History Film / AtlasShrugged

* DoingItForTheArt: Look above you at the critical reception of the film. It's obviously not being done for big bucks. It's for fans and would-be fans of Creator/AynRand. Conservative radio host Creator/JackHunter summed it up with this remark: "Objectively, it is a mediocre movie at best. Subjectively, it is one of the ''best mediocre movies you’ll ever see''"
* ExecutiveMeddling: the first film flops and they continue on but with an entirely new cast? Someone has a personal interest in this.

* TheMountainsOfIllinois: Or rather the ''lack'' of hills at Pittsburgh Municipal Airport in II.
* NotScreenedForCritics: The second film wasn't screened for critics, instead it was shown for the conservative Heritage Foundation and libertarian Cato Institute. Producer John Aglialaro claimed it was because [[BlatantLies professional movie critics had dubious integrity]]. Then the film actually came out and managed to do even worse than its predecessor did even without critics giving it early bad reviews.
* TheOtherDarrin: The ''entire cast'' was replaced for the second film.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Creator/MichaelGross Burt Gummer]] is on the Taggart Transcontinental Board of Directors.
** [[Franchise/StarTrek The Doctor]] and [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Quark]] work for the State Science Institute.
** [[Series/TheDrewCareyShow Oswald]] is Quinten Daniels
** [[Series/JudgingAmy Bruce Van Exel]] is still playing assistant to overachieving women as Eddie Willers in Part II
** [[Series/NUMB3RS Don Eppes]] is set to be Hank Rearden in Part III.

** [[Series/Numb3rs Don Eppes]] is set to be Hank Rearden in Part III.

* {{Irony}}: The movies, despite commercial neglect, are still being financed, going against Ayn Rand's message of letting the free market decide it's success.

''Atlas Shrugged: Part I'' is the first of an expected trilogy of films covering Creator/AynRand's book ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''. It was released on April 15, 2011. The film was panned critically and was a [[BoxOfficeBomb flop financially]].

''Atlas Shrugged: Part II'' was shot with a completely new cast, and opened on October 12, 2012. The film got ''[[FromBadToWorse an even worse critical reception]]'', and did more poorly at the box office.

For those of you still trying to avoid reading the {{Doorstopper}} of a book by watching the movies despite the quality, rejoice: ''Atlas Shrugged Part III - [[TakeThat Yes, There Are Enough Rich Conservatives To Bankroll This Turkey]]'' - is due out in July of 2014.

* TheCameo: [[Creator/PennandTeller Teller]] and [[Main/FoxNewsChannel Sean Hannity, Juan Williams, Bob Beckel, and Tamara Holder]] make brief appearances in Part II.

* CaliforniaDoubling: One of the great things about this movie's depiction of Wisconsin is [[Film/AustinPowers how it looks NOTHING at all like Southern California]].

* TheMountainsOfIllinois: Or rather the ''lack'' of hills at Pittsburgh Municipal Airport in II.

* DontShootTheMessage: This is generally the accepted opinion of conservatives and objectivists towards the film.

* NotScreenedForCritics: The second film wasn't screened for critics, instead it was shown for the conservative Heritage Foundation and libertarian Cato Institute. Producer John Aglialaro claimed it was because professional movie critics had dubious integrity. Then the film actually came out and managed to do even worse than its predecessor did even without critics giving it early bad reviews.

For those of you still trying to avoid reading the {{Doorstopper}} of a book by watching the movies despite the quality, rejoice - ''Atlas Shrugged Part III - [[TakeThat Yes, There Are Enough Rich Conservatives To Bankroll This Turkey]]'' s due out in July of 2014.

For those of you still trying to avoid reading the {{Doorstopper}} of a book by watching the movies despite the quality, rejoice - ''Atlas Shrugged Part III - [[TakeThat Yes, There Are Enough Rich Conservatives To Bankroll This Turkey]]'' (or, you know, enough people with different opinions who want the message to be heard, [[DontShoottheMessage regardless of quality]]) is due out in July of 2014.

* DoingItForTheArt: Look above you at the critical reception of the film. It's obviously not being done for big bucks. It's for fans and would-be fans of Creator/AynRand.
* DontShootTheMessage: This is generally the accepted opinion of conservatives and objectivists towards the film. Conservative radio host Jack Hunter summed it up with this remark: "Objectively, it is a mediocre movie at best. Subjectively, it is one of the ''best mediocre movies you’ll ever see''"

* DontShoottheMessage: This is generally the accepted opinion of conservatives and objectivists towards the film. Conservative radio host Jack Hunter summed it up with this remark: "Objectively, it is a mediocre movie at best. Subjectively, it is one of the ''best mediocre movies you’ll ever see''"

For those of you still trying to avoid reading the {{Doorstopper}} of a book by watching the movies despite the quality, rejoice - ''Atlas Shrugged Part III - [[TakeThat Yes, There Are Enough Rich Conservatives To Bankroll This Turkey]]'' is due out in July of 2014.

!!This films provide examples of:

* CaliforniaDoubling: One of the great things about this movie's depiction of Wisconsin is [[AustinPowers how it looks NOTHING at all like Southern California]].
* DoingItForTheArt: Look above you at the critical reception of the film. It's obviously not being done for big bucks. It's for fans and would-be fans of AynRand.
* {{Executive Meddling}}: the first film flops and they continue on but with an entirely new cast? Someone has a personal interest in this.

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* SchizoTech: Set in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2016]], trains reign supreme due to Galt's plan exaberating the 2011 economic troubles, resulting in oil shortages.

* {{Executive Meddling}}: the first film flops and they continue on but with an entirely new cast? Some has a personal interest in this.

* CastingGag: Possible: One of Dagny's enemies is played the actor who was both [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Quark]], an alien whose [[PlanetOfHats "Hat"]] is greed and business prowess, and [[VideoGame/{{BioShock|1}} Andrew Ryan]], a parody of Ayn Rand.

''Atlas Shrugged: Part I'' is the first of an expected trilogy of films covering Creator/AynRand's book ''Literature/AtlasShrugged''. It was released on April 15, 2011. The film was panned critically and was a [[BoxOfficeBomb flop financially[[.

For those of you still trying to avoid reading the {{Doorstopper}} of a book by watching the movies despite the quality, rejoice - ''Atlas Shrugged Part III - [[TaekThat Yes, There Are Enough Rich Conservatives To Bankroll This Turkey]]'' is due out in July of 2014.

For those of you still trying to avoid reading the {{Doorstopper}} of a book by watching the movies despite the quality, rejoice - ''Atlas Shrugged Part III - Yes, There Are Enough Rich Conservatives To Bankroll This Turkey'' is due out in July of 2014.