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The Iron Giant (1999) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 79,275 users
Metascore: 85/100
Reviews: 473 user | 154 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. Director:Brad Bird |
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Cast
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Annie Hughes
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| Harry Connick Jr. | ... |
Dean McCoppin
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| Vin Diesel | ... |
The Iron Giant
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| James Gammon | ... |
Foreman Marv Loach /
Floyd Turbeaux
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| Cloris Leachman | ... |
Mrs. Tensedge
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| Christopher McDonald | ... |
Kent Mansley
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| John Mahoney | ... |
General Rogard
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| Eli Marienthal | ... |
Hogarth Hughes
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| M. Emmet Walsh | ... |
Earl Stutz
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Jack Angel | ... |
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| Bob Bergen | ... |
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Mary Kay Bergman | ... |
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Michael Bird | ... |
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Devon Cole Borisoff | ... |
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This is the story of a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It's up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin's place in the junkyard. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
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It came from outer space!Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for fantasy action and mild language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 August 1999 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El gigante de hierro See more »Box Office
Budget:
$48,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£196,079 (UK) (17 December 1999)Gross:
£2,456,310 (UK) (4 February 2000)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Written by Babs Gonzales
Performed by Babs Gonzales
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Hogarth's father was a fighter pilot. A photo of him is on his dresser, clearly visible during his standoff with Kent. See more »Goofs
The fighter planes depicted in the movie, F-86 Sabres, did not carry missile pods as shown, nor were they equipped with afterburners, as shown during the 'scramble' takeoff sequence. See more »Crazy Credits
For Susan See more »Soundtracks
"Capitolizing"Written by Babs Gonzales
Performed by Babs Gonzales
Courtesy of Blue Note Records
A division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
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"The Iron Giant" is the kind of animated film you wish there was more of. It respects the audience's intelligence, it has genuine emotion without resorting to schmaltz, and best of all it balances fantasy (well, science fiction) with believability. I think Warner Brothers animation has out-Disneyed Disney by adding thoughtful writing to clean, understated animation. What a concept!
The story is deceptively simple: Iron Giant falls from the sky at the dawn of the Space Race and befriends a young boy. But within that framework we get a double story, one for the grown ups and one for the kids, but the message is essentially the same one: paranoia and violence begets violence. I appreciate very much, as others who have commented, that no one burst into incongruous song and that there were no cutesy animal sidekicks. I should add that there were no clever yet implausible plot twists, nor were there any stock characters. The bad guy gets a little overheated, true, but he is never the embodiment of all things evil. The townspeople are your average small town Americans, not bumpkins. Mom is, well, mom-ish, caring but neither shrewish nor prone to whimpering outbursts. And our hero is plucky but not annoyingly precocious.
A BIG plus for this film is how well it weds the computer animation to the hand-drawn animation, a feat that the Big Mouse hasn't mastered yet. Even as recently as "Tarzan" it is glaringly apparent what parts are computer graphics and which aren't, and the contrast is very distracting. "The Iron Giant" makes a virtue of streamlined animation that draws your eye to the beauty of its color and motion.
It was a very VERY distinct and unusual pleasure to be treated to a film such as this. Give us more . . . please!