The Iron Giant

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Product Description

Something humongous is among us! A young boy rescues a huge robot which has rocketed to earth from space and tries to protect the genial giant from a nosey government agent and military.

• Starring: Eli Marienthal, Jr. Harry Connick
• Directed by: Brad Bird
• Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
• Release year: 1999
• Studio: Warner Bros.

Product Details

• Synopsis: Something humongous is among us! A young boy rescues a huge robot which has rocketed to earth from space and tries to protect the genial giant from a nosey government agent and military.
• Starring: Eli Marienthal, Jr. Harry Connick
• Supporting actors: Jennifer Aniston
• Directed by: Brad Bird
• Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 1 hour 27 minutes
• Release year: 1999
• Studio: Warner Bros.
• MPAA Rating: Rated PG for fantasy action and mild language
• ASIN: B001MZNW52 (Rental) and B001MZNW84 (Purchase)
• Rights ; Requirements
• Rental rights: 48 hour viewing period Details
• Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details
• Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices, TiVo DVRs. System requirements
• Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)
• Also available on DVD

• The Iron Giant (Special Edition) DVD ~ Eli Marienthal

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• Theatrical Release Information
• US Theatrical Release Date: August 06, 1999
• MPAA: Rated PG for fantasy action and mild language
• Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Technical Details

• US Theatrical Release Date: August 06, 1999
• MPAA: Rated PG for fantasy action and mild language
• Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Feature Animation

 

The Iron Giant

 

Customer Reviews

Due to horrendous advertising that buried most of the movie's charms, most people think this movie is a b-grade kiddie flick. But ignore the brainless trailers and the awful extreme-sport ad campaign that accompanied the video release, and you'll be rewarded with an astonishing film.
The Iron Giant is complex and sophisticated enough to be a live-action movie, indeed more complex and sophisticated than the movies that trounced it at the box office (I'm talking to you, Inspector Gadget). It is a remarkable achievement of all the elements of a movie working at their very best.
The visuals are astounding. The script is funny without resorting to cheap laughs. The characters are well-rounded. The voice talents are ideal, from the Giant's rumble to Hogarth's wide-eyed wonder (for a welcome change, a pre-adolescent boy does the voice instead of someone trying to sound like one).
Most interestingly, the movie makes such a dynamic, empathic character of the titular hunk of metal that we genuinely care about his fate. At the film's climactic scene, I was ashamed at the tears running down my face, until I saw that my three friends (all of us twenty-something, manly guys) were misty-eyed as well.
Anyone over the age of 8 will love this film. If you don't like animation, try this on for size. If you love all types of animation, see it NOW. Even though the film's marketing department apparently doesn't want you to see it, you'll be glad you did.

In the recent age of Disney films, the classic art of animated story telling has given way to 3d vine surfing and rock music. THE IRON GIANT is here to tell the world that the old art is alive and well. This is such a well made and touching film, with humor and heart, and superb voice overs. It resonantes like E.T., tackling childhood innocence, danger, death, and rebirth with the same funny and touching aplomb. It both pokes fun at and sympathises with the fears and prejudices of adults with equal care, demonstrating a lesson without demonizing anyone. As someone who writes and produces feature films, I am quite jaded, and usually leave a theatre fealing empty and critical. But THE IRON GIANT made me run out and tell everyone who would listen to go see it. They didn't, and it is their loss. So BUY THIS, watch it on your own, and with your kids as many times as they want. It's either this or Pokemon. Let them see what a real family film is all about.