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The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film 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 was written by Tim McCanlies from a story treatment by Bird.
The Iron Giant: Directed by Brad Bird. With Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon. A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
- Brad Bird
- 3 min
The Iron Giant. In 1957, a gigantic iron man crash lands from outer space in Rockwell, Maine. After reassembling itself, the giant is discovered by nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes, who helps it to conceal itself while feeding on scrapyard cars. Hogarth is helped by beatnik Dean McCoppin (voiced by Harry Connick Jr), unaware that government agent ...
In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy ...
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- Brad Bird
- PG
- Warner Brothers
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. Read the summaries of the story, the characters, and the themes of this animated sci-fi film set in 1957.
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Synopsis. In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
- 86 min
Aug 6, 1999 · A boy befriends a giant robot from space in this Cold War parable with a "E.T."-like story. Roger Ebert praises the film's animation, story and message, and compares it to Hayao Miyazaki's work.
