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Atlas Shrugged: Part I

  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 37m
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Taylor Schilling in Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
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Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
11,943
2,287
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    • Director
      • Paul Johansson
    • Writers
      • Brian Patrick O'Toole(screenplay by)
      • John Aglialoro(screenplay by)
      • Ayn Rand(novel)
    • Stars
      • Taylor Schilling
      • Grant Bowler
      • Matthew Marsden
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Paul Johansson
    • Writers
      • Brian Patrick O'Toole(screenplay by)
      • John Aglialoro(screenplay by)
      • Ayn Rand(novel)
    • Stars
      • Taylor Schilling
      • Grant Bowler
      • Matthew Marsden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 335User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Taylor Schilling
    Taylor Schilling
    • Dagny Taggart
    Grant Bowler
    Grant Bowler
    • Henry 'Hank' Rearden
    Matthew Marsden
    Matthew Marsden
    • James Taggart
    Edi Gathegi
    Edi Gathegi
    • Eddie Willers
    Jsu Garcia
    Jsu Garcia
    • Francisco D'Anconia
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • Ellis Wyatt
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Orren Boyle
    Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler
    • Paul Larkin
    Rebecca Wisocky
    Rebecca Wisocky
    • Lillian Rearden
    Michael Lerner
    Michael Lerner
    • Wesley Mouch
    Neill Barry
    Neill Barry
    • Phillip Rearden
    Christina Pickles
    Christina Pickles
    • Mother Rearden
    Paul Johansson
    Paul Johansson
    • John Galt
    Joel McKinnon Miller
    Joel McKinnon Miller
    • Herbert Mowen
    Steven Chester Prince
    Steven Chester Prince
    • Engineer
    Armin Shimerman
    Armin Shimerman
    • Dr. Potter
    • (as Armin Shimmerman)
    Navid Negahban
    Navid Negahban
    • Dr. Robert Stadler
    • (as Navid Neghaban)
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    • Director
      • Paul Johansson
    • Writers
      • Brian Patrick O'Toole(screenplay by)
      • John Aglialoro(screenplay by)
      • Ayn Rand(novel)
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    • Trivia
      In the late 1970s, NBC had plans to bring the novel to television as one of the multi-part mini-series popular at the time. Ayn Rand wanted Farrah Fawcett to star, but the project never materialized.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning, showing a train at sunset, the train's cars switch from two-story to one-story, then back to two-story.
    • Quotes

      Ellis Wyatt: Who the hell are you?

      John Galt: My name is John Galt. I live in a place we call Atlantis, and I think you'd fit in there. It's a place where heroes live; where those who *want* to be heroes live. The government we have there respects each of us as individuals and as producers. Actually, beyond a few courthouses there isn't much government at all. Bottom line, Mr Wyatt; if you're weary of a government that refuses to limit its power over you, if you're ready at this moment to claim the moral right to your own life, then we should leave, and I'll take you there. I'll take you to Atlantis.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.2 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      I Feel Young Thanks to You
      Written by Steve Weisberg (Stove Proeber Music-BMI)

      Performed by The Late Night Society Orchestra

      Produced by Gary Gold and Steve Weisberg

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    4/10
    'Red Dawn' more realistic
    I don't want to make this a philosophical discussion on Ayn Rand. I rather talk about movie logic, and story construction. I've never read the book, and I'm not going to. It's the movie I'm reviewing and it has many problems.

    The general level of production is much better than a syfy TV movie, but it's much lower than most big screen theater releases. For a $4.3M production (if IMDb is accurate), it's actually pretty impressive. I have no problems with the production or Taylor Schilling's acting. She does a good job as the driven woman executive. The problems lie elsewhere.

    I don't know how hard they try to follow the book, but I think they would be better off to abandon the storypoints and keep the philosophy. It's written in the 50's by a woman who doesn't know much about business or steel. It was questionable at its time but is incredibly outdated today. I don't know why the filmmakers believe steel would sound futuristic by people today. They are talking about steel...Right? We're watching IronMan and Transformers and steel is the new material?

    This is an apocalyptic world on film. There is nothing new there. Every other movie is the end of the world. But the filmmakers really need to set it up better instead of some generic oil crisis. They're trying so hard to gin everything up to recreate the Atlas Shrugged storyline that it has no relevance to today's world. Instead trying to adapt the feel of the book, I think they try to recreate the book for today. Maybe it made sense when it was written, but it makes no sense today. It makes 'Red Dawn' look realistic.

    I have many other problems with the movie logic here. Let's just say I rather not get bogged down. It's not a bad production if they could make the story more logical.
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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Atlas Shrugged: Part One
    • Filming locations
      • Piru Mansion - 829 & 837 Park Road, Piru, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Strike Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,627,375
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,677,000
      • Apr 17, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,627,375
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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