Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012)

Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the creator of a revolutionary motor as the United States Government continues to spread its control over the national economy.

Director:

John Putch

Writers:

Duke Sandefur, Brian Patrick O'Toole,

Stars:

Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Esai Morales

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samantha Mathis	...	Dagny Taggart
Jason Beghe	...	Henry Rearden
Esai Morales	...	Francisco d'Anconia
Patrick Fabian	...	James Taggart
Kim Rhodes	...	Lillian Rearden
Richard T. Jones	...	Eddie Willers
D.B. Sweeney	...	John Galt
Paul McCrane	...	Wesley Mouch
John Rubinstein	...	Dr. Floyd Ferris
Robert Picardo	...	Dr. Robert Stadler
Ray Wise	...	Head of State Thompson
Diedrich Bader	...	Quentin Daniels
Bug Hall	...	Leonard Small
Arye Gross	...	Ken Danagger
Rex Linn	...	Kip Chalmers

Storyline

The global economy is on the brink of collapse. Unemployment tops 24%. Gas is $42 per gallon. Railroads are the main transportation. Brilliant creators, from artists to industrialists, are mysteriously disappearing. Dagny Taggart, COO of Taggart Transcontinental, has discovered an answer to the mounting energy crisis - a prototype of a motor that draws energy from static electricity. But, until she finds its creator, it's useless. It's a race against time. And someone is watching.

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Plot Keywords:

industrialist | government | railroad | disappearance | factory | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 - Either-Or

Filming Locations:

Union Station, 800 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,746,025 (USA) (12 October 2012)

Gross:

$3,333,823 (USA) (21 November 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Between Atlas Shrugged: Part I and this installment, all of the roles were recast.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 40 mins) After the plane crash, a section of the fuselage above a window is partially transparent. When the camera continues to move it becomes opaque. This is a digital compositing error.

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Connections

Followed by Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)

User Reviews

Unfortunate Recasting

I'm surprised by the reviews I've read stating that Part II was better done than Part I. I saw Part II with four friends, all have read the book and had seen Part I.

We all felt the drop off in acting quality was extreme. Unfortunately, this is magnified by an inferior director as well. The plot is for the most part accurate to the book, though the time-line was slightly altered and curiously skipped certain important details while forcing others less significant details into the screen play.

The new Rearden and D'Anconia are painful. The new Dagny isn't as painful but the actress in Part I I felt was far superior.

Its unfortunate that this trilogy is going to fail to transform into film yet again.