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The Iron Giant

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• Adventure
• Family

• 1999
• Brad Bird
• 82 mins
• PG

Summary

Animated sci-fi adventure featuring the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr and Vin Diesel. Nine-year-old Hogarth spends his days dreaming of alien invasions, so when a gigantic robot falls out of the sky near his home he is keen to befriend it. But a government agent feels less kindly towards the cosmic visitor.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

It might not have the Disney stamp, but this wonderful Warner Bros version of Ted Hughes's The Iron Man is a first-class achievement in cartoon virtuosity that liberally borrows images from 1950s comic-book art and science-fiction movies to stunning effect. To a soundtrack of American Graffiti-style hits, this heavy metal ET tells the riveting tale of nine-year-old Hogarth, the giant alien robot he saves from electrical overload, and the fiercely protective relationship that develops between them. But the real thrills begin when a Communist-hating FBI agent arrives who is convinced that the walking Meccano set poses a Cold War threat. With political allegory and clever nostalgia for the adults, and dazzling visuals and excitement galore for the children, this poignant fairy tale is outstanding on every artistic level.

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8.1/10

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Cast

rolenameAnnie HughesJennifer AnistonDean McCoppinHarry Connick JrThe Iron GiantVin DieselMarv Loach / Floyd TurbeauxJames GammonMrs TensedgeCloris LeachmanKent MansleyChristopher McDonaldGeneral RogardJohn MahoneyHogarth HughesEli MarienthalEarl StutzM Emmet Walsh

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2016-02-12

Languages

English

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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