A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
- Writers
- Tim McCanlies(screenplay by)
- Brad Bird(screen story by)
- Ted Hughes(based on the book "The Iron Man" by)
- Stars
- Eli Marienthal(voice)
- Harry Connick Jr.(voice)
- Jennifer Aniston(voice)
- Writers
- Tim McCanlies(screenplay by)
- Brad Bird(screen story by)
- Ted Hughes(based on the book "The Iron Man" by)
- Stars
- Eli Marienthal(voice)
- Harry Connick Jr.(voice)
- Jennifer Aniston(voice)
Eli Marienthal
- Hogarth Hughes
- (voice)
Jennifer Aniston
- Annie Hughes
- (voice)
Vin Diesel
- The Iron Giant
- (voice)
James Gammon
- Foreman Marv Loach
- (voice)
- …
Cloris Leachman
- Mrs. Tensedge
- (voice)
John Mahoney
- General Rogard
- (voice)
M. Emmet Walsh
- Earl Stutz
- (voice)
Jack Angel
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Bob Bergen
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Robert Bergen)
Devon Cole Borisoff
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Devon Borisoff)
- Writers
- Tim McCanlies(screenplay by)
- Brad Bird(screen story by) (screenplay by)
- Ted Hughes(based on the book "The Iron Man" by)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe scene where the Giant's hand was in the living room, watching a Maypo cereal advert, was changed in the "Signature Edition" to an advert for the Disneyland attraction, Tomorrowland. Brad Bird had originally wanted the Tomorrowland advert in the film, as an homage to his mentors, but Disney would not give him clearance to use it. Bird ended up directing the film Tomorrowland (2015).
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film, Sputnik is shown orbiting from East to West. All non-polar orbits of satellites run West to East, in order to take advantage of the Earth's rotation.
- Quotes
[as the Giant flies toward the missle]
Hogarth Hughes: [in the Giant's mind] You are who you choose to be.
The Iron Giant: Superman.
- Crazy creditsThe Warner Brothers logo is done in 50's art deco, as the Sputnik signal is heard.
- Alternate versionsTwo added scenes overseen by Brad Bird were animated for the theatrical release of The Iron Giant: Signature Edition.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (2000)
- SoundtracksHoneycomb
Written by Bob Merrill
Performed by Jimmie Rodgers
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Featured review
Guns kill.
An ambitious take on Ted Hughes' 1968 children's book The Iron Man, director Brad Bird's The Iron Giant works well as both archetype-infused allegory and heartstring-tugging tale of friendship. Set in small town Maine in the 1950s at the height of Cold War paranoia, the film explores the relationship between a lonely, fatherless boy (a photo on a nightstand hints that the father was a combat pilot killed in WWII) and a monstrously huge, hulking metal behemoth (the origins of which are brilliantly left to the imagination). The animation marks a welcome contrast from the virtually ubiquitous Disney template, with the human characters bearing a stylized, comic book exaggeration that fits perfectly with the story material. The Iron Giant has more than enough imagination and sparkle to interest kids and adults, and nicely balances its action-adventure aspirations with a solidly-crafted sense of moral purpose.
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- pooch-8
- Aug 2, 1999
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- 1 hour 26 minutes
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