Transformers (2007)
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Transformers is a American epic science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line. The film, which combines computer animation with live-action filming, was directed by Michael Bay, with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto, and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series. The film stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery, primarily vehicles.
The Autobots intend to retrieve and use the AllSpark, the object that created their robotic race that is on Earth, to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth. Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro, and Jon Voight also star, while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively.
Several thousand years ago, the planet Cybertron was consumed by a civil war between the two Transformer factions, the Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the Decepticons led by Megatron. Optimus jettisoned the Allspark, a mystical artifact that brings life to the planet and non-biological forms, into space, but Megatron pursued it. Megatron crashed onto Earth, landing in the Arctic Circle and froze, and was discovered in 1895 by explorer Captain Archibald Witwicky. Witwicky inadvertently activated Megatron’s navigational system, which etched the Allspark’s coordinates into his glasses. The glasses eventually end up in the possession of his great-great-grandson Sam Witwicky.
In the present, Blackout attacks and destroys a United States military base in Qatar in a failed attempt to hack the military network to find information on Megatron and the AllSpark. A surviving team of Army Rangers led by Captain William Lennox escape across the desert, pursued by Blackout’s drone Scorponok. They fight Scorponok off, aided by aerial reinforcements, and travel home with Scorponok’s stinger, discovering sabot rounds damaged its armor.
Director: Michael Bay
Writers: Roberto Orci (screenplay & story), Alex Kurtzman (screenplay & story), John Rogers (story)
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Anthony Anderson, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro, Peter Cullen, Hugo Weaving
Cast:
| Shia LaBeouf | … | Sam Witwicky |
| Megan Fox | … | Mikaela Banes |
| Josh Duhamel | … | Captain Lennox |
| Tyrese Gibson | … | USAF Tech Sergeant Epps |
| Rachael Taylor | … | Maggie Madsen |
| Anthony Anderson | … | Glen Whitmann |
| Jon Voight | … | Defense Secretary John Keller |
| John Turturro | … | Agent Simmons |
| Michael O’Neill | … | Tom Banacheck |
| Kevin Dunn | … | Ron Witwicky |
| Julie White | … | Judy Witwicky |
| Amaury Nolasco | … | ACWO Jorge “Fig” Figueroa |
| Zack Ward | … | First Sergeant Donnelly |
| Luis Echagarruga | … | Ranger Team |
| Patrick Mulderrig | … | Ranger Team |
| Brian Shehan | … | Ranger Team |
| Michael Trisler | … | Ranger Team |
| Ashkan Kashanchi | … | Mahfouz |
| Rizwan Manji | … | Akram |
| William Morgan Sheppard | … | Captain Witwicky (as W. Morgan Sheppard) |
| C.J. Thomason | … | Sailor |
| Bernie Mac | … | Bobby Bolivia |
| Carlos Moreno Jr. | … | Manny |
| Johnny Sanchez | … | Clown |
| John Robinson | … | Miles |
| Travis Van Winkle | … | Trent |
| Peter Jacobson | … | Mr. Hosney |
| Glenn Morshower | … | SOCCENT Sergeant (as Glen Morshower) |
| Frederic Doss | … | SOCCENT Op-Centre Tech (as Lt. Frederic Doss) |
| Charlie Bodin | … | SOCCENT Op-Centre Tech |
| Joshua Feinman | … | USAF Staff Sergeant (as Josh Feinman) |
| Chris Ellis | … | Admiral Brigham |
| Steven Ford | … | Four Star General |
| Michael Shamus Wiles | … | Two Star General |
| Craig Barnett | … | Air Force Major General |
| Brian Prescott | … | Keller Aide |
| Scott Peat | … | Pentagon Watch Commander |
| Colleen Porch | … | Enlisted Aide |
| Brian Stepanek | … | Sector Seven Agent |
| Jamie McBride | … | FBI Agent |
| Wiley M. Pickett | … | FBI Agent (as Wiley Pickett) |
| Andy Milder | … | R&D Team Leader |
| Brian Reece | … | Moustache Man |
| Samantha Smith | … | Sarah Lennox |
| Ravi Patel | … | Telephone Operator |
| Rick Gomez | … | Sheriff |
| Andy Domingues | … | Deputy (as Andy Dominguez) |
| Mike Fisher | … | Football Coach |
| Colin Fickes | … | Analyst |
| Tom Lenk | … | Analyst |
| Jamison Yang | … | Analyst |
| Esther Scott | … | Glen’s Grandmother |
| Madison Mason | … | CNN Reporter |
| Jeremy Jojola | … | News Reporter |
| Jessica Kartalija | … | News Reporter |
| Andrew Altonji | … | Café Kid |
| Andrew Lewis Caldwell | … | Café Kid (as Andrew Caldwell) |
| J.P. Manoux | … | Witness |
| Pete Gardner | … | Dad |
| Sophie Bobal | … | Little Girl |
| Laurel Garner | … | Mom in Car |
| Chip Hormess | … | Boy in Car |
| Ray Toth | … | Pilot |
| Michael Adams | … | AWACS Controller |
| Ron Henry | … | AWACS Controller |
| Benjamin Hoffman | … | AWACS Controller |
| Michael McNabb | … | AWACS Controller |
| Jason White | … | AWACS Controller (as Jason T. White) |
| Adam Ratajczak | … | Control Tower Tech |
| Maja Kljun | … | Socialite (as Maya Klayn) |
| Michelle Pierce | … | Socialite |
| Odette Annable | … | Socialite (as Odette Yustman) |
| Bob Stephenson | … | Xbox Guy |
| Mason Rock Bay | … | Self (as Mason the Mastiff Dog) |
| Peter Cullen | … | Optimus Prime (voice) |
| Mark Ryan | … | Bumblebee (voice) |
| Darius McCrary | … | Jazz (voice) |
| Robert Foxworth | … | Ratchet (voice) |
| Jess Harnell | … | Ironhide / Barricade (voice) |
| Hugo Weaving | … | Megatron (voice) |
| Jimmie Wood | … | Bonecrusher (voice) (as Jim Wood) |
| Reno Wilson | … | Frenzy (voice) |
| Charlie Adler | … | Starscream (voice) |
| Mike Allen | … | Man on Corner (uncredited) |
| Kenny Bates | … | Agent at Hoover Dam (uncredited) |
| Michael Bay | … | Guy Flicked by Megatron (uncredited) |
| Cathy Beasley | … | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Mark Bedell | … | Strike Team Soldier (uncredited) |
| James Blackburn | … | Pedrestrian (uncredited) |
| Paul Michael Bloodgood | … | Arctic Explorer (uncredited) |
| Ian Bryce | … | Agent at Hoover Dam (uncredited) |
| James C. Burns | … | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Matt Cannon | … | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Kevin Carvell | … | USAF Captain (uncredited) |
| Chester the Chihuahua | … | Mojo (uncredited) |
| Cade Courtley | … | Sector 7 Commando (uncredited) |
| Michael Dane | … | Firefighter (uncredited) |
| Katie Danzer | … | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Mary Decaro | … | Various (uncredited) |
| Christopher M. Dukes | … | Sector 7 Agent (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia