Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the United States and Russia, to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. The new villain Shockwave is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth.
Written by Kris S.
Rated PG-13 for intense prolonged sequences of sci-fi action violence, mayhem and destruction, and for language, some sexuality and innuendoSee all certifications »
Michael Bay conceived the Driller's destruction of the skyscraper while doing stomach-crunch exercises.
See more »
Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
Lennox says there are aircraft leaving from Grissom Air Force Base, heading to Chicago. Grissom hasn't been an Air Force Base for almost 15 years. He should have said Grissom Air Reserve Base.
See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Optimus Prime:
We were once a peaceful race of intelligent mechanical beings. But then came the war between the Autobots, who fought for freedom and the Decepticons, who dreamt of tyranny. Overmatched and outnumbered, our defeat was all but certain. But in the wars final days, one Autobot ship escaped the battle. It was carrying a secret cargo, which would have changed our planet's fate. A desperate mission, our final hope...
[the Ark flies from Cybertron into space... and is gunned down]
Optimus Prime:
A hope that vanished. See more »