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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 11/23/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 27 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 32 Genres: Fantasy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy See Also: The Iron Giant [Special Edition]

A boy's best friend is his robot in this animated adventure from Brad Bird, best known for his TV work on such series as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and The Critic. Set in 1957, The Iron Giant focuses on Hogarth (voice of Eli Marienthal), an imaginative nine-year-old boy who daydreams of alien invasions and doing battle with Communist agents. One day, Hogarth hears a local fisherman talk about something that surpasses anything he could dream up: a fifty-foot robot that fell from the sky into a nearby lake. Needless to say, Hogarth's mom, Annie (voice of Jennifer Aniston) finds this a little hard to swallow, but when Hogarth finds the robot (voice of Vin Diesel) and fishes him out of the water, his pal Dean (voice of Harry Connick Jr.), a beatnik sculptor who also runs a junkyard, offers to help by hiding the robot with his salvage. A government agent named Kent Mansley (voice of Christopher McDonald) soon gets wind that there's a mechanical invader of unknown origins in the neighborhood and wants to wipe out the potential threat. However, the robot (which loves to eat metal and is learning to talk) turns out to be friendly, and the boy in turn tries to teach his new pal the ways of humans. The Iron Giant is loosely based on the book The Iron Man by late British poet Ted Hughes, previously adapted for the stage by rock musician Pete Townshend, who executive produced the film. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Eli Marienthal - Hogarth Hughes
Vin Diesel - The Iron Giant
Jennifer Aniston - Annie Hughes
Harry Connick, Jr. - Dean McCoppen
Christopher McDonald - Kent Mansley
James Gammon - Marve Loach
Cloris Leachman - Mrs. Tensedge
John Mahoney - Shannon Rogard

The lovable animated feature The Iron Giant is given wonderful treatment by Warner Bros. in its DVD release. The film is presented in both widescreen and standard versions, and boasts animated interactive menus. Biographies and filmographies are provided for the eclectic cast, as well as for director Brad Bird and the original book's author Ted Hughes (the book was named -The Iron Man). Also included is a section called "Alien Encounters," where viewers can find a 22-minute Making of Iron Giant documentary (hosted by Vin Diesel, who provides the giant's voice), as well as a theatrical trailer and a two-minute music video (basically comprised of scenes from the film) for the song "Cha-Hua-Hua" by Eddie Platt. The one shortcoming of the disc is that subtitles are available only in English; otherwise, it's a great package and wholly satisfying for fans of this endearing and overlooked film. ~ Jose Promis, All Movie Guide