Iron Man

20082008
PG-13PG-13
2h 6min

Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Terrence Howard, Sayed Badreya, Paul Bettany, Peter Billingsley, Clark Gregg, Bill Smitrovich, Faran Tahir, and Shaun Toub in Iron Man (2008)

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Action Adventure Sci-Fi

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Director
- Jon Favreau
Writers
- Mark Fergus(screenplay)
- Hawk Ostby(screenplay)
- Art Marcum(screenplay)
Stars

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Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 21 wins & 73 nominations total

Robert Downey Jr. and Leslie Bibb in Iron Man (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man (2008)

Iron Man (2008)

Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man (2008)

Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man (2008)

Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)

Gwyneth Paltrow in Iron Man (2008)

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Iron Man 2

7.0

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7.1

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6.9

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Tony Stark. Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist. Son of legendary inventor and weapons contractor Howard Stark. When Tony Stark is assigned to give a weapons presentation to an Iraqi unit led by Lt. Col. James Rhodes, he's given a ride on enemy lines. That ride ends badly when Stark's Humvee that he's riding in is attacked by enemy combatants. He survives - barely - with a chest full of shrapnel and a car battery attached to his heart. In order to survive he comes up with a way to miniaturize the battery and figures out that the battery can power something else. Thus Iron Man is born. He uses the primitive device to escape from the cave in Iraq. Once back home, he then begins work on perfecting the Iron Man suit. But the man who was put in charge of Stark Industries has plans of his own to take over Tony's technology for other matters. —halo1k

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Taglines
- Heroes aren't born. They're built.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content
Parents guide

Trivia
Director Jon Favreau wanted Robert Downey Jr. because he felt the actor's past was right for the part. He commented: "The best and worst moments of Robert's life have been in the public eye. He had to find an inner balance to overcome obstacles that went far beyond his career. That's Tony Stark. Robert brings a depth that goes beyond a comic book character having trouble in high school, or can't get the girl." Favreau also felt Downey could make Stark "a likable asshole," but also depict an authentic emotional journey once he won over the audience.

Goofs
(at around 2 mins) Though it makes for a good kidnapping, in reality, US soldiers are specifically trained to never to stop when ambushed in a convoy.

Quotes
[last lines]
Tony Stark: There's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop...
Christine Everheart: 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: 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.
Christine Everheart: I never said you were a superhero.
Tony Stark: Didn't?
Christine Everheart: Mmm-mmm.
Tony Stark: Well, good, because 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.
Rhodey: [whispers to Tony] Just stick to the cards, man.
Tony Stark: Yeah, okay.
[holds up his notes and pauses]
Tony Stark: The truth is...
[puts cards down]
Tony Stark: I am Iron Man.

Crazy credits
SPOILER: A scene appears after the closing credits: Tony Stark arrives home to find SHIELD director Nick Fury waiting for him so that they can discuss the Avengers Initiative. This leads into The Avengers (2012) (a superhero team of which Iron Man is a founding member).

Alternate versions
German theatrical version was cut (ca. 4 minutes) by distributor Concorde prior to submitting the film to the FSK since they desperately wanted a "Not under 12" rating. Ironically, when submitting the uncut version for the home video release, it was rated "Not under 12" as well, making the cut version even more unnecessary.

Connections
Edited into Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

Soundtracks
Back In Black
Written by Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young and Angus Young
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with SONY BMG Music Entertainment

Top review

9/10

Best movie of a hero's origin.

Great movie, which serves as a perfect introduction to Tony Stark's character. The antagonist was a bit boring, but except for that, I loved the movie!

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Feb 22, 2020

Budget
- $140,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $319,034,126
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $98,618,668
- May 4, 2008
Gross worldwide
- $585,796,247

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 2h 6min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Terrence Howard, Sayed Badreya, Paul Bettany, Peter Billingsley, Clark Gregg, Bill Smitrovich, Faran Tahir, and Shaun Toub in Iron Man (2008)

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