) is the template.
Post-credit scenes · 2
1
Baby Groot dances to 'I Want You Back' — as long as Drax isn't looking.
2
The Collector sits in the rubble — next to Howard the Duck.
🥸 Stan Lee cameo
Flirts on Xandar — Rocket: 'Class-A prevert.'
Why it matters for Doomsday · Optional
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