With the world now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man, billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances - and confront powerful enemies.
Written by Anonymous
The layout and many of the buildings of "Stark Expo 1974" were based on the 1964-65 New York Worlds Fair. In the Expo promo film outtakes shown in the movie, young Tony Stark picks up the Bell System Pavilion.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In the scene where Justin Hammer locks up Ivan Vanko with the "babysitters" he is wearing a black jacket which unzippers with every cut. In the final cut to Vanko, the jacket is completely zippered up again.
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Quotes
[first lines]
[In Moscow, an old man watches a broadcast on TV]
Tony Stark:
[on TV]
There's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop... Christine Everhart:
[on TV]
I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, but do you honestly expect us to believe that that was a bodyguard in a suit that conveniently appeared, despite the fact that... Tony Stark:
[on TV]
I know that it's confusing. It is one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations, or insinuate that I'm a superhero. that would be outlandish and, uh, fantastic. I'm just not the hero type. Clearly. With this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public...
[...]
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Crazy Credits
After the credits have rolled, an allusion to the discovery of the Marvel superhero Thor is shown, with the camera panning onto an image of Thor's hammer, thus setting up the Thor movie in 2011.
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"Groove Holmes"
Written by Mike D (as Michael Diamond), Adam Horovitz, Money Mark (as Mark Nishita) and Adam Yauch (as Adam Youch) Performed by Beastie Boys Courtesy of Capitol Records, LLC Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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