The Iron Giant (1999)

Coming Out at 6 August 1999 in theaters.

Animation, Action, Adventure

The Iron Giant is animated science fiction action 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 scripted by Tim McCanlies from a story treatment by Bird. The film stars the voices of Vin Diesel (voicing the titular character), Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a gigantic metallic robot who fell from outer space. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The film’s development began in 1994 as a musical with the involvement of The Who’s Pete Townshend, though the project took root once Bird signed on as director and hired McCanlies to write the screenplay in 1996. The film was animated using traditional animation, with computer-generated imagery used to animate the titular character and other effects. The understaffed crew of the film completed it with half of the time and budget of other animated features. Michael Kamen composed the film’s score, which was performed by the Czech Philharmonic.

Director: Brad Bird

Writers: Tim McCanlies, Brad Bird, Ted Hughes (book), Brent Forrester

Stars: Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	…	Annie Hughes (voice)
Harry Connick Jr.	…	Dean McCoppin (voice)
Vin Diesel	…	The Iron Giant (voice)
James Gammon	…	Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)
Cloris Leachman	…	Mrs. Tensedge (voice)
Christopher McDonald	…	Kent Mansley (voice)
John Mahoney	…	General Rogard (voice)
Eli Marienthal	…	Hogarth Hughes (voice)
M. Emmet Walsh	…	Earl Stutz (voice)
Jack Angel	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen	…	Additional Voices
Mary Kay Bergman	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Michael Bird	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Devon Cole Borisoff	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Rodger Bumpass	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Robert Clotworthy	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Jennifer Darling	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Zack Eginton	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Paul Eiding	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Bill Farmer	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Charles Howerton	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Ollie Johnston	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Sherry Lynn	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Mickie McGowan	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Ryan O’Donohue	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Phil Proctor	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Frank Thomas	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Patti Tippo	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Brian Tochi	…	Additional Voices (voice)
Mark Hubley	…	Marky Maypo (archive sound)
Jack Paar	…	Self (archive sound)