The Iron Giant

by Brad Bird (Director)

Other authorsTed Hughes (Author), Brad Bird (Author), Ollie Johnston (Actor), Frank Thomas (Actor), John Mahoney (Actor), Vin Diesel (Actor), Jennifer Aniston (Actor), Christopher McDonald (Actor), M. Emmet Walsh (Actor), Cloris Leachman (Actor), James Gammon (Actor) — 9 more, Eli Marienthal (Actor), Michael Kamen (Composer), Des McAnuff (Producer), Harry Connick Jr. (Actor), Allison Abbate (Producer), Tim McCanlies (Author), Darren T. Holmes (Editor), Steven Wilzbach (Cinematographer), Stephan Franck (Contributor)
DVD, 2015

Tags

extended cut, fiction, movie, based-on-books, gifts from Ørjan, animation, gentle giant, aliens, Cold War, unlikely friends, science fiction, action comedy, action, parenthood, childhood, Warner Bros. Animation

Description

Hogarth Hughes just rescued an enormous robot that fell from the stars to Earth. Now young Hogarth has one very big friend and an even bigger problem: how do you keep a 50-foot-tall, steel-eating giant a secret?

Subjects

Animated films
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1999-08-06 (theatrical)

Publication

Warner Bros. (2015)

Library's rating

Similar in this library

Awards

Annie Award (Nominee — Best Animated Feature — 1999)

Rating

(28 ratings; 4.1)

User reviews

LibraryThing member comfypants
A boy befriends a giant space robot.

Sort of a less fun version of Lilo & Stitch. Or, a less emotional version of E.T..

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: B

GPA: 2.9/4

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