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 13 wins & 25 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:

On June 24th, get ready for the summer's biggest adventure.

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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

In the Transformers saga, a space bridge is a portal that connects certain points in space, to allow for easy transportation. In this film, it is an ability (used by Jetfire and the Fallen) to teleport to certain places.

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Goofs

The people at the Egyptian roadblock speak gibberish, not Arabic.

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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

In the closing credits, the names of director Michael Bay, producer Ian Bryce, actors Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson and Glenn Morshower, and editor Tom Muldoon shine with lens flares.

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Connections

Featured in Honest Trailers: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

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Soundtracks

Theme
From Jaws (1975)
Written and Performed by John Williams
Courtesy of Universal Studios

User Reviews

Good film, watch it more than once and it gets better.

The first time I saw this film it was at imax and I was rattled after I left the cinema, I knew that I enjoyed it but I needed to see it again for some reason so I did at a regular cinema and I liked it even more. In short this is one for the fans of transformers, part 1 was great but it did not have the epic battles of this part.It felt like I was watching the cartoon again only better. It brought me back to the days of good guys fighting bad guys with no need for any more information. Thats all I wanted from this film and it delivered exactly that, Bay did a great job, so I wouldn't pay too much attention to those who say its bad, they are just stupid. I have heard a lot about the people who like this film not being smart, well I have 2 degrees and I loved it. So go see it more than once and you will like it a lot more.Optimus prime rules and so does Bay.