diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 996c3ae80..28ebfc00f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ env:
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
-    - env: TOX_ENV=py34-django18alpha
-    - env: TOX_ENV=py33-django18alpha
-    - env: TOX_ENV=py32-django18alpha
-    - env: TOX_ENV=py27-django18alpha
     - env: TOX_ENV=py34-djangomaster
     - env: TOX_ENV=py33-djangomaster
     - env: TOX_ENV=py32-djangomaster
diff --git a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
index ba1145136..4b8110bd6 100755
--- a/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
+++ b/docs/api-guide/authentication.md
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ HTTP Signature (currently a [IETF draft][http-signature-ietf-draft]) provides a
 [oauth]: http://oauth.net/2/
 [permission]: permissions.md
 [throttling]: throttling.md
-[csrf-ajax]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/csrf/#ajax
+[csrf-ajax]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/csrf/#ajax
 [mod_wsgi_official]: http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/ConfigurationDirectives#WSGIPassAuthorization
 [custom-user-model]: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/customizing/#specifying-a-custom-user-model
 [south-dependencies]: http://south.readthedocs.org/en/latest/dependencies.html
diff --git a/rest_framework/parsers.py b/rest_framework/parsers.py
index dd0698402..7a51bb05a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/parsers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/parsers.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class FileUploadParser(BaseParser):
             if 'filename*' in filename_parm:
                 return self.get_encoded_filename(filename_parm)
             return force_text(filename_parm['filename'])
-        except (AttributeError, KeyError):
+        except (AttributeError, KeyError, ValueError):
             pass
 
     def get_encoded_filename(self, filename_parm):
diff --git a/rest_framework/renderers.py b/rest_framework/renderers.py
index f970a3638..6256acdd7 100644
--- a/rest_framework/renderers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/renderers.py
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ class HTMLFormRenderer(BaseRenderer):
     })
 
     def render_field(self, field, parent_style):
+        if isinstance(field, serializers.HiddenField):
+            return ''
+
         style = dict(self.default_style[field])
         style.update(field.style)
         if 'template_pack' not in style:
diff --git a/rest_framework/response.py b/rest_framework/response.py
index d6ca1aad4..7f90bae10 100644
--- a/rest_framework/response.py
+++ b/rest_framework/response.py
@@ -81,10 +81,13 @@ class Response(SimpleTemplateResponse):
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         """
-        Remove attributes from the response that shouldn't be cached
+        Remove attributes from the response that shouldn't be cached.
         """
         state = super(Response, self).__getstate__()
-        for key in ('accepted_renderer', 'renderer_context', 'data'):
+        for key in (
+            'accepted_renderer', 'renderer_context', 'resolver_match',
+            'client', 'request', 'wsgi_request', '_closable_objects'
+        ):
             if key in state:
                 del state[key]
         return state
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py b/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
index b9fb6f678..dd92f8b67 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/model_meta.py
@@ -121,12 +121,17 @@ def _get_reverse_relationships(opts):
     """
     Returns an `OrderedDict` of field names to `RelationInfo`.
     """
+    # Note that we have a hack here to handle internal API differences for
+    # this internal API across Django 1.7 -> Django 1.8.
+    # See: https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/24208
+
     reverse_relations = OrderedDict()
     for relation in opts.get_all_related_objects():
         accessor_name = relation.get_accessor_name()
+        related = getattr(relation, 'related_model', relation.model)
         reverse_relations[accessor_name] = RelationInfo(
             model_field=None,
-            related_model=relation.model,
+            related_model=related,
             to_many=relation.field.rel.multiple,
             has_through_model=False
         )
@@ -134,9 +139,10 @@ def _get_reverse_relationships(opts):
     # Deal with reverse many-to-many relationships.
     for relation in opts.get_all_related_many_to_many_objects():
         accessor_name = relation.get_accessor_name()
+        related = getattr(relation, 'related_model', relation.model)
         reverse_relations[accessor_name] = RelationInfo(
             model_field=None,
-            related_model=relation.model,
+            related_model=related,
             to_many=True,
             has_through_model=(
                 (getattr(relation.field.rel, 'through', None) is not None)
diff --git a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
index ab0578620..87bb3ac08 100644
--- a/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
+++ b/rest_framework/utils/serializer_helpers.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ class ReturnDict(OrderedDict):
     def __repr__(self):
         return dict.__repr__(self)
 
+    def __reduce__(self):
+        # Pickling these objects will drop the .serializer backlink,
+        # but preserve the raw data.
+        return (dict, (dict(self),))
+
 
 class ReturnList(list):
     """
@@ -33,6 +38,11 @@ class ReturnList(list):
     def __repr__(self):
         return list.__repr__(self)
 
+    def __reduce__(self):
+        # Pickling these objects will drop the .serializer backlink,
+        # but preserve the raw data.
+        return (list, (list(self),))
+
 
 class BoundField(object):
     """
diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index abf15a623..0008bfae5 100755
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import subprocess
 
 
 PYTEST_ARGS = {
-    'default': ['tests'],
-    'fast': ['tests', '-q'],
+    'default': ['tests', '--tb=short'],
+    'fast': ['tests', '--tb=short', '-q'],
 }
 
 FLAKE8_ARGS = ['rest_framework', 'tests', '--ignore=E501']
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index dc84dcbd0..5b1b6ca52 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ class DjangoFilterOrderingTests(TestCase):
         for d in data:
             DjangoFilterOrderingModel.objects.create(**d)
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(django_filters, 'django-filter not installed')
     def test_default_ordering(self):
         class DjangoFilterOrderingView(generics.ListAPIView):
             serializer_class = DjangoFilterOrderingSerializer
diff --git a/tests/test_htmlrenderer.py b/tests/test_htmlrenderer.py
index 2edc6b4bd..a33b832f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_htmlrenderer.py
+++ b/tests/test_htmlrenderer.py
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ class TemplateHTMLRendererTests(TestCase):
                 return Template("example: {{ object }}")
             raise TemplateDoesNotExist(template_name)
 
+        def select_template(template_name_list, dirs=None, using=None):
+            if template_name_list == ['example.html']:
+                return Template("example: {{ object }}")
+            raise TemplateDoesNotExist(template_name_list[0])
+
         django.template.loader.get_template = get_template
+        django.template.loader.select_template = select_template
 
     def tearDown(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_parsers.py b/tests/test_parsers.py
index 54455cf67..8816065ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsers.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsers.py
@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ class TestFileUploadParser(TestCase):
 
         self.__replace_content_disposition('inline; filename=fallback.txt; filename*=utf-8--ÀĥƦ.txt')
         filename = parser.get_filename(self.stream, None, self.parser_context)
-        self.assertEqual(filename, 'fallback.txt')
+        # Malformed. Either None or 'fallback.txt' will be acceptable.
+        # See also https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/24209
+        self.assertIn(filename, ('fallback.txt', None))
 
     def __replace_content_disposition(self, disposition):
         self.parser_context['request'].META['HTTP_CONTENT_DISPOSITION'] = disposition
diff --git a/tests/test_renderers.py b/tests/test_renderers.py
index 3e64d8fec..f68405f09 100644
--- a/tests/test_renderers.py
+++ b/tests/test_renderers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 from collections import MutableMapping
 import json
-import pickle
 import re
 
 
@@ -408,87 +407,27 @@ class CacheRenderTest(TestCase):
 
     urls = 'tests.test_renderers'
 
-    cache_key = 'just_a_cache_key'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _get_pickling_errors(cls, obj, seen=None):
-        """ Return any errors that would be raised if `obj' is pickled
-        Courtesy of koffie @ http://stackoverflow.com/a/7218986/109897
-        """
-        if seen is None:
-            seen = []
-        try:
-            state = obj.__getstate__()
-        except AttributeError:
-            return
-        if state is None:
-            return
-        if isinstance(state, tuple):
-            if not isinstance(state[0], dict):
-                state = state[1]
-            else:
-                state = state[0].update(state[1])
-        result = {}
-        for i in state:
-            try:
-                pickle.dumps(state[i], protocol=2)
-            except pickle.PicklingError:
-                if not state[i] in seen:
-                    seen.append(state[i])
-                    result[i] = cls._get_pickling_errors(state[i], seen)
-        return result
-
-    def http_resp(self, http_method, url):
-        """
-        Simple wrapper for Client http requests
-        Removes the `client' and `request' attributes from as they are
-        added by django.test.client.Client and not part of caching
-        responses outside of tests.
-        """
-        method = getattr(self.client, http_method)
-        resp = method(url)
-        resp._closable_objects = []
-        del resp.client, resp.request
-        try:
-            del resp.wsgi_request
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
-        return resp
-
-    def test_obj_pickling(self):
-        """
-        Test that responses are properly pickled
-        """
-        resp = self.http_resp('get', '/cache')
-
-        # Make sure that no pickling errors occurred
-        self.assertEqual(self._get_pickling_errors(resp), {})
-
-        # Unfortunately LocMem backend doesn't raise PickleErrors but returns
-        # None instead.
-        cache.set(self.cache_key, resp)
-        self.assertTrue(cache.get(self.cache_key) is not None)
-
     def test_head_caching(self):
         """
         Test caching of HEAD requests
         """
-        resp = self.http_resp('head', '/cache')
-        cache.set(self.cache_key, resp)
-
-        cached_resp = cache.get(self.cache_key)
-        self.assertIsInstance(cached_resp, Response)
+        response = self.client.head('/cache')
+        cache.set('key', response)
+        cached_response = cache.get('key')
+        assert isinstance(cached_response, Response)
+        assert cached_response.content == response.content
+        assert cached_response.status_code == response.status_code
 
     def test_get_caching(self):
         """
         Test caching of GET requests
         """
-        resp = self.http_resp('get', '/cache')
-        cache.set(self.cache_key, resp)
-
-        cached_resp = cache.get(self.cache_key)
-        self.assertIsInstance(cached_resp, Response)
-        self.assertEqual(cached_resp.content, resp.content)
+        response = self.client.get('/cache')
+        cache.set('key', response)
+        cached_response = cache.get('key')
+        assert isinstance(cached_response, Response)
+        assert cached_response.content == response.content
+        assert cached_response.status_code == response.status_code
 
 
 class TestJSONIndentationStyles:
diff --git a/tests/test_serializer.py b/tests/test_serializer.py
index 68bbbe983..b7a0484bc 100644
--- a/tests/test_serializer.py
+++ b/tests/test_serializer.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .utils import MockObject
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.compat import unicode_repr
+import pickle
 import pytest
 
 
@@ -278,3 +279,19 @@ class TestNotRequiredOutput:
         serializer = ExampleSerializer(instance)
         with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
             serializer.data
+
+
+class TestCacheSerializerData:
+    def test_cache_serializer_data(self):
+        """
+        Caching serializer data with pickle will drop the serializer info,
+        but does preserve the data itself.
+        """
+        class ExampleSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+            field1 = serializers.CharField()
+            field2 = serializers.CharField()
+
+        serializer = ExampleSerializer({'field1': 'a', 'field2': 'b'})
+        pickled = pickle.dumps(serializer.data)
+        data = pickle.loads(pickled)
+        assert data == {'field1': 'a', 'field2': 'b'}
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9be14bf89..b4b708bea 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ deps =
        djangomaster: https://github.com/django/django/zipball/master
        django-guardian==1.2.4
        pytest-django==2.8.0
-       django-filter==0.9.1
+       {py26,py27,py32,py33,py34}-django{14,15,16,17}: django-filter==0.9.1
        markdown>=2.1.0
 
 [testenv:py27-flake8]