Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Film)

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michael Bay
Produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Tom DeSanto
Don Murphy
Ian Bryce
Written by Ehren Kruger
Roberto Orci
Alex Kurtzman
Based on Transformers 
by Hasbro
Starring Shia LaBeouf
Megan Fox
Josh Duhamel
Tyrese Gibson
John Turturro
Cinematography Ben Seresin
Edited by Roger Barton
Paul Rubell
Joel Negron
Thomas A. Muldoon
Production
companies 		Hasbro
Di Bonaventura Pictures
Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures (North America)
Paramount Pictures (International)
Music by Steve Jablonsky
Release date June 8, 2009 (Tokyo)
June 24, 2009 (United States)
Running time 150 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $200 million
Box office $836.3 million

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay and based on the Transformers toy line. It is the sequel to 2007's Transformers, as well as the second installment in the live-action Transformers film series. Taking place two years after its predecessor, the plot revolves around Sam Witwicky, who is caught in the war between two factions of alien robots, the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons, led by Megatron. Sam is having strange visions of Cybertronian symbols, and being hunted by the Decepticons under the orders of an ancient Decepticon named The Fallen, who seeks to get revenge on Earth by finding and activating a machine that would provide the Decepticons with an energon source, destroying the Sun and all life on Earth in the process. Returning Transformers include Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Ratchet, Megatron, Starscream, and Scorponok.

With deadlines jeopardized by possible strikes by the Directors Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild, Bay managed to finish the production on time with the help of previsualization and a scriptment by his writers David Marconi, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and series newcomer Ehren Kruger. Shooting took place from May to November 2008, with locations in Egypt, Jordan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and California, as well as air bases in New Mexico and Arizona. This was the last film in the series to star Megan Fox, and was also the last film in the series to be co-produced by DreamWorks Pictures, leaving Paramount Pictures as the sole distributor of its future films, starting with Dark of the Moon.

Revenge of the Fallen premiered on June 8, 2009 in Tokyo and was released on June 24, 2009 in the United States. Critical reception was widely negative, and the film is considered inferior to the first film. Critics panned the film's script, humor, characters, performances, and runtime while some positive mentions were given to the effects, action, score, and Peter Cullen's performance. Metacritic said the film received "generally unfavorable reviews"; the Rotten Tomatoes consensus says it is "a noisy, underplotted, and overlong special effects extravaganza that lacks a human touch". The film won three Golden Raspberry Awards at the 30th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony and became the highest-grossing film to win the Worst Picture award. The film surpassed its predecessor at the box office, grossing a total of $402.1 million in the US and Canada and $434.2 million in other territories, for a total of $836.3 million worldwide. It was the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2009, 32nd domestically and fourth-highest of the year worldwide. With over 11 million home media sales in 2009, it was also the top-selling film of the year in the United States. It was followed by Dark of the Moon in 2011, Age of Extinction in 2014, and The Last Knight in 2017.

Contents

[edit] Plot

[edit] Cast

Main article: List of Transformers film series cast and characters
  • Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
    A recent high school graduate who is unwittingly drawn again into the Autobot cause to unravel an ancient mystery implanted into his mind by the now-destroyed Allspark.
  • Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
    Sam's girlfriend whom he trusted as the Allspark fragments began to unravel.
  • Josh Duhamel as William Lennox
    An Army Rangers Major who establishes the NEST movement to help the Autobots with their battle against the remaining Decepticons.
  • Tyrese Gibson as Robert Epps
    A U.S. Air Force sergeant in Lennox's team who leads NEST's SWAT unit.
  • John Turturro as Seymour Simmons
    A former agent of the recently terminated Sector 7 who now runs a meat shop in New York City with his mother, Tova Simmons.
  • Ramon Rodriguez as Leo Spitz
    A college roommate of Sam's who runs an online conspiracy blog and is obsessed with the Transformers.
  • Kevin Dunn as Ron Witwicky
    Sam's father.
  • Julie White as Judith Witwicky
    Sam's mother.
  • Isabel Lucas as Alice
    A female pretender sent to spy on Sam in college who transforms into an Alice in Wonderland android.
  • John Benjamin Hickey as Theo Galloway
    A national security adviser who often chastises NEST for their destructive tactics.
  • Glenn Morshower as General Morshower
    The supervisor of NEST.
  • Matthew Marsden as Graham
    A British Army NEST officer.
  • Rainn Wilson as Professor R.A. Colan
    Sam and Leo's astronomy teacher.
  • Marc Evan Jackson as Commander
    U.S. Central Command
  • Katie Lowes as April

[edit] Voices

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Optimus Prime, Universal Studios Florida

[edit] Non-speaking characters

  • Jolt
    An Autobot technician who transforms into a blue Chevrolet Volt.
  • Sideways
    A Decepticon surveillance agent who transforms into a silver Audi R8; he hides out in Shanghai alongside Demolishor.
  • Scorponok
    A scorpion-like Decepticon who was a minion of Blackout in the previous installment; he makes a cameo in this film.
  • Scrapper
    A Constructicon who transforms into a yellow Caterpillar 992G scoop loader. He forms the right arm of Devastator.
  • Mixmaster
    A Constructicon who transforms into a black and silver Mack concrete mixer truck. He forms the head of Devastator.
  • Scrapmetal
    A Constructicon who transforms into a yellow Volvo EC700C crawler excavator fitted with a Stanley UP 45SV attachment. His spare parts are used to resurrect Megatron.
  • Long Haul
    A Constructicon who transforms into a green Caterpillar 773B dump truck. He forms the right leg of Devastator.
  • Scavenger
    A large Constructicon who shares the same model of Demolishor; Scavenger is not seen in robot mode. He forms the torso of Devastator.
  • Hightower
    A Constructicon who transforms into a yellow KOBELCO CKE2500 II crawler crane; Hightower is not seen in robot mode. He forms the left arm of Devastator.
  • Overload
    A Constructicon who transforms into a red KW Dart D4661 Tractor Truck articulated dump truck; Overload is not seen in robot mode. He forms the lower torso of Devastator.
  • Ravage
    A feline-like beast sent down by Soundwave to steal the spark from the NEST HQ in order to revive Megatron.

Several clones of Scrapper, Mixmaster, Bonecrusher, Long Haul and Rampage are seen during the final battle in Egypt. An unnamed Decepticon bulldozer and dump truck, possibly clones of Rampage and Long Haul, were seen combining to form Devastator's left hand and left leg, respectively.

Notes
a. ^ Mark Ryan also voices Bumblebee, but the character is not listed in the credits.
b. ^ Grey DeLisle also voices Chromia and Elita-One, but the characters are not listed in the credits.
c. ^ Frank Welker also voices Ravage and Grindor, but the characters are not listed in the credits.

[edit] Production

[edit] Development

[edit] Filming

[edit] Effects

[edit] Music

See also: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Album and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Score

[edit] Marketing

[edit] Printed media

[edit] Video game

Main article: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (video game)

[edit] Release

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical response

[edit] Box office

[edit] Home media

[edit] Accolades

[edit] Sequels

Main articles: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Transformers: The Last Knight

The third film, Dark of the Moon was released June 29, 2011. The fourth film, Age of Extinction was released June 27, 2014. The fifth film, The Last Knight was released on June 21, 2017.

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