“Iron Giant” is based upon the 1968 story,’Iron Man,’ by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes. The film is about a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens a small town in Maine in 1958, only to find a friend named, Hogarth, that ultimately finds its humanity and saving the towns people of their fears and prejudices.

The Iron Giant (1999)
  • Rating: (56,965 votes)
  • Tagline:It came from outer space! »
  • Runtime:86 minutes
  • Director: Brad Bird
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Annie Hughes (voice)
    Jennifer Aniston
    Dean McCoppin (voice)
    Harry Connick Jr.
    The Iron Giant (voice)
    Vin Diesel
    Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)
    James Gammon
    Mrs. Tensedge (voice)
    Cloris Leachman
    Kent Mansley (voice)
    Christopher McDonald
    General Rogard (voice)
    John Mahoney
    Hogarth Hughes (voice)
    Eli Marienthal
    Earl Stutz (voice)
    M. Emmet Walsh
    Additional Voices (voice)
    Jack Angel
  • Genres:Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
  • Producers:
    Allison Abbate
    producer  
    Des McAnuff
    producer  
    Pete Townshend
    executive producer  
    John Walker
    associate producer  
  • Plots: This is the story 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. Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
The Iron Giant
  • User's comment:The Best of Two Worlds: Adult and Kid by Figaro-6

    All too often, "family films" are only infantile, simplistic formulas with a few self-referential and pop-culture jokes thrown in to try and keep adults awake. But then along comes something like "The Iron Giant", which is sophisticated enough to demand respect while maintaining a mythic and pure-hearted tone that actually does appeal to the kid in everybody.

    "The Iron Giant" is refreshingly non-Disney in no end of ways. Characters seem real and chosen to fit the story, instead of being a superficial reshuffling of an old formula. The animation definitely has its eye-popping moments, but there are also scenes of great wonderment, pathos, and humour that only top-drawer animation can convey. The Giant itself is a great character, who only becomes MORE interesting as the film continues (another huge break from Disney). No scene is wasted in this film, either; every set piece, even the really funny ones, helps either to establish the "world" of the movie, or to advance the plot. At no time do you feel that you are merely waiting for the story to crank up again.

    "The Iron Giant" is funny, exhilarating, and touching as well. It's sad to see it failing at the box office, as a blunt reminder that the success of films is often in direct proportion to their publicity budget. Hopefully, though, word-of-mouth will come to its rescue. Go see it! Tell your friends! Then go again! (Repeat as necessary.)

    P.S. I find myself comparing the Iron Giant character to Martin Donovan's character in "Amateur". If there is anyone else on earth who has seen both films you may wish to entertain the notion yourself.


  • Quotes: Kent Mansley: The biggest thing in this town is probably the homecoming queen. The Iron Giant: I am not a gun. Marv Loach: What department is that again?
  • Also known as: Le géant de fer (Canada - French title), Le géant de fer (France), O Gigante de Ferro (Brazil), O Gigante de Ferro (Portugal - imdb display title), Стальной гигант (Russia), De iJzeren reus (Netherlands - informal literal title), Demir dev (Turkey - Turkish title), Der Gigant aus dem All (Germany), Drengen og jern-kæmpen (Denmark), El gigante de hierro (Spain), Gutten og jernkjempen (Norway - imdb display title), Gvozdeni div (Serbia - imdb display title), Il gigante di ferro (Italy), Järnjätten (Sweden), Raudhiiglane (Estonia - imdb display title), Rautajätti (Finland), Siderenios gigantas (Greece - TV title), Stalowy gigant (Poland - imdb display title), Szuper haver (Hungary - imdb display title),

  1. Microscope Man Says:
    February 23rd, 2011 at 3:59 am

    This certainly ranks as one of the finest examples of cinema in recent pop culture memory. Intelligent, funny, tragic, and deeply moving, we’d be so lucky to ever see an American animated film strike such chords again. The look of the film is superb, and it’s underlying themes and messages resonate even more strongly today. I hope,as years pass, more and more people come to discover this gem so that they can share their experience with the Iron Giant, as well.

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