Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.

Director:

Paul Johansson

Writers:

Ayn Rand (novel), John Aglialoro (screenplay),

Stars:

Grant Bowler, Taylor Schilling, Michael O'Keefe

Cast

Credited cast:
Grant Bowler	...	Henry Rearden
Taylor Schilling	...	Dagny Taggart
Michael O'Keefe	...	Hugh Akston
Edi Gathegi	...	Eddie Willers
Armin Shimerman	...	Dr. Potter
Patrick Fischler	...	Paul Larkin
Paul Johansson	...	John Galt
Christina Pickles	...	Mother Rearden
Geoff Pierson	...	Midas Mulligan
Matthew Marsden	...	James Taggart
Navid Negahban	...	Dr. Robert Stadler
Jon Polito	...	Orren Boyle
Michael Lerner	...	Wesley Mouch
Rebecca Wisocky	...	Lillian Rearden
Jsu Garcia	...	Francisco D'Anconia

Storyline

It was great to be alive, once, but the world was perishing. Factories were shutting down, transportation was grinding to a halt, granaries were empty--and key people who had once kept it running were disappearing all over the country. As the lights winked out and the cities went cold, nothing was left to anyone but misery. No one knew how to stop it, no one understood why it was happening - except one woman, the operating executive of a once mighty transcontinental railroad, who suspects the answer may rest with a remarkable invention and the man who created it - a man who once said he would stop the motor of the world. Everything now depends on finding him and discovering the answer to the question on the lips of everyone as they whisper it in fear: Who *is* John Galt?

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Plot Keywords:

railroad | motor | business | railroad company | selfishness | 

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Taglines:

Who is John Galt?

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Atlas Trilogie: Wer ist John Galt?

Filming Locations:

Piru Mansion - 829 & 837 Park Road, Piru, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,686,347 (USA) (15 April 2011)

Gross:

$4,563,873 (USA) (13 May 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Strike Productions, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The entire cast was replaced for the sequel Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike.

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Goofs

When Dagny gets in her car after leaving the roadside diner in Brandon, WY, the license plate is a red Colorado plate. When she arrives in Wyatt Junction, CO, the plate is a county 22 Wyoming plate. Same car, different plates.

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Quotes

U.S. Representative's voice on television: Mister Speaker, we would like to propose a bill to make it illegal to fire employees from profitable companies.

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Connections

Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.2 (2011)

User Reviews

Nothing To Shrug At; A Decent Film

This is an "intelligent" movie which features business as its main subject. That might bore a lot of people, but this story was pretty interesting.

Despite a small budget and no-name actors it came across with high production values and good acting....no complaints there.

Taylor Schilling was good as the lead character, "Dabney Taggart," a strong businesswoman who isn't going to let - if she can help it - the government, unions or whoever else - unfairly bully her and the railroad company.

Grant Bowler also was good as Dabney's ally, "Henry Reardon," one of the few admirable characters in this movie based on the 1957 Ayn Rand book, which now seems very prophetic 55 years later.

There was a rumor that the sequel was not going to be made, but that is not true. I'm really looking forward to Part II of this story.