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unusual facts about Atlas Shrugged: Part I


Taylor Schilling

She later played Dagny Taggart in Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), Beth Green in The Lucky One (2012); and Piper Chapman in the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black (2013–present).


Albert S. Ruddy

For some time he worked with writer-philosopher Ayn Rand to produce her epic dystopic novel Atlas Shrugged as a movie, the rights to which he purchased in the mid-1970s, but the movie never moved beyond the planning stages.

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

It is a sequel to the 2012 film Atlas Shrugged: Part II, continuing the story where its predecessor left off.

David Kelley, founder of The Atlas Society and an expert on the philosophical themes of Atlas Shrugged, will consult on the script, as he did for Parts I and II.

Attera Orbis Terrarum – Part I

As well as consisting of two shows recorded at Tilburg, Netherlands, and Paris, France, on the European leg of Dark Funeral's Attera Orbis Terrarum tour in 2006, it includes a recording of a concert in Katowice, Poland, in 2005, and various amateur footage such as that of the band's debut concert in the Metal Nights Festival in Oslo, Norway, in 1994.

Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

Its focus is on novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand, the author of the bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, who promoted her philosophy of Objectivism through her books, articles, speeches, and media appearances.

David Kelley

Currently, Kelley is actively involved as a script consultant for Atlas Shrugged: Part III, the third part in a film version of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

Grant Bowler

He played Hank Rearden in Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), the first part of a planned three-part film adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel of the same name.

Jews in Space

History of the World, Part I, a 1981 comedy film by Mel Brooks, which includes a short segment entitled "Jews in Space".

John Goedde

As the chair of the Education Committee of the Idaho Senate, Goedde introduced legislation in February 2013 that would require all Idaho high school students to read objectivist Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

John Myhers

He played Robert Livingston in 1776 (he also played the role in the Broadway musical version), and also appeared in Mel Brooks' History of the World, Part I as the leader of the Roman Senate.

Kaiser Ventures

Writer Ayn Rand visited Kaiser Steel in October 1947, as part of her research for the novel Atlas Shrugged, a large part of which takes place at the fictional "Rearden Steel".

Lynne Latham

Lynne worked as a synchronized swimmer on television with The Krofftettes in The Brady Bunch Hour and The Big Show, and then in the films History of the World: Part I and The Great Muppet Caper.

Phil Pozderac

As of 2013, Phil is the Operations Director at the Mulligan Mint, a private minting facility in Dallas, Texas, named after Ayn Rand's fictional mint in her novel Atlas Shrugged.

Rematch

While Bill Church was clearly the long-time bassist in Sammy's band, it is unclear whether or not John Galt refers to the Atlas Shrugged character.

Semar

Clifford Geertz compared his role vis-à-vis Arjuna to that of Prince Hal with his father in Shakespeare's Henry IV, and his role as critic of the play's worldview and antidote to pride as similar to Falstaff.

Tony Stonem

In the "Tony" episode of series 2, he is seen reading Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, while sitting on the train.

Tracey Ross

On several occasions, Ross has stated that she identifies most with Ayn Rand's Objectivism, and that Atlas Shrugged is her favorite book.

You Got Lucky

A clip from the Galactica 1980 episode "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I" plays on one of the televisions.


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