The Iron Giant is a 1999 animated film directed by Brad Bird for Warner Bros., loosely based on Ted Hughes's novel The Iron Man, set during the Cold War and following a young boy's friendship with a giant robot that falls to Earth and is hunted by a paranoid government agent. The film underperformed commercially on its original release, largely attributed to a limited marketing campaign, but was reappraised by critics in the years afterward and became a widely cited cult classic. The Iron Giant is widely regarded as one of the most critically acclaimed American animated films of its decade despite its initial box-office failure.
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When and where is The Iron Giant set?
It is set in 1957 in Rockwell, Maine.
The film is set in 1957 in the small town of Rockwell, Maine, where a giant robot crash-lands. Rotten Tomatoes describes it as an animated adaptation of Ted Hughes's Cold War fable, so the story plays out against the early Cold War years.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wikidata P166: Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Wikidata P166 (award received): Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.
Wikidata P166: BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Wikidata P166 (award received): BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film.
Wikidata P166: Genesis Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Genesis Award.
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