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Iron Man (2008) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 396,093 users
Metascore: 79/100
Reviews: 976 user | 460 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil. Director:Jon Favreau |
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Cast
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| Robert Downey Jr. | ... | ||
| Terrence Howard | ... | ||
| Jeff Bridges | ... | ||
| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | ||
| Leslie Bibb | ... | ||
| Shaun Toub | ... | ||
| Faran Tahir | ... | ||
| Clark Gregg | ... | ||
| Bill Smitrovich | ... | ||
| Sayed Badreya | ... |
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| Jon Favreau | ... | ||
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| Will Lyman | ... |
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Storyline
Tony Stark is the complete playboy who also happens to be an engineering genius. While in Afghanistan demonstrating a new missile, he's captured and wounded. His captors want him to assemble a missile for them but instead he creates an armored suit and a means to prevent his death from the shrapnel left in his chest by the attack. He uses the armored suit to escape. Back in the U.S. he announces his company will cease making weapons and he begins work on an updated armored suit only to find that Obadiah Stane, his second in command at Stark industries has been selling Stark weapons to the insurgents. He uses his new suit to return to Afghanistan to destroy the arms and then to stop Stane from misusing his research. Written by John Vogel {jlvogel@comcast.net}
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Heroes aren't born. They're built. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
2 May 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$140,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£5,465,103 (UK) (2 May 2008)Gross:
$318,298,180 (USA) (26 September 2008)Company Credits
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Tony Stark: I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forrest!
Jimmy: We can talk, sir.
Tony Stark: Oh, I see. So it's personal.
Ramirez: No, you intimidate them.
Tony Stark: Good God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first.
Ramirez: I'm an airman.
Tony Stark: Well, you have actually excellent bone structure ...
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Written and Performed by Chucho Merchán
Courtesy of Extreme Music
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard's father, Terrance himself, Faran Tahir, composer Ramin Djawadi and VFXpert Stan Winston are fans of Iron Man. See more »Goofs
When Rhodey holds the news conference announcing the unfortunate training exercise, his rank broadcast on Channel 3 KNKV News on-screen is "Col. James Rhodes". Verbally addressing him as Colonel Rhodes would be acceptable, but protocol would dictate his rank be displayed as "Lt Col" (Lieutenant Colonel). See more »Quotes
[first lines]Tony Stark: I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forrest!
Jimmy: We can talk, sir.
Tony Stark: Oh, I see. So it's personal.
Ramirez: No, you intimidate them.
Tony Stark: Good God, you're a woman! I honestly, I couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first.
Ramirez: I'm an airman.
Tony Stark: Well, you have actually excellent bone structure ...
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Crazy Credits
Part of the closing credits are seen against computer-graphic renders of armoured suits. One of the renders is an armour with a Gatling gun attached - the War Machine suit, which would appear in Iron Man 2. See more »Soundtracks
"Kool Katz"Written and Performed by Chucho Merchán
Courtesy of Extreme Music
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As an avid reader of the Iron Man comics, I was excited but also very scared that this movie would flop.
While Robert Downey is not the biggest name in Hollywood, he plays the part perfectly and I was greatly impressed by how he portrayed Iron Man so well.
The humor works well for this film also. It's well-written and has a great cast.
What impressed me the most was the CGI! They're breath-taking, but aren't distracting enough to let you miss the finer points of this movie.
In conclusion, while not perfect, Iron Man lives up to its hype and my expectations as a reader of the comic.