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The Iron Giant

1999 film by Brad Bird
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Summary

The Iron Giant is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,254 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Brad Bird[3]
  • Award received: Genesis Award[4], Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[5], BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film[6]
  • Director: Brad Bird[7]
  • Screenwriter: Tim McCanlies[8], Karey Kirkpatrick[9], Brad Bird[10], Ted Hughes[11]
  • Composer: Michael Kamen[12]
  • Genre: action film[13], science fiction film[14], comedy drama[15], fantasy film[16], children's film[17], drama film[18], adventure film[19]
  • Based on: The Iron Man[20]
  • Producer: Pete Townshend[21], Des McAnuff[22], Allison Abbate[23], John Walker[24]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[25]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[26], Warner Bros. Family Entertainment[27], Warner Bros. Animation[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Commons category: The Iron Giant[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[32], 85/100[33], 96%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United States[36]
  • Publication date: July 31, 1999[37], December 16, 1999[38]
  • Characters: Hogarth Hughes[39], Annie Hughes[40], Dean McCoppin[41], The Iron Giant[42], Kent Mansley[43], General Rogard[44]
  • Voice actor: Eli Marienthal[45], Mary Kay Bergman[46], Jennifer Aniston[47], Harry Connick Jr.[48], Vin Diesel[49], James Gammon[50], Cloris Leachman[51], Christopher McDonald[52], John Mahoney[53], M. Emmet Walsh[54], Ollie Johnston[55], Frank Thomas[56], Rodger Bumpass[57], Bill Farmer[58]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[59], Netflix[60]
  • Narrative location: Maine[61]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/iron-giant[62]
  • Main subject: Cold War[63], pacifism[64], national security[65], first contact fiction[66], artificial intelligence[67], human bonding[68]
  • Film editor: Darren T. Holmes[69]

Why It Matters

The Iron Giant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

FAQs

What awards did The Iron Giant receive?

Honors received include Genesis Award[4], Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[5], and BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film[6].

Related Entities

artificial intelligence Brad Bird Christopher McDonald Cloris Leachman film Harry Connick Jr. Jennifer Aniston John Mahoney Maine M. Emmet Walsh Michael Kamen Museum of Modern Art Netflix Pete Townshend Ted Hughes United States Vin Diesel

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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