The Iron Giant

Plot summary

"Iron Giant" is based upon the 1968 story,'Iron Man,' by the British poet laureate Ted Hughes. The film is about a giant metal machine that drops from the sky and frightens a small town in Maine in 1958, only to find a friend named, Hogarth, that ultimately finds its humanity and saving the towns people of their fears and prejudices. Written by Paolo Costabel {paolo@bluesky-vifx.com}

What if a gun had a soul? A gigantic mobile weapon from another planet is sent to destroy Earth, but is damaged on arrival and loses its memory. It is soon befriended by a young boy, Hogarth, who is an outcast at school and relishes the chance to have a real friend. However, soon the paranoid government agent Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. Written by rmlohner

A giant metal machine falls to Earth and frightens the residents of a small town in Maine in 1958, until it befriends a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices. Written by {swstephe@us.oracle.com}

Cast of The Iron Giant

	Jennifer Aniston	...	Annie Hughes (voice)
	Harry Connick Jr.	...	Dean McCoppin (voice)
	Vin Diesel	...	The Iron Giant (voice)
	James Gammon	...	Marv Loach/Floyd Turbeaux/General Sudokoff (voice)
	Cloris Leachman	...	Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)
	Christopher McDonald	...	Kent Mansley (voice) (as Christopher MacDonald)
	John Mahoney	...	General Rogard (voice)
	Eli Marienthal	...	Hogarth Hughes (voice)
	M. Emmet Walsh	...	Earl Stutz (voice)
	Mary Kay Bergman	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Ollie Johnston	...	Train Engineer #1 (voice)
	Jack Angel	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Michael Bird	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Devon Cole Borisoff	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Devon Borisoff)
	Rodger Bumpass	...	Additional Voices (voice)