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Section: 2020: Back to the Future-Sci-Fi Films for Young Audience
The Iron Giant (1999)
It's 1957. Hogarth, 9, lives in the seemingly quiet town of Rockwell, Maine. He dreams of invading aliens and fighting communist agents. One day, his dream comes true – a huge robot from space is said to have fallen into a nearby lake. Hogarth manages to find the robot and hides it at his friend Dean's place. A government agent, Kent Mansley, wants to destroy the robot and soon learns of its whereabouts. And it is on Hogarth if he succeeds.
| Country | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Year | 1999 |
| Duration | 86 min |
| Rating | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Brad Bird |
| Screenplay | Tim McCanlies |
| Music | Michael Kamen |
| Contact | Park Circus |
Biography
He is an American filmmaker focused mainly on animated work, which he has been working on since childhood. He made his directorial debut with the award-winning feature sci-fi The Iron Giant (1999). He won success with The Incredibles 1-2 (2004, 2018) and Ratatouille (2007), which he co-directed.
War, Childhood, Science Fiction, Family, Teamwork, Action + Adventure, Friendship, Animation