Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers:

Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci

Stars:

Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 26 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shia LaBeouf	...	Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox	...	Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel	...	Major Lennox
Tyrese Gibson	...	USAF Chief Master Sergeant Epps
John Turturro	...	Simmons
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Leo Spitz
Kevin Dunn	...	Ron Witwicky
Julie White	...	Judy Witwicky
Isabel Lucas	...	Alice
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Galloway
Matthew Marsden	...	Special Air Service Forces
Andrew Howard	...	Special Air Service Forces
Michael Papajohn	...	Cal
Glenn Morshower	...	General Morshower
John Eric Bentley	...	Aide

Storyline

A youth chooses manhood. The week Sam Witwicky starts college, the Decepticons make trouble in Shanghai. A presidential envoy believes it's because the Autobots are around; he wants them gone. He's wrong: the Decepticons need access to Sam's mind to see some glyphs imprinted there that will lead them to a fragile object that, when inserted in an alien machine hidden in Egypt for centuries, will give them the power to blow out the sun. Sam, his girlfriend Mikaela Banes, and Sam's parents are in danger. Optimus Prime and Bumblebee are Sam's principal protectors. If one of them goes down, what becomes of Sam?

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Plot Keywords:

decepticon | autobot | sun | symbol | machine | 

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Taglines:

Revenge is coming.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence, language, some crude and sexual material, and brief drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Hungary] Paramount Pictures [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 June 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prime Directive

Filming Locations:

Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£8,349,739 (UK) (19 June 2009)

Gross:

$402,076,689 (USA) (9 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Pictures, Hasbro

Technical Specs

Runtime:

150 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, the appearance of the Fallen was meant to lead into the arrival of the Fallen's master, the planet-devouring Transformer Unicron, in Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). When they turned down the third film, however, that plotline was scrapped.

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Goofs

When the characters go to The National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. to locate the SR-71 Transformer, the SR-71 breaks out of the hanger to go outside. They are now clearly not in D.C., but are at the "Aircraft Boneyard" located in Tucson, AZ.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Optimus Prime: Earth, birthplace of the human race. A species much like our own, capable of great compassion and great violence. For in our quest to protect the humans, a deeper revelation dawns: our worlds have met before...

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Crazy Credits

When the DreamWorks and Paramount logos appear, they are accompanied by a series of robotic sounds.

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Connections

Spin-off Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots (2009)

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Soundtracks

Burning Down the House
Written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Tina Weymouth
Performed by The Used
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Seriously...what happened?

i loved the first transformers, the acting/humour was superb and the action was AMAZING. I was super anxious for transformers 2 and after about an hr I was anxious to leave. I couldn't take it anymore, everything was stepped up to a bad degree. Too loud, too much action, too much horrendous jokes and way too many robots! Half the time i was trying to figure out whos who and there were so many plot holes that bugged me, this all being in the first hr alone. There were three characters that I truly DETESTED, the twin robots and that greasy haired buffoon of roommate, it doesn't get any more annoying than those three. GAHHH and when all three of them were in the same scene I wanted to kill myself.