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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Brad Bird
Writers:
Ted Hughes (book)
Tim McCanlies (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 August 1999 (USA) more
Tagline:
It came from outer space!
Plot:
A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
19 wins & 14 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jennifer Aniston ... Annie Hughes (voice)

Harry Connick Jr. ... Dean McCoppin (voice)

Vin Diesel ... The Iron Giant (voice)

James Gammon ... Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux / General Sudokoff (voice)

Cloris Leachman ... Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

Christopher McDonald ... Kent Mansley (voice) (as Christopher MacDonald)

John Mahoney ... General Rogard (voice)
Eli Marienthal ... Hogarth Hughes (voice)

M. Emmet Walsh ... Earl Stutz (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman ... Additional Voices (voice)
Ollie Johnston ... Train Engineer #1 (voice)
Jack Angel ... Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Bird ... Additional Voices (voice)
Devon Cole Borisoff ... Additional Voices (voice) (as Devon Borisoff)
Rodger Bumpass ... Additional Voices (voice)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for fantasy action and mild language.
Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
Hong Kong:I | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #36640) | South Korea:All | Germany:6 | Taiwan:GP | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | France:U | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:U

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Trivia:
The freight train that runs into the giant is being pulled by an Alco 4-6-4 Streamlined Hudson passenger loco. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: One of Hogarth's classmates calls him Pointdexter, most likely in reference to a character in "Felix the Cat" (1960). The story takes place in 1957, three years before that show went on the air. more
Quotes:
Narrator: A peaceful, uneventful day in a town much like your own. Then suddenly, without warning...
[Explosion]
Narrator: [echoing] Atomic holocaust!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shark Tale (2004) more
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37 out of 49 people found the following comment useful.
Exquisite., 22 November 2000
Author: flickjunkie-3 from New Zealand

The Iron Giant is a critically acclaimed piece of animated cinema. I wasn't expecting it to be that good, but The Iron Giant was an amazing movie, it is easily the most exquisite animated movie I have ever seen.

Hogarth Hughes (Eli Marenthal) is obsessed by the opportunites offered by science fiction, the possibility of an alien take-over or, at the very least, an attack from outer space. The original story, which the late Poet Laureate had set in England, saw the innocent Titan of the title emerge from the sea; here he is a visitor from another galaxy.

The Iron Giant is an amazing piece of animation, the voice-overs were done perfectly, the actors obviously enjoyed themselves, the animated art direction and cinematography was beautiful and the giant itself is just...breathtaking.

The Iron Giant is not just another silly little kiddies movie, it is perfection in filmmaking. Please, for the love of God, make your life better and see this brilliant film.

I rate The Iron Giant 10 out of 10.

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