Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the nation... Read allRailroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.Railroad owner Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden search desperately for the inventor of a revolutionary motor as the U.S. government continues to spread its control over the national economy.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Storyline
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- TriviaAll of the roles from Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011) were recast.
- GoofsWhen Rearden and Dannagger discussing the steel shipment in the hotel, an establishing shot shows the exterior of the Wayne-Falkland as a typical glass-and-steel NYC cube. One the back of the hotel door is a standard fire-escape map showing the floor plan of a curved building, presumably the hotel where the interior shots were filmed.
- Quotes
James Taggart: Here's to my wife, Mrs. James Taggart. Love does, indeed, conquer all. Even social and economic barriers. You know, money cannot buy happiness. Truer words were never spoken. We're no longer chasing the almighty dollar. Our ideals are higher than profit. Instead of the aristocracy of money, we have...
Francisco d'Anconia: The aristocracy of pull. I mean, now, it's about influence. But you knew that already.
James Taggart: What I know is that you need to learn some manners.
Reception Guest #1: If you ever doubted that money was the root of all evil, there's your proof.
Francisco d'Anconia: So, you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked yourself "What's the root of money?" Money is a tool that allows us to trade with one another. Your goods for mine. Your efforts for mine. The keystone of civilization. Having money is not the measure of a man. What matters is how he got it. If he produced it by creating value, then his money is a token of honor.
James Taggart: Look who's talking about honor.
Francisco d'Anconia: But if he's taken it from those who produce, then there is no honor. Then you're simply a looter.
Reception Guest #2: Señor d'Anconia, we all know that money is made by the strong at the expense of the weak.
Francisco d'Anconia: What kind of strength are you talking about? The power to create value? Or the ability to manipulate, to extort money in back room deals, - to exercise pull?
James Taggart: All right... just leave.
Francisco d'Anconia: Hey. When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips, chains or dollars. Take your choice. There is no other. And your time is running out.
- Crazy creditsJust before the usual disclaimer at the end ("The events, characters and firms depicted" etc.): Introducing The FISKER KARMA Designed And Engineered By Fisker Automotive, Inc.
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical release, when John Galt is revealed at the end of the film, his face is fully lit and visible. In the DVD and Netflix release, his face has been darkened and obscured.
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The Screenplay and its character development, with the necessary creation of drama on which the story hinges, is the foundation of any film. This production failed from the start.
I won't even go into the extreme mess they made of the politics behind the corporate machinations depicted here, except to say that this story was like Wall Street's answer to its fraudulent actions that caused the long-term collapse of our country's economy and the immediate collapse of the whole world's. Who can sympathize with those whose only goal is undying greed?
In the end, who can or will identify or empathize with the characters here who show active disregard and even distaste for other human beings, like the ones buying the movie ticket?
- kumarihpx
- Apr 30, 2016
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- Also known as
- Atlas Shrugged: Part 2 - Either-Or
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,336,053
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,751,572
- Oct 14, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $3,336,053
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1