Film Forum

U.S., 1999
Directed by Brad Bird
Based on The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
With Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel
Approx. 85 min. DCP.

Crash-landing for a giant space robot sends 9-year-old Hogarth Hughes running, but when the behemoth machine follows him to his 1950’s rural Maine home, an unlikely friendship begins to grow. That is until the government comes looking. Directorial debut for Oscar®-winner Brad Bird (THE INCREDIBLES, RATATOUILLE).

Presented with support from the Ada Katz Fund for Literature in Film

Reviews

“Enchanting. Not just a cute romp but an involving story that has something to say.”
– Roger Ebert