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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:
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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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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 Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | 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 (uncut) (video) | Germany:12 (cut) (theatrical) | South Africa:10V | Austria:12
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Jon Favreau describes the film as "a kind of independent film-espionage thriller crossbreed; a Robert Altman-directed Superman (1978), with shades of Tom Clancy novels, James Bond films, RoboCop (1987), and Batman Begins (2005)." more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the beginning sequence when Tony Stark is in Afghanistan riding in a HMMWV without armor protection with several US Air Force Airmen. An up armored HMMWV's doors have very thick armor and glass. You can tell by looking at the blast holes in the side of the vehicle this is not an armored variant of the HMMWV. This is almost impossible. Months after the US military attacked Afghanistan a General Order was made that prohibited non up-armored HMMWV's from leaving any base camps. Certainly, if Tony Stark was traveling with the US military he would have been afforded the highest level of security. 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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Soundtrack:
Licorice 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.