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 comedy-drama action film using both traditional animation and computer animation, produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United States as The Iron Giant) and is scripted by Tim McCanlies. The film stars the voices of Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., John Mahoney, and Vin Diesel. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film is about a young boy named Hogarth Hughes who discovers a giant metallic robot who fell from space. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, they have to stop the U.S. military and a paranoid federal agent named Kent Mansley from finding and destroying the Giant.

The film's development phase began in 1994 as a musical with the involvement of The Who's Pete Townshend, though the project took root once Bird signed on as director and hired McCanlies to write the screenplay in 1996. The film was created traditionally, with computer-generated imagery used to animate the title character and other effects. The understaffed crew of the film completed it with half of the time and budget of other animated features. Michael Kamen produced the film's score, recorded with the Czech Philharmonic.

Upon its release, the film saw widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences. It was nominated for several awards, winning nine Annie Awards out of fifteen nominations. Despite this acclaim, the film significantly under-performed at the box office, making $31.3 million worldwide against a budget of $70–80 million, which was blamed on an unusually poor marketing campaign. Through home video releases and television syndication, the film gathered a cult following and is now widely regarded as a modern animated classic. In 2015, an extended, remastered version of the film was re-released theatrically.

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

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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
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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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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
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Ο ατσάλινος γίγαντας
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Ο Σιδερένιος Γίγαντας
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Гвоздени џин
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Железният гигант
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Залізний велетень
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アイアン・ジャイアント
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大铁人
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