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The Iron Giant

  • 1999
  • PG
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
209K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,839
251
The Iron Giant (1999)
This is the story of a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It's up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin's place in the junkyard.
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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.

  • Director
    • Brad Bird
  • Writers
    • Tim McCanlies
    • Brad Bird
    • Ted Hughes
  • Stars
    • Eli Marienthal
    • Harry Connick Jr.
    • Jennifer Aniston
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    209K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,839
    251
    • Director
      • Brad Bird
    • Writers
      • Tim McCanlies
      • Brad Bird
      • Ted Hughes
    • Stars
      • Eli Marienthal
      • Harry Connick Jr.
      • Jennifer Aniston
    • 636User reviews
    • 144Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #246
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 20 wins & 18 nominations total

    Videos6

    "Signature Edition" Trailer
    Trailer 2:36
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    The Iron Giant: My Own Giant Robot
    Clip 2:10
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    The Iron Giant: By Night Known As Hogarth
    Clip 1:58
    Watch The Iron Giant: By Night Known As Hogarth
    The Iron Giant: Where Ya Going?
    Clip 0:57
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    The Iron Giant: Eat The Scrap
    Clip 0:32
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    What Roles Has Vin Diesel Been Considered For?
    Video 4:20
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    Photos288

    Vin Diesel in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
    Vin Diesel in The Iron Giant (1999)

    Top cast

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    Eli Marienthal
    Eli Marienthal
    • Hogarth Hughes
    • (voice)
    Harry Connick Jr.
    Harry Connick Jr.
    • Dean McCoppin
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    • Annie Hughes
    • (voice)
    Vin Diesel
    Vin Diesel
    • The Iron Giant
    • (voice)
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Foreman Marv Loach
    • (voice)
    • …
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Mrs. Tensedge
    • (voice)
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Kent Mansley
    • (voice)
    John Mahoney
    John Mahoney
    • General Rogard
    • (voice)
    M. Emmet Walsh
    M. Emmet Walsh
    • Earl Stutz
    • (voice)
    Jack Angel
    Jack Angel
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Bob Bergen
    Bob Bergen
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • (as Robert Bergen)
    Mary Kay Bergman
    Mary Kay Bergman
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Michael Bird
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Devon Cole Borisoff
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • (as Devon Borisoff)
    Rodger Bumpass
    Rodger Bumpass
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Robert Clotworthy
    Robert Clotworthy
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Darling
    Jennifer Darling
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Zack Eginton
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Brad Bird
    • Writers
      • Tim McCanlies
      • Brad Bird(uncredited)
      • Ted Hughes
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The 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).
    • Goofs
      At 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 credits
      The Warner Brothers logo is done in 50's art deco, as the Sputnik signal is heard.
    • Alternate versions
      Two added scenes overseen by Brad Bird were animated for the theatrical release of The Iron Giant: Signature Edition.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Making of 'The Iron Giant' (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Honeycomb
      Written by Bob Merrill

      Performed by Jimmie Rodgers

      Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews636

    Review
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    Featured review
    A delightful surprise
    "The Iron Giant" is the kind of animated film you wish there was more of. It respects the audience's intelligence, it has genuine emotion without resorting to schmaltz, and best of all it balances fantasy (well, science fiction) with believability. I think Warner Brothers animation has out-Disneyed Disney by adding thoughtful writing to clean, understated animation. What a concept!

    The story is deceptively simple: Iron Giant falls from the sky at the dawn of the Space Race and befriends a young boy. But within that framework we get a double story, one for the grown ups and one for the kids, but the message is essentially the same one: paranoia and violence begets violence. I appreciate very much, as others who have commented, that no one burst into incongruous song and that there were no cutesy animal sidekicks. I should add that there were no clever yet implausible plot twists, nor were there any stock characters. The bad guy gets a little overheated, true, but he is never the embodiment of all things evil. The townspeople are your average small town Americans, not bumpkins. Mom is, well, mom-ish, caring but neither shrewish nor prone to whimpering outbursts. And our hero is plucky but not annoyingly precocious.

    A BIG plus for this film is how well it weds the computer animation to the hand-drawn animation, a feat that the Big Mouse hasn't mastered yet. Even as recently as "Tarzan" it is glaringly apparent what parts are computer graphics and which aren't, and the contrast is very distracting. "The Iron Giant" makes a virtue of streamlined animation that draws your eye to the beauty of its color and motion.

    It was a very VERY distinct and unusual pleasure to be treated to a film such as this. Give us more . . . please!
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    • Aug 11, 1999

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    • Will there be a sequel?
    • Why is this film not list in IMDb's Top 250 Movies?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Denmark
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Người Máy Khổng Lồ
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Warner Bros. Animation)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Warner Bros. Animation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $23,315,035
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,732,614
      • Aug 8, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,335,817
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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