Transformers (2007)

Director:

Michael Bay

Writers (WGA):

Roberto Orci (screenplay) &
Alex Kurtzman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

3 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Their war. Our world.

Plot:

A war re-erupts on Earth between two robotic clans, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, leaving the fate of mankind hanging in the balance.

Plot Keywords:

Animal Urination Scene | Federal Government | Soldier | Television News | Police Chase

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 27 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Wed. May 14	7:00 AM	MAX
Wed. May 14	1:30 PM	MAX

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
Pat Mulderrig	...	Ranger Team (as Patrick Mulderrig)
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
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	...	Cafe Kid
Andrew Caldwell	...	Cafe Kid
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
Maya Klayn	...	Socialite
Michelle Pierce	...	Socialite
Odette Yustman	...	Socialite
Bob Stephenson	...	Xbox Guy
Mason the Mastiff	...	Himself
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)
Charles Adler	...	Starscream (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Everett	...	National Deputy Directory of Operations (uncredited)
Sean Hampton	...	USMC Private (uncredited)
Sean Smith	...	Scientist (uncredited)
Ronnie Sperling	...	Lead Scientist (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Bay

Writing credits (WGA)
Roberto Orci		(screenplay) &
Alex Kurtzman		(screenplay)
John Rogers		(story) and
Roberto Orci		(story) &
Alex Kurtzman		(story)

Produced by
Kenny Bates	....	co-producer (as Ken Bates)
Michael Bay	....	executive producer
Ian Bryce	....	producer
Allegra Clegg	....	co-producer
Matthew Cohan	....	associate producer
Tom DeSanto	....	producer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura	....	producer
Brian Goldner	....	executive producer
Michelle McGonagle	....	associate producer
Don Murphy	....	producer
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer
Mark Vahradian	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Steve Jablonsky

Cinematography by
Mitchell Amundsen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tom Muldoon		(as Thomas A. Muldoon)
Paul Rubell
Glen Scantlebury

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Michelle Lewitt

Production Design by
Jeff Mann

Art Direction by
François Audouy
Beat Frutiger
Sean Haworth
Geoff Hubbard		(supervising art director)
Kevin Kavanaugh

Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg
Larry Dias

Costume Design by
Deborah Lynn Scott		(as Deborah L. Scott)

Makeup Department
Robin Beauchesne	....	key makeup artist
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects show supervisor
Greg Funk	....	key makeup artist (as Gregory C. Funk)
Kathrine Gordon	....	department head hair stylist
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup department head
Deborah Mills-Whitlock	....	hair stylist
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects show supervisor (as Greg Nicotero)
Yvette Stone	....	hair stylist
Joy Zapata	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Stephanie Antosca	....	production supervisor: Washington DC
Matthew J. Birch	....	production manager
Matthew J. Birch	....	production supervisor
Allegra Clegg	....	unit production manager
Daren Hicks	....	production supervisor
Karen Pearson	....	production manager: Alaska
Paul Springer	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kenny Bates	....	second unit director
Eugene Davis	....	second second assistant director
Cellin Gluck	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adam Martin	....	second second assistant director
Lynne Martin	....	assistant director: additional photography
Stephen W. Moore	....	additional second assistant director
Brian Relyea	....	second assistant director (as Brian F. Relyea)
Fred Usher	....	second assistant director
Simon Warnock	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Fred Apolito	....	prop shop
Mark Bankins	....	lead set dresser: New Mexico
Robert M. Bouffard	....	prop fabricator
Mark Brown	....	assistant property master
Mark W. Brown	....	assistant property master
Page Buckner	....	assistant art director
Brian Bull	....	gang boss
Jon J. Bush	....	swing gang boss
Andrew Campbell	....	graphic designer
Matt Center	....	set dresser
Clete Cetrone	....	construction foreman
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Chris Clark	....	lead set dresser
James Clyne	....	concept artist
David Cohen	....	mold shop supervisor
Emily Crupper	....	set decoration buyer
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greens supervisor
Val I. Deikov	....	sculptor
Brian DeNike	....	set dresser: New Mexico
Zachary Fannin	....	graphic designer
Lisa Fiorito	....	art department assistant
Tim Flattery	....	illustrator
Michael Flowers	....	key buyer: New Mexico
Joshua Foster	....	set dresser
Chad S. Frey	....	set designer
Monica Frommholz	....	set dresser
Sara Gardner-Gail	....	set decoration buyer
Severino Gonzales	....	set dresser: New Mexico
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	on-set dresser
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Jamie Grove	....	painter
Leonard Hancock	....	assistant propmaster
Chris Herrington	....	painter
Gregory S. Hooper	....	set designer
Brianna Hoskins	....	construction office assistant
John Hoskins	....	construction coordinator
Travis Huffman	....	propmaker foreman
J.D. Jacoby	....	lead set dresser: New Mexico
Robert Andrew Johnson	....	digital set designer
Martha Johnston	....	assistant art director (as Martha Johnson)
Stuart John	....	construction foreman
Kent Jones	....	paint foreman
Tony Kieme	....	concept illustrator
Allan Lane	....	set dresser
J.J. Lewis	....	lead art department assistant
Sean Lira	....	set dresser
Scott Lukowski	....	concept illustrator
Jeff Markwith	....	set designer
Evan Martinez	....	second on-set dresser: New Mexico
Victor James Martinez	....	illustrator
Richard F. Mays	....	set designer
Randy Moffitt	....	property maker
Amanda Moss Serino	....	assistant set decorator
Robbie Mueller	....	set dresser
Ed Natividad	....	illustrator
Josiah O'Neil	....	set dresser: New Mexico
Scott Owen	....	set dresser
Paul Ozzimo	....	concept illustrator
Missy Parker	....	set decoration buyer
Chris Patterson	....	on-set dresser
Cindy Peters	....	art department coordinator
Andrew Petrotta	....	property master
Sara Philpott	....	set dresser
David C. Potter	....	leadman
Ben Procter	....	illustrator
Jamie Rama	....	illustrator
Gabe Rivera	....	set dresser: New Mexico
Gabriel Rivera	....	set dresser
Josh Roth	....	set dresser
Liza Rudolph	....	set decoration buyer
Tommy Samona	....	second lead man
Chris Samp	....	set painter
Scott Schutzki	....	set dresser
Theodore Sharps	....	set designer
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser
Hilary E. Smith	....	art department assistant
Aaron Sowd	....	storyboard artist
David M. Sterner	....	constructor
Joy Taylor	....	set dresser
David Venezky	....	set dresser
John N. Ward	....	set dresser
Richard Blake Wester	....	second lead person
Darrell L. Wight	....	set designer
Greg Wilkinson	....	set dresser
Christopher L. Williamson	....	set dresser
Robert Woodruff	....	illustrator
Chris Zimmerman	....	painter
Clyde Zimmerman	....	paint supervisor
Scott Zuber	....	senior lead set designer
Craig Bernatzke	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Michelle Kantor	....	art department assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Erik Aadahl	....	sound designer
Ulrika Akander	....	adr editor
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound effects editor
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor
Michael Babcock	....	sound re-recording mixer: temp mixes
David Beadle	....	adr editor
Bill W. Benton	....	additional sound mixer
Craig Berkey	....	sound effects editor
Courtney Bishop	....	adr recordist
Steve Bissinger	....	sound editor
Beau Borders	....	additional re-recording mixer
Brent Burge	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Kevin Cerchiai	....	boom operator
Peter J. Devlin	....	sound mixer
Luke Dunn Gielmuda	....	supervising foley editor
Coya Elliott	....	foley editor
George Flores	....	additional sound
Pascal Garneau	....	foley editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Warren Hendriks	....	sound effects editor
P.K. Hooker	....	sound effects editor
Mike Hopkins	....	supervising sound editor
Wayne Lemmer	....	dialog editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound mixer
Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga	....	sound engineer
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Michael Piotrowski	....	boom operator
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Dan Sharp	....	sound mixing technician
Andy Sisul	....	assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Mark Binder	....	location sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Frank Clary	....	foley assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
H. Barclay Aaris	....	special effects buyer
David Amborn	....	special effects foreman
Ryan Amborn	....	special effects technician
Sean Amborn	....	special effects technician
David J. Barker	....	special effects
Chris Brewster	....	motion capture model
Paul Churchill	....	effects artist: ILM
Michael Deak	....	shop supervisor: KNB EFX Group
Joe Digaetano	....	pyrotechnics foreman
Scott Forbes	....	special effects technician
John Fraizer	....	special effects director
John Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Steve Galich	....	special effects foreman
Joe Giles	....	special effects technician: KNB EFX Group
Brian Goehring	....	special effects technician: KNB EFX Group
Ken Gorrell	....	special effects crew
Bruce D. Hayes	....	special effects technician
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor
Thomas R. Homsher	....	prop designer
Thomas R. Homsher	....	prop manufacturer
Chris Jones	....	special effects technician
Ben Nichols	....	special effects technician
Gregory Nicotero	....	animatronics supervisor/puppeteer
Casey D. Noel	....	special effects technician
Jesse Noel	....	special effects technician
Mark Noel	....	special effects foreman
Jeff Ogg	....	propshop foreman
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects technician
James Rothrock	....	special effects technician
Caleb Schneider	....	special effects technician
James D. Schwalm	....	special effects director
J.D. Schwalm	....	special effects
Lino Stavole	....	special effects technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group
Richard Stutsman	....	special effects
Wayne Toth	....	special effects supervisor: animatronic effects
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects technician
Lindsay Vivian	....	special effects buyer
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects assistant coordinator: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.
Andy Weder	....	propshop supervisor
Darin O'Neill	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Charles Abou Aad	....	lighting technical director: look development, lighting & shading
Dan Akers	....	digital compositor
Brad Alexander	....	pre-visualization lead
Charles Alleneck	....	animator
Jimmy Almeida	....	animator
Ted Andre	....	senior compositor: Digital Domain
Al Bailey	....	digital compositor
Kenneth Bailey	....	visual effects: ILM
Louise Baker	....	pre-visualization modeler: Proof Inc.
Michael Balog	....	creature technical director: ILM
Janice Barlow	....	dustbuster: Digital Domain
Geoffrey E. Baumann	....	on-set survey and data integration: Digital Domain
Scott E. Baxter	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Daniel Bayona	....	digital artist
Mike Beaulieu	....	character animator: ILM (as Michael Beaulieu)
Eric M. Beaver	....	digital compositor
Judith Bell	....	digital artist
Kevin Bell	....	digital compositor: ILM
Jeffrey Benedict	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Terran Benveniste	....	production assistant: ILM
Scott Benza	....	animation supervisor: ILM
Jason Billington	....	digital compositor: ILM
Duncan Blackman	....	location matchmover
Richard Bluff	....	digital matte supervisor: ILM
Jeremy Bolan	....	character animator: ILM
Michael Bomagat	....	animator
John Bozzalla	....	manager of production services
Andrew Bradbury	....	digital artist
Timothy Brakensiek	....	creature technical director
Jason Brown	....	digital artist
Chrysta Marie Burton	....	visual effects coordinator
Dorian Bustamante	....	previsualization artist
Howard Cabalfin	....	digital artist
Colin Campbell	....	digital compositor
Brian Cantwell	....	digital artist
Kathryn Capri	....	modeler
Derrick Carlin	....	animator: ILM
Damien Carr	....	associate production manager: ILM
Mark Casey	....	digital effects artist
Simon Cassels	....	title designer: Asylum
Joe Ceballos	....	matte painter
Charmaine Chan	....	digital resource assistant: ILM
Kai Chang	....	digital artist: ILM
Chris Chappell	....	compositor
Kathy Chasen-Hay	....	visual effects producer: Asylum
Peter Chesloff	....	digital artist
Raymond Chou	....	technical assistant
Ian Chriss	....	visual effects grip/electrician: Kerner Optical
Ian Christie	....	digital artist
Paul Churchill	....	visual effects artist: ILM
Tim Coleman	....	character setup
Tim Coleman	....	character technical director
Chad E. Collier	....	scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain
Brian Connor	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Michael Conte	....	sequence supervisor: ILM
Jeremy Cook	....	matte painter
Brenton Cottman	....	digital matte artist: Digital Domain
Rocky Curby	....	pre-visualization
Sean Curran	....	animator: ILM
Etienne Daigle	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Beth D'Amato	....	digital paint and roto supervisor
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	3D laser scanning
Sean Devereaux	....	senior artist: ILM
Edgar Díaz	....	roto/paint artist: Digital Domain
Frank D'Iorio	....	digital compositor: ILM
Rob Dressel	....	pre-visualization artist
Russell Earl	....	associate visual effects supervisor
C. Michael Easton	....	lead animator
Thomas Elder-Groebe	....	visual effects coordinator
Brett Ellis	....	technical director
Jenn Epstein	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist: Digital Domain
Scott Farrar	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Joe Farrell	....	senior lead digital compositor
Conny Fauser	....	digital compositor
Dan Feinstein	....	digital compositor: ILM
Brian Flynn	....	digital effects artist
Dave Fogler	....	model supervisor: ILM
Cameron Folds	....	animator: ILM
Antonio Freire	....	production accountant
James Gaczkowski	....	visual effects
Rene Garcia	....	model maker: ILM
Joana Garrido	....	digital matte artist
Grantland Gears	....	digital compositor: ILM
Jonathan Gerber	....	model lead