---
title: 'The Iron Giant (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brad Bird'
released: '1999-07-31'
runtime_minutes: 86
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-iron-giant-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129167/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Iron Giant (1999)

1999 · PG · 86 min · Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird in his feature directorial debut and written by Tim McCanlies. Loosely based on Ted Hughes's novel The Iron Man, it features an ensemble cast consisting of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald and M. Emmet Walsh. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant robot of extraterrestrial origin. With the help of beatnik artist Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the United States military from finding and vanquishing the Giant.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brad Bird](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-bird)
- **Screenplay:** [Brad Bird](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-bird), [Ted Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-hughes), [Karey Kirkpatrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/karey-kirkpatrick), [Tim McCanlies](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-mccanlies)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Producer:** [Pete Townshend](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-townshend), [Des McAnuff](https://cinepixo.com/people/des-mcanuff), [Allison Abbate](https://cinepixo.com/people/allison-abbate), [John Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-walker)
- **Editor:** [Darren T. Holmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/darren-t-holmes)

## Cast

- [Christopher McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mcdonald) as Kent Mansley
- [Jennifer Aniston](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-aniston) as Annie Hughes
- [Vin Diesel](https://cinepixo.com/people/vin-diesel) as The Iron Giant
- [Mary Kay Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-kay-bergman) as Hogarth Hughes
- [Bill Farmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-farmer)
- [Ollie Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/ollie-johnston) as the train's engineer
- [Philip Proctor](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-proctor)
- [Frank Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-thomas) as fireman
- [James Gammon](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gammon) as Foreman Marv Loach
- [John Mahoney](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mahoney) as General Rogard
- [Rodger Bumpass](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodger-bumpass)
- [Eli Marienthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/eli-marienthal) as Hogarth Hughes
- [Harry Connick Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-connick-jr) as Dean McCoppin
- [Charles Howerton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-howerton)
- [M. Emmet Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-emmet-walsh) as Earl Stutz

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/iron-giant
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-iron-giant-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q867283); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.