Michael Bay: The Enemy of Critics Everywhere Brendan Brown COM 329:Contemporary Film Key Note Presentation 1

Background and Beginnings Interned on Raiders of the Lost Ark as storyboard filer Graduated from Wesleyan University with degrees in Film and English Post grad degree at Art Center College of Design for Film Early work on commercials for Coca-Cola and Milk Directed music videos for Tina Turner, Meatloaf, and more

Influences Anime (Specifically for Transformers series) Favorite Filmmakers: George Lucas Steven Spielberg Stanley Kubrick

Trademarks Explosions, and plenty of them. Car chases Extreme slow motion Over the top visuals Product placement Women as objects America!

Bad Boys (1994) Action/ Comedy Two police officers must product a witness while trying to get to the bottom of a heroin ring Bay gave up a portion of his salary for a better climax scene Rotten Tomatoes score of 43%, but a worldwide gross of $141 Million Trailer:YoutubeYoutube

The Rock (1996) Action/ Thriller A chemist and an ex-con must sneak into Alcatraz to save San Francisco from a biological attack. Bay's favorite film he directed In the Criterion Collection Rotten Tomatoes score of 66% with a worldwide gross of $335 Million Trailer: YoutubeYoutube

Armageddon (1998) Action A team of oil drillers are sent into space to dismantle an asteroid headed for earth Bay's least favorite film he made In the Criterion Collection Hold a 39% on Rotten Tomatoes and a worldwide gross of $553 Million Trailer: YoutubeYoutube

Pearl Harbor (2001) Action/Drama/Romance The story of two friends who enlist and experience Pearl Harbor first hand When released, it held the record for most explosions in a movie, according to Guinness records Holds a 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a worldwide gross of $449 million Trailer: YoutubeYoutube

Bad Boys II (2003) Action/Comedy Two unpredictable cops investigate a drug ring in Florida in this sequel to Bad Boys Michael Bay's last R rated film, and final corroboration with Jerry Bruckheimer Rotten Tomatoes score of 23% and worldwide gross of $273 Million Trailer: YoutubeYoutube

The Island (2005) Action/ Sci-Fi A man learns he is a clone, kept alive for organ harvesting and escapes to track down his original. Extremely different from the rest of his filmography Rotten Tomatoes score of 40% and worldwide gross of $162 Million Trailer:YoutubeYoutube

Transformers (2007) Action/ Sci-Fi Two warring races of Alien robots come to earth to find an ancient artifact, the only key to this is held by a teenager. Bay was reluctant to sign on, doing so only to work with Spielberg, but came to love the series. Rotten Tomatoes score of 57% and a worldwide gross of $709 Million Trailer: Youtube Youtube

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) Action/Sci-Fi The Decepticons return to wage war of the Autobots, with Sam Witwicky caught up in the war once more. The script was rushed to completion right before the Writer's Guild strike, Bay expressed disappointment with it Rotten Tomatoes score of 19% and a worldwide gross of $836 Million Trailer:YoutubeYoutube

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Action/ Sci-Fi The Decepticons once again threaten earth, with only the Autobots to stop them from enslaving the planet First Bay film in 3D, also the 7 th highest grossing film of all time Rotten Tomatoes score of 36% and worldwide gross of $1.123 Billion Trailer: YoutubeYoutube

Pain & Gain (2013) Action/ Comedy Based on the true story of three bodybuilders who start and extortion ring, and everything goes wrong This film was a project Bay had been wanting to direct for some time, he agreed to direct Transformers 4 to finance it Rotten Tomatoes score of 50% and Worldwide gross of $86 Million Trailer: YoutubeYoutube

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) Action/Sci-Fi The Autobots are now being hunted by the Government, and an alien bounty hunter known as Lockdown The highest grossing film of all time in China, due largely to pandering that market, 10 th highest grossing film of all time Rotten Tomatoes score of 18%, and a worldwide gross of Billion Trailer:YoutubeYoutube

Can't Slay the Bay

Can't Slay the Bay II Quotes from Michael Bay on his critics: “I make movies for teenage boys. Oh, dear, what a crime.” “I know [critics] have [been tough on my movies]. And that's why I've taken Jerry Bruckheimer's advice: I don't read them, I really don't.” “They love to hate, and I don't care; let them hate,” “They're still going to see the movie! I think it's good to get a little tension. Very good.”

Sources of Information Imdb Rotten Tomatoes Box Office Mojo Michael Bay's official site Kyle's Geeky Blog The Wrap