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The Iron Giant

Promotional poster for The Iron Giant
Directed by Brad Bird
Produced by Pete Townshend
Des McAnuff
Allison Abbate
John Walker
Written by Ted Hughes (The Iron Man)
Brad Bird (story)
Tim McCanlies (screenplay)
Starring Eli Marienthal
Jennifer Aniston
Harry Connick Jr.
Vin Diesel
Christopher McDonald
John Mahoney
Music by Michael Kamen
Cinematography Steven Wilzbach
Editing by Darren T. Holmes
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) August 6, 1999
Running time 86 min. Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born on September 11, 1957) is the two-time Academy Award -winning American director of Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952) is an American director of Musical theatre of such Broadway productions as Big River and John Walker (b April 21, 1956)is a film producer for Pixar. Filmography Ratatouille (producer (2007 Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's The Iron Man A Children's Story in Five Nights is a 1968 Novel written by Ted Hughes and illustrated by Andrew Davidson. Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born on September 11, 1957) is the two-time Academy Award -winning American director of Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. Eli David Marienthal (born March 6, 1986) is an American stage screen and voice actor Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, Pianist, Composer, Actor, Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. Christopher McDonald (born February 15 1955) is an American Actor. John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an award-winning English American Actor, best known for playing Martin Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores Darren T Holmes is a film editor whose credits include three animated films The Iron Giant (1999 Lilo & Stitch (2002 and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $70 million
Gross revenue $23,159,305 (domestic)
$80,000,000 (foreign)
$103,159,305 (worldwide)
Official website
IMDb profile

The Iron Giant is a 1999 animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Science fiction Film is a Film genre that uses speculative, Science -based depictions of imaginary phenomena such as extra-terrestrial Warner Bros Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Iron Man A Children's Story in Five Nights is a 1968 Novel written by Ted Hughes and illustrated by Andrew Davidson. Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's Brad Bird directed the film, which stars a voice cast of Eli Marienthal as Hogarth Hughes, as well as Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney. Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born on September 11, 1957) is the two-time Academy Award -winning American director of Eli David Marienthal (born March 6, 1986) is an American stage screen and voice actor Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11 1969 is an American Film and television actress. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, Pianist, Composer, Actor, Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. Christopher McDonald (born February 15 1955) is an American Actor. John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an award-winning English American Actor, best known for playing Martin The film tells the story of a lonely boy raised by his single mother, discovering an amnesiac "iron man" that fell from space. Hogarth, with the help of a beatnik named Dean, has to stop a military force and an egotistical federal agent from finding and destroying the Giant out of paranoia. Paranoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive Anxiety or Fear, often to the point of Irrationality and Delusion. The Iron Giant takes place during the height of the Cold War and deals with many pop culture festivities (most notably the McCarthy era, Duck and Cover and various science fiction films and comic books). Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U Duck and Cover was a Social guidance film produced in 1951 (but first shown publicly in January 1952 by the United States federal government

Development phase for the film started as far back as the mid 1990s, though the project finally started taking root once Bird came in to sign on as director and writing a story treatment, hiring Tim McCanlies to write the screenplay. Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. The script was given approval by Ted Hughes, author of the original novel, and production continued on a strenuous struggle (Bird even enlisted the aid of a group of students from CalArts). Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia California, a suburb of Los Angeles California. The Iron Giant was released with high critical praise (scoring a 97 percent approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes), but was a commercial failure when released by Warner Bros. in the summer of 1999. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) It was nominated for awards that most notably included the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The Hugo Awards are given annually by members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best science fiction or fantasy works The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (ˈsɪfwə or /ˈsɛfwə/ was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight.

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Plot

In the height of the Cold War in October 1957, a giant metal robot (the Iron Giant) crash-lands just off the coast of Rockwell, Maine, leaving a large dent on his head. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Later that night Hogarth Hughes discovers the Giant after his TV antenna is chewed up, with a trail leading to the local electric power plant. There, Hogarth saves the giant robot from being electrocuted. Hogarth's single mother arrives, worried, at a time when the Giant is nowhere in sight. Hogarth goes out into the woods again to find the Giant, which ends up following him home, and mangling a train track in the process. The Giant rebuilds it when Hogarth yells at him, but an oncoming train hits the Giant, sending him to pieces and totaling the train. Hogarth is dismayed about the Giant's destruction, but then is amazed to see his scattered pieces crawling together to reform the body; the Giant can repair itself!

Meanwhile, a pompous and self-centered U.S. Government agent, Mansley, arrives in town to investigate the mysterious stories amongst the citizens dealing with "a giant metal man". The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Hogarth is able to hide the Giant in his barn, showing it comic books depicting Superman, an alien visitor who becomes a hero. Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Mansley, suspicious that Hogarth may be involved with the strange stories, rents a room at the Hughes' house. Trying to keep Mansley from discovering the Giant, Hogarth is able to convince a beatnik metal artist named Dean McCoppin to have the Giant stay at his scrap yard. Hogarth and the Giant have fun together, and Hogarth explains to the giant life and death after the Giant sees hunters killing a deer in the woods.

However, Mansley finds Hogarth's camera (which he dropped in the woods), sees a photo of the Giant, and intimidates Hogarth into revealing the Giant's hiding place. Mansley convinces General Rogard to lead a brigade to Rockwell. A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is Dean and Hogarth disguise the Giant as a massive iron statue to throw them off (even offering to sell him to the Army). Rogard then gets severely mad at Mansley for wasting his time and government money for nothing. As the army leaves, Hogarth plays with the Giant by shooting him with a toy gun, which accidentally triggers an automatic weapon in the Giant's body that nearly vaporizes Hogarth. Dean rescues Hogarth and chases off the Giant, only realizing after the fact that the Giant was acting defensively, in reaction to the gun. He then assists Hogarth in giving chase.

As the Giant leaves town, he's spotted by Mansley, who alerts the military, believing the Giant to be attacking. The army races to town opens fire as the Giant flees with Hogarth in hand. The Giant is eventually shot down by a group of F-86 Sabres. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Hogarth, in the Giant's hands at the time, is knocked unconscious. Knowing no better, the Giant assumes that his best friend is dead, grief-stricken at the turn of events. As such, the military's next attack enrages it. The dent in his head pops out, restoring his memories, and his body transforms into a heavily armed battle machine, and he chases the army back to Rockwell. As the Army realize they are no match for the Giant, Mansley suggests using a nuclear missile to destroy it, with the USS Nautilus equipped to fire and Rogard consents. "Underway on nuclear power" Following her commissioning Nautilus remained dockside for further construction and testing The Giant would be lured away from the town so as to avoid collateral damage.

By this point, Hogarth has regained consciousness, and is able to calm the Giant, which reverts to its regular form upon recognizing Hogarth. Rogard listens to Dean's earlier warning and calls a cease fire. Mansley seizes Rogard's radio transceiver and orders the Nautilus to launch, neglecting the fact that the Giant is now in town, not out of town as they had planned. When Rogard points this out to him, Mansley suggests "Duck and Cover" to survive. Rogard tells him that there's no way to survive a nuclear blast, that they were all "going to die for our country," and that Mansley is to "stay here like a good soldier". The Giant, remembering the deer he saw killed by the hunters, decides he must sacrifice himself to save the town and takes off to intercept the missile. The Giant intercepts the missile in the upper atmosphere, and the town is saved. A memorial statue is erected in his honor. A few months later, in the spring of 1958, Dean and Annie have started dating. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hogarth is sent a single jaw-screw by Rogard, the only piece of the Giant recovered from the explosion. In bed that night, Hogarth hears a tapping noise at the window; the screw is attempting to leave, presumably in order to reunite itself with the rest of the Giant. Smiling and realizing what the piece's activity means, Hogarth opens the window and lets it roll away. The movie ends with the Giant's body parts traveling to the Langjökull glacier in Iceland, summoned there by the repair signal in the Giant's head, which opens its eyes and smiles, showing that he will return someday. Langjökull is after the Vatnajökull, the second-largest of the glaciers of Iceland (1 "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (

Voice cast

Cloris Leachman, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, M. Emmet Walsh and James Gammon are all involved in cameos. Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an Academy Award -winning American Actress of stage, Film and Franklin "Frank" Thomas ( September 5, 1912 &ndash September 8, 2004) was an American Animator. Oliver Martin Johnston Jr ( October 31 1912 &ndash April 14 2008) was an American motion picture animator. Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935) is an American Character actor who has appeared in over 100 Film and Television James Gammon (born April 20, 1940) is an American Actor. A Character actor recognizable for his gruff appearance and gravely voice

Production

In 1986, rock musician Pete Townshend became interested in writing "a modern song-cycle in the manner of Tommy,"[1] and chose as his subject Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, Edward James Hughes OM ( 17 August 1930 &ndash 28 October 1998) was an English Poet and children's The Iron Man A Children's Story in Five Nights is a 1968 Novel written by Ted Hughes and illustrated by Andrew Davidson. Three years later, The Iron Man: A Musical album was released, and in 1993, a stage version was mounted at London’s Old Vic. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Des McAnuff, who had adapted the Tony Award-winning Tommy with Townshend for the stage, believed that The Iron Man could translate to the screen, and the project was ultimately acquired by Warner Bros.[1]

Towards the end of 1996, while the project was working its way through development, the studio saw the film as a perfect vehicle for Brad Bird, who at the time was working for Turner Feature Animation. Desmond McAnuff (born June 19, 1952) is an American director of Musical theatre of such Broadway productions as Big River and The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born on September 11, 1957) is the two-time Academy Award -winning American director of Turner Entertainment Company Inc is an American media company founded by Ted Turner. [1] Turner Entertainment had recently merged with Warner Bros. Turner Entertainment Company Inc is an American media company founded by Ted Turner. parent company Time Warner, and Bird was allowed to transfer to the Warner Bros. Animation studio to direct The Iron Giant. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. Warner Bros Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros [1] After reading the original Iron Man book by Hughes, Bird was impressed with the mythology of the story and in addition, was given an unusual amount of creative control by Warner Bros. [1] Bird decided to have the story set to take place in the 1950s as he felt the time period "presented a wholesome surface, yet beneath the wholesome surface was this incredible paranoia. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive We were all going to die in a freak-out. "[2]

Tim McCanlies was hired to write the script, though Bird was somewhat displeased with having another writer on board, as he himself wanted to write the screenplay. Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. [3] He later changed his mind after reading McCanlies' unproduced screenplay for Secondhand Lions. Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American adventure / Comedy film about a young boy who is sent to live with his two eccentric but mysterious [1] In Bird's original story treatment, America and the USSR were at war at the end, with the Giant dying. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 McCanlies decided to have a brief scene displaying his survival, quoting "You can't kill E. T. and then not bring him back. " McCanlies finished the script within two months, and was surprised once Bird convinced the studio not to use Townshend's songs. Townshend did not care either way, quoting "Well, whatever, I got paid. "[3] McCanlies was given a three month schedule to complete a script, and it was by way of the film's tight schedule that Warner Bros. "didn't have time to mess with us" as McCanlies say. [4]

Hughes himself was sent a copy of McCanlies' script and sent a letter back, saying how pleased he was with the version. In the letter, Hughes stated, "I want to tell you how much I like what Brad Bird has done. He’s made something all of a piece, with terrific sinister gathering momentum and the ending came to me as a glorious piece of amazement. He’s made a terrific dramatic situation out of the way he’s developed The Iron Giant. I can’t stop thinking about it. "[1]

It was decided to animate the Giant using computer-generated imagery as the various animators working on the film found it hard "drawing a metal object in a fluid-like manner. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics "[1] A new computer program software was created for this task, while the art of Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper and N.C. Wyeth were used as inspirations for the film's design. Computer programs (also software programs, or just programs) are instructions for a Computer. Norman Percevel Rockwell ( February 3, 1894 &ndash November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter and Illustrator Edward Hopper ( July 22, 1882 &ndash May 15, 1967) was an American painter and Printmaker. Newell Convers Wyeth ( October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945) known as N Bird brought in students from CalArts to assist in minor animation work due to the film's busy schedule. The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as CalArts, is located in Valencia California, a suburb of Los Angeles California. The Giant's voice was originally to be electronically modulated but the filmmakers decided they "needed a deep, resonant and expressive voice to start with" and Vin Diesel was hired. Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967 is an American actor writer, director, and producer. [1]

Themes

Writer Tim McCanlies addressed Hogarth's message to the giant, "You are who you choose to be" played a pivotal role in the film. Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. "At a certain point, there are deciding moments when we pick who we want to be. And that plays out for the rest of your life" citing that he wanted to get a sense between right and wrong. In addition, this turning point was to make the audience feel as if they are an important part of humanity. [4]

Reception

""We had toy people and all of that kind of material ready to go, but all of that takes a year! Burger King and the like wanted to be involved. Burger King ( often abbreviated to In April we showed them the movie, and we were on time. They said, "You'll never be ready on time. " No, we were ready on time. We showed it to them in April and they said, "We'll put it out in a couple of months. " That's a major studio, they have 30 movies a year, and they just throw them off the dock and see if they either sink or swim, because they've got the next one in right behind it. After they saw the reviews they [Warner Bros. ] were a little shamefaced. "
— Writer Tim McCanlies on Warner Bros. Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. ' marketing approach[3]

The Iron Giant opened on August 3, 1999 in the United States in 2,179 theaters, accumulating $5,732,614 over its opening weekend. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The film went on to gross $23,159,305 domestically, making it a financial failure based on US sales. [5] Analysts at IGN feel it "was a mis-marketing campaign of epic proportions at the hands of Warner Bros, they simply didn't realize what they had on their hands. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video "[6] Tim McCanlies felt, "I wish that Warner had known how to release it. Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and "[3]

Lorenzo di Bonaventura, president of Warner Bros. Lorenzo di Bonaventura (born 1957 is an American producer He spent the 1990s as an executive at Warner Bros at the time, explained, "People always say to me, 'Why don't you make smarter family movies?' The lesson is, Every time you do, you get slaughtered. "[7] Stung by criticism that it mounted an ineffective marketing campaign for its theatrical release, Warner Bros. revamped its ad strategy for the video release of the film, including tie-ins with Honey Nut Cheerios, AOL and General Motors and secured the backing of three U.S. congressmen (Ed Markey, Mark Foley and Howard Berman). Honey Nut Cheerios is a variation of Cheerios Breakfast cereal, introduced in 1980 by General Mills. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Edward John "Ed" Markey (born July 11, 1946) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1976 Mark Adam Foley (born September 8 1954 is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 representing [8]

Based on 98 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, The Iron Giant received an average 97% overall approval rating;[9] with the 27 critics in Rotten Tomatoes' "Cream of the Crop", which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs,[10] still averaging a 96% approval rating. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [11] By comparison, Metacritic calculated an average score of 85 from the 27 reviews it collected. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [12] The film has since then gathered a cult following. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. [6]

Roger Ebert very much liked the Cold War setting, feeling "that's the decade when science fiction seemed most preoccupied with nuclear holocaust and invaders from outer space. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the " In addition he was impressed with parallels seen in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and quoted, "[The Iron Giant] is not just a cute romp but an involving story that has something to say. This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET. "[13] In response to the E. T. parallels, Bird quoted, "E. T. doesn't go kicking ass. He doesn't make the Army pay. Certainly you risk having your hip credentials taken away if you want to evoke anything sad or genuinely heartfelt. "[2]

Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle agreed that the storytelling was far superior to other animated films, and cited the characters as plausible and noted the richness of moral themes. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H [14] Jeff Millar of the Houston Chronicle agreed with the basic techniques as well, and concluded the voice cast being excelled with a great script by Tim McCanlies. The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily Newspaper in Texas, USA. Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. [15] Dustin Putman of TheMovieBoy. com was one of few who gave the film a negative review, calling it a missed opportunity and a clichéd robot story. A cliché (from French, klɪ'ʃe or cliche is a phrase expression or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force He said that while the film "features several adult themes that you do not usually find in animated films (including serious talks about death, faith in God, and the nuclear holocaust)", that "virtually nothing occurs outside of the major storyline between the robot and the young boy". [16]

The Hugo Awards nominated The Iron Giant for Best Dramatic Presentation,[17] while the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America honored Brad Bird and Tim McCanlies with the Nebula Award nomination. The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best Science fiction or Fantasy works and achievements of the previous year The Hugo Awards are given annually by members of the World Science Fiction Convention for the best science fiction or fantasy works Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (ˈsɪfwə or /ˈsɛfwə/ was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight. Phillip Bradley "Brad" Bird (born on September 11, 1957) is the two-time Academy Award -winning American director of Tim McCanlies (born 1953 is a Film director and Screenwriter. The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction [18] The British Academy of Film and Television Arts nominated the film for a Children's Award as Best Feature Film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation [19] In addition The Iron Giant won nine Annie Awards and was nominated for another six categories,[20] with another nomination for Best Home Video Release at The Saturn Awards. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy [21] IGN ranked The Iron Giant as their tenth favourite animated film in 2008. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video [22]

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  13. ^ Ebert, Roger. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "The Iron Giant", RogerEbert. com, 1999-08-06. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.  
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  17. ^ Hugo Awards: 2000. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  18. ^ Nebula Award: 2000. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  19. ^ BAFTA Awards: 2000. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  20. ^ Annie Awards: 1999. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  21. ^ The Saturn Awards: 2000. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  22. ^ "Top 25 Animated Movies of All Time", IGN, 2008-03-11. IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving  

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