Atlas Shrugged (film series)
| Atlas Shrugged | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Paul Johansson (I) John Putch (II) J. James Manera (III) |
| Produced by |
Harmon Kaslow John Aglialoro |
| Screenplay by |
Part I: John Aglialoro Brian Patrick O'Toole Part II: Duke Sandefur Brian Patrick O'Toole Duncan Scott Part III: J. James Manera Harmon Kaslow John Aglialoro |
| Based on |
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by |
Elia Cmiral (I and III) Chris Bacon (II) |
| Cinematography |
Ross Berryman (I and II) Gale Tattersall (III) |
| Edited by |
Jim Flynn Sherril Schlesinger (I) John Gilbert (II) Tony Ciccone (III) |
Production company |
The Strike Productions (I) |
| Distributed by |
Part I: Rocky Mountain Pictures Parts II and III: Atlas Distribution Company |
Release dates |
April 15, 2011 (I) October 12, 2012 (II) September 12, 2014 (III) |
Running time | 313 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $8,810,132[1] |
Atlas Shrugged is a trilogy of American science fiction drama films. The films, based on Ayn Rand's 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged, are subtitled Part I (2011), Part II (2012), and Part III (2014).
The screenplays are written by John Aglialoro and Brian Patrick O'Toole (Part I); Duke Sandefur, O'Toole, and Duncan Scott (Part II); and J. James Manera, Harmon Kaslow, and Aglialoro (Part III). The films take place in a dystopian United States, wherein many of society's most prominent and successful industrialists abandon their fortunes and the nation itself, in response to aggressive new regulations, whereupon most vital industries collapse.
In Part I, railroad executive Dagny Taggart (Taylor Schilling) and steel mogul Henry Rearden (Grant Bowler) form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States. In Part II, Taggart (now played by Samantha Mathis) and Rearden (now played by Jason Beghe) search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy. In Part III, Taggart (now played by Laura Regan) and Rearden (now played by Rob Morrow) come into contact with the man responsible for the strike which much of the series focuses on the effects of.
Each film in the series, generally due to a very poor critical reception and box office failures, has featured a largely different cast and crew. The first film, directed by Paul Johansson, stars Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Johansson, Graham Beckel, and Jsu Garcia. The second film, directed by John Putch, stars Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Patrick Fabian, D.B. Sweeney, and Esai Morales. The third film, directed by J. James Morales, stars Laura Regan, Rob Morrow, Greg Germann, Kristoffer Polaha, Lew Temple, and Joaquim de Almeida.
Production
Part I
- See production
Part II
- See production
Part III
- See production
Plot
- See Part I's plot
- See Part II's plot
- See Part III's plot
Cast
| Actor | Character(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part I (2011) |
Part II (2012) |
Part III (2014) | |||||
| Dagny Taggart | Taylor Schilling | Samantha Mathis | Laura Regan | ||||
| Henry "Hank" Rearden | Grant Bowler | Jason Beghe | Rob Morrow | ||||
| James Taggart | Matthew Marsden | Patrick Fabian | Greg Germann | ||||
| John Galt | Paul Johansson | D.B. Sweeney | Kristoffer Polaha | ||||
| Ellis Wyatt | Graham Beckel | Lew Temple | |||||
| Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastián d'Anconia | Jsu Garcia | Esai Morales | Joaquim de Almeida | ||||
| Wesley Mouch | Michael Lerner | Paul McCrane | Louis Herthum | ||||
| Edwin "Eddie" Willers | Edi Gathegi | Richard T. Jones | Dominic Daniel | ||||
| Cherryl Taggart (née Brooks) | Mercedes Connor | Larisa Oleynik | |||||
| Lillian Rearden | Rebecca Wisocky | Kim Rhodes | |||||
| Philip Rearden | Neill Barry | ||||||
| Owen Kellogg | Ethan Cohn | ||||||
| Eugene Lawson | Rob Brownstein | Phil Valentine | |||||
| Midas Mulligan | Geoff Pierson | Mark Moses | |||||
| Dr. Robert Stadler | Navid Negahban | Robert Picardo | Neil Dickson | ||||
| Orren Boyle | Jon Polito | ||||||
Reception
All three films received overwhelmingly negative reviews, criticizing its poor writing, lackluster acting, and bad filming and editing processes.
| Film | Release date | Rotten Tomatoes rating | Metacritic rating | Budget | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | April 15, 2011 | 11%[2] | 28[3] | $20 million[4] | $4,627,375[1] |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part II | October 12, 2012 | 5%[5] | 26[6] | $10 million[7] | $3,336,053[1] |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part III | September 26, 2014 | 0%[8] | 9[9] | $5 million[10] | $846,704[1] |
Home media
Part I was released via DVD and Blu-ray on November 8, 2011; Part II on February 19, 2013; and Part III on January 6, 2015.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Atlas Shrugged Franchise Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged Part I". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged: Part I". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
- ↑ David Weigel (March 3, 2011). "Libertarians Shrugged". Slate.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged: Part II (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged Part II". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
- ↑ Steinberg, Don (October 5, 2012). "'Atlas Shrugged' Film Banks on Election Fever". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged: Who is John Galt". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged: Part III". Metacritic. CBS Interactive.
- ↑ "Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)". Internet Movie Database. Amazon.com. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
External links
- Atlas Shrugged: Part I at the Internet Movie Database
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II at the Internet Movie Database
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III at the Internet Movie Database
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