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Episode 87: The Iron Giant(1999)

Mike Alvarez, Tristan Drew Episode 87

In this installment, Mike and Tristan watch Brad Bird's first full length film The Iron Giant

Directed byBrad Bird

Screenplay by

Tim McCanlies

Brad Bird

Story by Brad Bird

Based on The Iron Man

by Ted Hughes

Produced by

Allison Abbate

Des McAnuff

Starring

Jennifer Aniston

Harry Connick Jr.

Vin Diesel

James Gammon

Cloris Leachman

John Mahoney

Eli Marienthal

Christopher McDonald

M. Emmet Walsh

CinematographySteven Wilzbach

Edited byDarren T. Holmes

Music byMichael Kamen

Production

company

Warner Bros. Feature Animation

Distributed byWarner Bros.

Release dates

July 31, 1999 (Mann's Chinese Theater)

August 6, 1999 (United States)

Running time87 minutes

Budget

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Gross US & Canada

$23,315,035

Opening weekend US & Canada

$5,732,614Aug 8, 1999

Gross worldwide

$23,339,506


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