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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Mark Fergus (screenplay) &
Hawk Ostby (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
2 May 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
This Summer: Heroes Aren't Born, They're Built.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 42 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3313 articles)
Comic book writer/artist on the best and worst film adaptations
(From The Geek Files. 12 November 2009, 3:16 AM, PST)
Robert Downey Jr. Wants to Direct Next
(From ReelzChannel. 11 November 2009, 7:20 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Not bad at all more (878 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Tony Stark |
 | Terrence Howard | ... | Rhodey |
 | Jeff Bridges | ... | Obadiah Stane |
 | Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Pepper Potts |
 | Leslie Bibb | ... | Christine Everhart |
 | Shaun Toub | ... | Yinsen |
 | Faran Tahir | ... | Raza |
 | Clark Gregg | ... | Agent Coulson |
 | Bill Smitrovich | ... | General Gabriel |
 | Sayed Badreya | ... | Abu Bakaar |
 | Paul Bettany | ... | Jarvis (voice) |
 | Jon Favreau | ... | Hogan |
 | Peter Billingsley | ... | William Ginter Riva |
 | Tim Guinee | ... | Major Allen |
 | Will Lyman | ... | Award Ceremony Narrator (voice) |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Ironman (International: English title) (alternative spelling) (USA) (poster title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.
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Runtime:
126 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
South Korea:12 | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | UK:12A | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:11 | Malaysia:U | Sweden:11 | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44328) | France:U | Peru:PT | Greece:K | Taiwan:PG-12 | Germany:12 (cut) (theatrical) | Germany:12 (uncut) (video) | South Africa:10V | Austria:12
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The terrorist group is called The Ten Rings, an obvious homage to villain The Mandarin, as he wears ten rings that each possess various powers. Jon Favreau has stated that The Ten Rings, in fact, works for The Mandarin. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While Stark is working on the flight stabilizers, Pepper brings down a box with a cup of coffee on top of it. Following that, Stark eventually goes upstairs, talks with Stane, comes back down, finishes the stabilizers, tests them, builds the entire prototype suit, test flies it, returns and picks the coffee up off the top of the box. Steam can be seen coming off the cup even though it's probably hours, if not days, old. 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, Forest...
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 there. I'm kinda having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Venture Bros.: Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel (#4.1)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Kool Katz more
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Fortunately, I'm not one easily influenced by some users' negative comments. These people should try to restrain their bias opinions and try to review the movies as neutrally as possible.
Now I would say that this movie has slow but steady momentum-building. It is a movie for people who has never known Iron Man in the comic series. The characters are given names and personalities, true to their comic book counterparts.
Acting was among the best comic-turn movie I have seen so far. Effects were believable and not overwhelmingly CGI, except for the tank scene.
This movie, however, has sequel written all over it. We know that because there are many scenes that could have lead to more.
It's well worth its ticket price.