Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)

Director:

Paul Johansson

Writers:

Ayn Rand (novel) and
John Aglialoro (screenplay) ...
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Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Who is John Galt?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Railroad | Motor | Business | Railroad Company | Selfishness

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
Graham Beckel	...	Ellis Wyatt
Joel McKinnon Miller	...	Herbert Mowen
Annabelle Gurwitch	...	Reporter #2
Mel Fair	...	Newscaster
Daisy McCrackin	...	Clerk
Sylva Kelegian	...	Ivy Starnes
Ethan Cohn	...	Owen Kellogg
Rob Brownstein	...	Eugene Lawson
Frank Cassavetes	...	Bum
Matt O'Toole	...	Brenden Brady
Mandy June Turpin	...	Newscaster
Steven Chester Prince	...	Engineer
Neill Barry	...	Phillip Rearden
Christopher Karl Johnson	...	Senator at press conference
Olivia Presley	...	Waitress
David Goryl	...	Jay Knight (as Dave Goryl)
Kim Swennen	...	Newscaster
Mercedes Connor	...	Cherryl Brooks
Katherine M. O'Connor	...	Senator at press conference
January Welsh	...	Reporter
Marissa Welsh	...	Ballroom Dancer
Jack Milo	...	Richard McNamara
Craig Tsuyumine	...	Reporter #1
Josephine Rene	...	Waitress
Christopher Mur	...	Male Newscaster
Maia Tarin	...	Joy
Jeff Cockey	...	Bartender
Thessa Mloe	...	Woman
Travis Seaborn	...	Bartender
Jan Morris	...	Female Newscaster
Latasha Muhammad	...	Reporter / Couple Extra
Nikki Klecha	...	Gwen Ives
Ron Provencal	...	Ballroom Dancer
Clay Bunker	...	NNT Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Edney	...	Bicyclist (uncredited)
Sarah Batsheva Graham	...	Depressed Worker (uncredited)
David Dustin Kenyon	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Sarah Leners	...	Ballroom Guest (uncredited)
Tom Poole	...	Lawyer (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Johansson

Writing credits
Ayn Rand		novel and
John Aglialoro		screenplay
Brian Patrick O'Toole		screenplay

Produced by
John Aglialoro	....	producer
Howard Baldwin	....	executive producer
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	line producer
Harmon Kaslow	....	producer
Mike Marvin	....	executive producer
John Orland	....	post-production producer

Original Music by
Elia Cmiral

Cinematography by
Ross Berryman

Film Editing by
Jim Flynn
Sherril Schlesinger

Casting by
Sharon Howard-Field
Ronnie Yeskel

Production Design by
John Mott

Set Decoration by
Lori Mazuer

Costume Design by
Jennifer L. Soulages

Makeup Department
Tanya Cookingham	....	additional makeup artist
Becky Cotton	....	key makeup artist
Shandra Page	....	key hair stylist
Sabine Roller	....	makeup department head
Samantha Wade	....	hair department head

Production Management
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	unit production manager
John Orland	....	post-production producer
Kyle Sonia	....	production supervisor
Steve Yandrich	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lori Ashfield	....	second second assistant director: additional photography
Aaron Barsky	....	first assistant director
Chris Corrado	....	second assistant director
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	second unit director
Dan Katzman	....	first assistant director
Joe Moore	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Anderson Vilien	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
John P. Bozajian	....	assistant property master
John Brunot	....	property master
James J. Burke	....	graphic designer: additional photography
Natalie Contreras	....	assistant property master
Joe Dea	....	storyboard artist
Scott DeSapio	....	graphics
Jim Jones	....	props
Erin McKenna	....	scenic painter
Ian McMains	....	set dresser
Drew Rebelein	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
David Aaron Brun	....	sound effects editor
Richard Bullock Jr.	....	boom operator
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Gilda Garcia	....	audio assistant
Dennis Grzesik	....	additional production sound mixer
Paul Hammond	....	sound re-recordist
David Holmes	....	sound mixer
Zheng 'Joe' Huang	....	audio assistant
Matthew Kallen	....	director of sound services
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Raber	....	adr mixer
Courtney Schade	....	post-production sound coordinator
Mike Szakmeister	....	dialogue editor
David F. Van Slyke	....	supervising sound editor
Stacey A. Washer	....	additional boom operator

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
William L. Arance	....	digital effects artist
Jennie Bozic	....	digital compositor
Josh Bryson	....	digital compositor
Maxx Burman	....	matte painter
Michael Cook	....	visual effects artist
Eve Serena Fizzinoglia	....	visual effects coordinator
Diego Galtieri	....	digital compositor
Bhavana Gidwani	....	visual effects producer: Labyrinth Cinematic Solutions
Martin Hilke	....	compositor
Kristin Johnson	....	matte painter: Stargate Studios
Daniel Kumiega	....	visual effects
Christopher D. Martin	....	digital compositing supervisor
Anthony Ocampo	....	cg artist
Megan Omi	....	digital compositor
Tony Pirzadeh	....	visual effects producer
Jon Rosenthal	....	digital effects artist
Mark Spatny	....	visual effects supervisor
Ryan Wieber	....	digital compositor
Kaitlyn Yang	....	visual effects intern

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Centera	....	camera intern
Brian Christie	....	best boy grip
Houman Forough	....	additional camera operator
Houman Forough	....	camera operator
Miles Gutkin	....	grip
Ryan Hartford	....	camera production assistant
Kaoru Ishizuka	....	additional second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kevin Ivey	....	key second assistant camera
Dan Kerns	....	gaffer
Lorna Leslie	....	second assistant camera: additional photography
Robert McFall	....	grip
Thomas McGough	....	best boy electric (2010)
Brittany Meadows	....	camera production assistant
Michael Mull	....	grip
Brian Murray	....	lighting technician
Ian Myron	....	electrician
Jimmie R. Owens	....	grip
Rich Pereksta	....	first assistant camera
Jens Piotrowski	....	"a" operator/steadicam: additional
Brennan L. Price	....	lighting technician
Geoff Regan	....	video playback technician
Robert Reid	....	key grip
James Rydings	....	additional first assistant camera: "a" camera
Todd SanSone	....	digital imaging technician
Paul Saunders	....	additional digital imaging technician
Philip Shanahan	....	key first assistant camera
Alex J. Sherman	....	second unit assistant camera
Ian Sherrington	....	additional second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ian Sherrington	....	second assistant camera
Von Thomas	....	digital imaging technician
Stefan von Bjorn	....	a camera steadicam
Howard Wexler	....	director of photography: second unit
Nick Zeigler	....	electrician

Casting Department
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice casting
Candido Cornejo Jr.	....	casting assistant
Tracy Dixon	....	extras casting
Caitlin Gallo	....	casting assistant
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting
Sharon Howard-Field	....	casting
Justin S. Lee	....	casting assistant
Jan F. Morris	....	casting assistant
Colby Peck	....	casting assistant
Ronnie Yeskel	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annalisa Adams	....	costumer
Raissa Bretaña	....	costume intern
Karen Hare	....	additional costumer
Erich A. Muller	....	set costumer
Christi Work	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Matthew Blackshear	....	digital intermediate editor
Tim Brinker	....	assistant editor
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Richard A. Eisenstein	....	post-production technician
Sybille Herwig	....	post-production coordinator
Justin S. Lee	....	post-production assistant
Kevin London	....	digital intermediate engineer
Mark Reaser	....	hd mastering
Ian Vertovec	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Elia Cmiral	....	composer: theme music
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
John Samuel Hanson	....	score programmer: synth and percussion
Eric Jasper	....	composer assistant
Steve Kempster	....	music scoring mixer
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Steve Weisberg	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	stakebed driver
William Clark Coit III	....	driver
Louis Dargenzio	....	transportation coordinator: reshoots
Guy J. Graves	....	genny operator
Guy J. Graves	....	transportation captain
Shawn Rader	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Nick Andrus	....	production intern
Caleb Brewster	....	production assistant: additional photography
Jenny Buchowicz	....	production secretary
Laura Collier	....	key assistant accountant
Timothy Durham	....	production assistant
Marielle Ebersol	....	production intern
Yuri Elvin	....	location assistant
Mike Groner	....	insurance broker
Beatriz Gómez	....	production secretary
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Sybille Herwig	....	public relations manager
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Michael Jay	....	runner
Nathan Kimball	....	production assistant
Kurt Koehler	....	marketing coordinator
Justin S. Lee	....	production assistant
Justin S. Lee	....	production intern
Mela Lee	....	adr voice replacement
Ray Leong	....	production intern
Jonathan Lynch	....	location manager
Steve Martin	....	set medic
Matt V. Messina	....	key assistant location manager/scout
Michele Morrow	....	marketing coordinator
Jimmie Myers	....	assistant to director
Steve Pappin	....	production assistant
Josh Pineda	....	production assistant
Geoff Pitts	....	stand-in
Matthew Prisk	....	key assistant location manager
Madison Riley	....	post production intern
Mike Rutkowski	....	production assistant
Rebecca R. Ryan	....	accounting assistant
Jessica Shannon	....	production accountant
Jenny Siff	....	script supervisor second unit
Kris Smith	....	script supervisor
Brenton Stumpf	....	key runner
Kyle Sucher	....	key assistant location manager
Fred Tallaksen	....	choreographer
L. Dillon Thomas	....	production assistant
Angela Trevino	....	production coordinator
Diane Ward	....	production coordinator
Danny Wilson	....	assistant location manager

Thanks
Jason Jones	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Strike Productions, The

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Cross Country Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Rocky Mountain Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middel East)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• EuroVideo (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• JY Entertainment (2013) (China) (video) (VOD)
• Spotlight Pictures (2012) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Take One (2012) (Sweden) (all media)

Special Effects

• Stargate Studios

Other Companies

• Casting Associates  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Framepool  stock footage
• Hollywood Film Office  production services
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Post Haste Sound  post-production sound services
• Rocky Mountain Pictures  USA theatrical booking
• Ronnie Yeskel Casting  casting
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Slick Sounds  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46584) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Strike Productions, The

Trivia:

According to Variety, The Godfather (1972) producer Albert S. Ruddy spent years trying to bring the novel to the big screen, attracting the interest of Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway along the way.

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
various people:Who is John Galt?

Movie Connections:

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

Loved it - entertaining and true to the book

I am not in the film industry so maybe I didn't catch some editing issues since I thought the move was great. Ayn wrote Shrugged in such a cinematic way, it was great to see the sweeping landscapes, witty banter, and some steamy scenes come to life on the big screen. It was really great to see some beautiful scenes of the rail and steel industry.

The actors were excellent, especially the main characters. Bowler and Schilling nailed it.

Now, I'm a huge fan of the book, so I'm a bit biased towards the story, but I thought the movie was entertaining, paced well and held true to key aspects of dialogue and scenes. I think people will enjoy it even if they haven't read the book, and hope it inspires people to read the book.

From the sounds of it, Part 2 and 3 are a go and will be released Tax Day 2012 and 2013.