The Iron Giant Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 86 mins
- Year produced:
- 1999
- Director:
- Brad Bird
- Cast:
- Jennifer Aniston
- Vin Diesel
- Harry Connick Jr
Bringing to life the much-loved story by British poet Ted Hughes, The Iron Giant takes place in a quiet American town in the 1960s. The tale begins when a young boy named Hogarth follows a trail of huge footprints leading from his house into the woods - and finds an iron giant from space! Instantly the two form a firm friendship, and when the army try and destroy this enormous visitor, Hogarth does everything he can to protect his giant pal. Beautifully animated, this is a film with lots of wit and a huge amount of heart.
- Average rating:
(65 votes)
Image: The Iron Giant © Warner Bros 1999
4 December 2008Fascinating facts
Hogarth’s surname of Hughes in The Iron Giant is assumed to have been a tribute by the filmmakers to poet Ted Hughes, who wrote the story from which the movie is adapted.