The Iron Giant
A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
- Director: Brad Bird
- Genre:Animation / Drama / Family / Sci-Fi
- Runtime:83 minutes
Cast
Jennifer Aniston: Annie Hughes (voice)
Harry Connick Jr.: Dean McCoppin (voice)
Vin Diesel : The Iron Giant (voice)
James Gammon : Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux / General Sudokoff (voice)
Cloris Leachman : Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
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In October 1957 (the month in which the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1), a giant humanoid robot crashes off the shore of the fictional town of Rockwell, Maine, and eventually makes its way into the nearby forest the next day. Nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes, following the trail of destruction in the forest, discovers the robot as it gets entangled in the wires of a power station, and shuts off the station’s power. The robot, on recovery, disappears into the forest, eluding Hogarth. The following day, Hogarth is discovered in the forest by the robot, showing him the power switch he pulled as a means of communication. Hogarth spends time with the robot, but when he tries to return home, the robot follows him, eventually causing a train to collide with its head. The robot demonstrates it is self-repairing, with parts dislodged by the collision drawn back towards the robot. Hogarth instructs the robot to follow him to his home and hides it from his single mother Annie in their barn. Hogarth teaches the robot about life, and shares his comic books with him, including one featuring Superman and another with Atomo, a villainous metal robot. Hogarth assures the robot that it is not like Atomo and that the robot is what it chooses to be.
Meanwhile, reports from the robot’s damage have led Kent Mansley, an egotistical and paranoid U.S. Government agent, to investigate the sightings. Kent soon discovers evidence that Hogarth has made contact with the robot, and interrogates the boy, threatening to separate Hogarth from his mother if he doesn’t talk. Hogarth manages to take the robot to the junkyard of the beatnik artist, Dean, to keep him hidden from Kent and the forces of the U.S. Army under command of General Rogard; Dean is able to pass the robot off as a work of art when the military snoops around his yard. After the military leaves, Dean saves Hogarth from a deadly energy blast shot at the child by the robot, and orders the robot away. However, Dean discovers the robot was acting in automatically programmed self-defense when Hogarth pointed a toy gun at it, and he and Hogarth quickly race after the robot before he is caught by the Army. Read more
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