The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant (1999)

Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama  |   Sub-Genres - Comedy Drama  |   Release Date - Aug 4, 1999  |   Run Time - 86 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and distributed by Warner Bros. It is based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The film is directed by Brad Bird and produced by Allison Abbate and Des McAnuff, from a screenplay written by Tim McCanlies, and based on a story treatment by Bird. The film stars the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, and M. Emmet Walsh. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

Movie Info

Budget

$70,000,000

Box Office

$23,180,087

Themes

Tags

1950s, Alien, Cold War, Cult, Film Based On A Novel, Friendship, Giant Robot, Meteorite, Mother Son Relationship, Self Sacrifice, Small Town, United States

Attributes

Based On: The Iron Man
Narrative Location: Maine
Subject: artificial intelligence, Cold War, first contact fiction, human bonding, national security, pacifism
Time Period: 1957, Cold War

Alternate Titles

Aian jaianto
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Anak ha'barzel
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De iJzeren reus
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Demir dev
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Der Gigant aus dem All
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Drengen og jern-kæmpen
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El gigante de hierro
AR, CL, MX, PE, ES, UY
Ghool-e ahani
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Gutten og jernkjempen
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Il gigante di ferro
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Järnjätten
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Le géant de fer
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Le Géant Fer
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O atsalinos gigantas
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O Gigante de Ferro
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Plieninis milžinas
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Raudhiiglane
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Rautajätti
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Siderenios gigantas
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Stalowy gigant
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Szuper haver
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The Iron Giant
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The Iron Giant: Signature Edition
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Uriașul de fier
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Zelezni velikan
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Zelezný obor
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Zeljezni div
HR
Ο ατσάλινος γίγαντας
GR
Ο Σιδερένιος Γίγαντας
GR
Гвоздени џин
RS
Железният гигант
BG
Залізний велетень
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Сталевий гігант
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Стальной гигант
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アイアン・ジャイアント
JP
大铁人
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鐵巨人
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钢铁巨人
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铁巨人
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