Name: The Iron Giant
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Family
Released: 1999-08-06
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman

The Iron Giant

Claim of an Extraterrestrial Encounter

Earl Stutz I'm telling the truth, dang it! It came from outer space. I saw it! And it was headed toward land. I called the government in Washington. Maybe it was a sputnik, or... or an invader from Mars. That's what it is, an invader from Mars! It was a spaceship of some kind. An unidentified flying object...

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The Iron Giant

The Power of Choice and Identity

Hogarth William Hughes It's bad to kill. Guns kill. And you don't have to be a gun. You are what you choose to be. You choose. Choose.

[trying to get the Giant to come to his senses before he blasts him]

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The Iron Giant

Facing Challenges and Schoolyard Struggles

Hogarth William Hughes So, she says, "Uh-uh. You don't have a challenge. You need a challenge." So now I'm challenged, all right. I'm challenged to hold on to my lunch money because of all the big mooses who want to pound me, because I'm a shrimpy dork who thinks he's smarter than them. But I don't think I'm smarter, I just do the stupid homework. If everyone else just did the stupid homework, they could move up a grade and get pounded too. Is there any more coffee?

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The Iron Giant

A Child's Definition of Friendship

Annie Hughes Over here, honey!

Hogarth Hughes Hey, Mom! You won't believe our good luck. Guess what I found?

Annie Hughes Hogarth, we've been through this before: No pets.

Hogarth Hughes Oh, but he's not a pet, Mom. He's a friend.

Annie Hughes Hogarth, we've got to rent a room this year if we're gonna make ends meet, and no one wants to live in a place with shredded upholstery.

Hogarth Hughes You'll never know he's there. I'll keep him in a cage.

Annie Hughes Until you feel sorry for him and set him free... in the house. You remember the raccoon, Hogarth? I remember the raccoon.

[Shudders]

Hogarth Hughes Please, Mom, at least look at him.

Annie Hughes All right. Where is this guy?

Hogarth Hughes I will go get him, okay?

Hogarth Hughes Excuse me. Excuse me. Sir? Excuse me--!

[he brings down the newspaper away from the man's face to find that he is actually sleeping. The man is Dean McCoppin, who wakes up.]

Dean McCoppin What's that?

Hogarth Hughes Please don't move. My pet's under your table. Don't look! If you make a scene, my mom won't let me keep him.

[Dean is about to look underneath]

Dean McCoppin What kind of pet, kid?

Hogarth Hughes A squirrel. He's friendly.

Earl Stutz I'm telling the truth, dang it! It came from outer space. I saw it. And it was headed toward land. I called the government in Washington about it. Maybe it was a Sputnik or an invader from Mars. That's what it is. It's an invader from Mars! A spaceship of some kind. An unidentified flying object.

Patron Unidentified? Knowing you, Earl, I'd say it was either whiskey or beer.

Dean McCoppin Hey. I saw it too.

[they turn to Dean]

Patron I rest my case.

Hogarth Hughes I believe you. What if it is Sputnik? Or a flying saucer from Mars? I bet we could find it.

[Dean takes off his sunglasses, unbeknown to them, a squirrel looks up Dean's trouser leg]

Dean McCoppin Sorry, kid. I didn't really see anything. But if we don't stick up for the kooks, who will?

Annie Hughes Is my son bothering you, sir?

[walking by]

Dean McCoppin Yes, I mean No! Call me Dean.

[he bangs the table]

Annie Hughes Hogarth, you were going to get your pet, honey?

Hogarth Hughes I will, Mom. Right after I finish talking with--

Dean McCoppin Dean.

Dean McCoppin Found your pet.

Hogarth Hughes Where?

Dean McCoppin It's in my leg, man. Squirrel's up my pants, Hogarth. I'm trying not to wig out here.

Hogarth Hughes Don't wig out.

Dean McCoppin Okay. He's heading north now. I'm sorry, kid. I'd like to apologize to everyone in advance for this. Check, please.

[he gets up from the table and stands in the aisle; he unzips the flyer on his pants and the squirrel starts running away the diner, causing the customers and the waitresses and waiters to scream and panic. Annie has seen all, and turns to glare at Dean. Dean places his sunglasses on nervously]

Customer It's a rat!

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The Iron Giant

Understanding Hogarth's Secret Hideaway

Anne Margaret "Annie" Hughes Hmm, I see why Hogarth sneaks out here.

[still talking with Dean]

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The Iron Giant

A Call for Help in Distress

Annie Hughes Oh, Hogarth.

Annie Hughes Hogarth? Honey?

[Goes upstairs]

Annie Hughes Hogarth? Hogarth?!

[Checking his bedroom; She realises that Hogarth's bed is empty; Shocked]

Hogarth Hughes Help! Help! Stop! Help!

[Scared]

Annie Hughes Hogarth? Hogarth!

Hogarth Hughes Mom!

Annie Hughes What do you think you're doing?! Don't you know better than to wander off at night alone? What if something happened to you?

[Upset]

Hogarth Hughes I'm sorry, Mom.

Annie Hughes Oh, don't you ever do that to me again, Hogarth. I was so scared. I thought I'd lost you.

[Hugging him]

Hogarth Hughes Mom? You won't believe this. Something ate our TV antenna.

Annie Hughes Oh, Hogarth.

[Annoyed]

Hogarth Hughes No! I'm serious! Oh but it's not Sputnik, like Mr Stutz thought.

Annie Hughes Hogarth.

Hogarth Hughes No, it's a robot! No, really, it is! And the robot, it's 100 feet high! And it eats metal!

Annie Hughes Stop it! Just stop. I'm not... I'm not in the mood. Come on. Let's go home.

[Sternly; Sighs]

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The Iron Giant

Curiosity About the Iron Giant's Origins

Hogarth William Hughes So, I guess you're not gonna hurt me? The shut-off switch. You saw me save you. So... where are you from? You came from the sky, right? From up there? Don't you remember anything? Hmm, maybe it's that bump from your head. Do you talk? You know words? "Blah, blah, blah," like that? Can you do that? Blah, blah, blah?

[after seeing Giant; calmly; gasps; Giant holds his hand out as Hogarth cringes and gasps, thinking Giant is gonna pound him, but he reveals the shut-off switch that lands on the ground; shocked; to Giant; Giant looks at him innocently; Giant looks up; Giant places his finger on his head, feeling the dent]

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The Iron Giant

Bedtime Stories and Heroic Lessons

Hogarth Hughes If you're gonna stay here, you gotta keep better track of yourself. Sheesh. Anyway, I thought you'd like, you know, a bedtime story or something. I've got some really cool ones. ], very funny. The Spirit, very cool. Boy's Life? Ehh. Oh, here. ] comic book] This guy is ]. Sure, he's famous now...but he started off just like you. Crash-landed on Earth. Didn't know what he was doing. But he only uses his powers for good, never for evil. : Remember that.

[Showing the robot comic books; [w:Mad (magazine)|Mad Magazine; Shrugging; Shows him the '''[[Superman; [w:Superman|Superman; Puts down the comic book; The robot felt curious as he looks at the Atomo comic book.]

Iron Giant Hmm.

[Hogarth sees the Atomo comic book]

Hogarth Hughes Oh, that's Atomo, the metal menace. He's not the hero, He's the villain. He's not like you. You're a good guy. Like ]. ] comic book over the Atomo comic book to get the giant's mind off Atomo]

[[w:Superman|Superman; he places the '''[[Superman]

Iron Giant ].

[[w:Superman|Superman; He feels his stomach rumbling]

Hogarth Hughes You're hungry, aren't you?

Iron Giant Mmm-hmm.

[Nodding]

Hogarth Hughes But I don't have any metal here. Just follow me.

Hogarth Hughes Pick me up, okay? Wow. Okay, now march! Whoo! Yee-haw!

[The robot stands up and he holds up Hogarth he sees the night sky; Awed; The robot starts walking and Hogarth looks down to the ground below]

Iron Giant Hmm?

[Curiously]

Hogarth Hughes Oh, yeah. That's Rockwell. Nice place huh?

Iron Giant Rockwell?

Hogarth Hughes Yes, I was born right down there.

Iron Giant Rockwell!

[Walks fast happily; Laughing]

Hogarth Hughes Stop! No, stop! Look out for the cow! Come on, no not there! Please stop. No stop! We can't go there yet. People aren't just ready for you.

[Yelling; Calmly]

Iron Giant Awww.

[Sadly; Walks away from the town]

Hogarth Hughes That was close. We can't go running around like that, okay?

Iron Giant Mmm.

[Nodding]

Hogarth Hughes Hey, look!

[Sees the used car]

Iron Giant Hmm?

Hogarth Hughes I guess that would be okay to eat. It's been there for months. Oh no, we gotta hide! You know hide! It's when you-- You know, when you-- Just get behind something, quick! Don't move.

[Sees the tow truck coming; Shocked; As the tow truck approaches Hogarth hides behind the robot's head; Quietly]

Hogarth Hughes Our troubles are over.

Hogarth Hughes This is it. All you can eat.

Hogarth Hughes Shh, Turn it off! Come on, just turn it off!

[The robot sits on the car then he crushes it with his fist.; The robot throws the damaged car to the distance. This causes the lights in Dean's warehouse to turn on]

Dean McCoppin All right, who's out there? Hey, I know you. Squirrel boy.

[Comes outside with a crowbar; See's Hogarth outside his door]

Hogarth Hughes Hogarth.

Dean McCoppin By night, known as Hogarth. Got it. Well come on inside, kid. Sorry about the crowbar. : You'd be surprised how many people wanna steal scrap. But, man, once I turn it into art, I can't give it away. I mean, what am I? A junkman who sells art or an artist that sells junk? You tell me.

[Hogarth comes in Dean's house and looks around]

Hogarth Hughes I like it, I think. Listen you're not gonna call my mom, are you? She doesn't know I'm out.

Dean McCoppin Don't worry kid. Look, it's not my style to report a guy to the authorities. I'm gonna have some coffee. What do you want, some milk, or what? Milk?

[outside the window he waves to Hogarth and he quickly closed the shade.]

Hogarth Hughes Coffee's fine. Yeah, I drink it. I'm hip.

[Dean looks at him]

Dean McCoppin I don't know. This is espresso, you know? It's like coffee-zilla.

Hogarth Hughes I said, I'm hip. So she moved me up a grade because I wasn't fitting in, so now I'm even more not fitting in. I was getting good grades, you know? Like all A's. So my mom said, "You need stimulation," and I go, "No I'm not stimulated enough right now!

[Dean shrugs as he starts to make coffee; A bit later, Hogarth speaks rapidly under the effects of espresso]

Dean McCoppin That's for sure.

Hogarth Hughes So she goes "Uh-uh. You don't have a challenge." So now I'm challenged, all right. I'm challenged to hold on to my lunch money, because all of the big mooses who wanna pound me because I'm the shrimpy dork who thinks I'm smarter than them. But I don't think I'm smarter I just do stupid homework! If everyone else just did the stupid homework, they could move up a grade and get pounded too. Is there anymore coffee?

[Continuing]

Dean McCoppin Look, it's really none of my business kid, but who cares what those creeps think, you know? They don't decide who you are. You do. You are who you choose to be, Did you hear that?

[The crashing sound is heard from outside; shocked]

Hogarth Hughes No, wait. Stop!

Hogarth Hughes It's okay.

Dean McCoppin Oh, my god.

Hogarth Hughes He isn't gonna-

Dean McCoppin Run, kid! Run!

[panicking; grabs Hogarth]

Hogarth Hughes It's okay, he isn't- It's okay, he isn't gonna hurt me.

[he was cut off when the giant slams his hand in their way. They turn around and they trip]

Dean McCoppin Whoa! Hey, hey!

[he gasps when the giant raises him high]

Hogarth Hughes Don't squash him! No, don't! Do not! Squash him. His name is Dean We like Dean

[the giant narrows his eyes at Dean, then he looks at Hogarth, confused; the giant draws his attention back to Dean, but this time, he didn't narrow his eyes]

Iron Giant Dean.

[Dean cowers in fear]

Dean McCoppin So...where'd, uh-- Where'd he come from?

Hogarth Hughes He doesn't remember. He's like a... little kid.

Dean McCoppin Little. Yeah. Wait a minute. You can talk to him?

[starts chuckling, then stops]

Hogarth Hughes Kinda. He can't say a lot of words yet, but he understand things pretty good.

Dean McCoppin Oh, yeah, I see.

Hogarth Hughes He needs food and shelter. You got plenty of room here. This place is perfect!

[Dean has a blank expression on his face, he silently gets up from his chair, pours his coffee onto the ground, and walks back into his office, slamming the door, cutting the screen to black. A caption reading "37 minutes later" appears in the middle of the screen, we cut to Hogarth is still pleading to Dean to let the Giant stay in the junkyard, but to no avail, and sun begins to rise.]

Dean McCoppin Go away.

Hogarth Hughes I can have him push the door down. You know I can!

Dean McCoppin Hogarth! I-I-I can't hide it here!

[finally tired of Hogarth's pleading; opens the door]

Hogarth Hughes Him. Not it.

Dean McCoppin Whatever. You don't even know where he came from, or-or-or what the Hell he is!

Hogarth Hughes He's my friend.

Dean McCoppin Yeah, yeah. What am I? Am I your friend? Bring some Franken-bot with out-of-state plates over here and make me change my tune. I don't like that jazz. God, I'm tired.

[starts walking back in to his office; lays down on his couch]

Hogarth Hughes So, he can stay?

Dean McCoppin Tonight. Tomorrow-- I-I don't know about tomorrow.

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The Iron Giant

Hogarth's Playful Interaction with the Iron Giant

Hogarth Hughes Hello! Come out! Hey, big metal guy, I got food here for you! Metal! Crunchy, delicious metal! Come and get it!

[Calling]

Hogarth Hughes So I guess you're not gonna hurt me, huh?

[Calmly]

Hogarth Hughes The shutoff switch. You saw me save you. So where are you from? You came from the sky, right? From up there? Don't you remember anything? Hmm, maybe it's that bump from your head. Do you talk? You know, words? "Blah, blah, blah," like that? Can you do that? Blah blah blah?

[Surprised; To giant; The giant looked at him innocently; The robot placed his finger on his head, feeling the dent.]

Iron Giant Blah, blah, blah.

[Rusty voice]

Hogarth Hughes Well, you get the idea anyway. Let's see. See this? This is called the rock. Rock.

[Picks up rock and shows him]

Iron Giant Rock.

Hogarth Hughes Good.

Iron Giant Rock?

[Picks up a boulder]

Hogarth Hughes Yes.

Iron Giant Rock!

[Picks up a tree]

Hogarth Hughes No, no. That is a tree. Rock. Tree. Get it?

[Points to boulder; Points to tree]

Iron Giant Rock. Tree.

[Looks at boulder; Looks at tree]

Hogarth Hughes That's right! Wow, my own giant robot, I am now the luckiest kid in America! This is unbelievable. This is the greatest discovery since, I don't know, television or something. I gotta tell someone. I should call-- No, they'll panic. People will always wig out and start shooting when they see something big like you.

[To himself; To giant]

Iron Giant Hmm?

[Confused]

Hogarth Hughes Wig out. It means crazy. You know like... No, no! Don't do that! That's the kind of stuff that makes them shoot at you.

[Makes a crazy face and the robot mimics him]

Kent Mansley Two nights ago, at approximately 1900 hours, sat com radar detected an unidentified object entering Earth's atmosphere losing contact with it 2 1/2 miles of the coast of Rockwell. Some assumed it was a large meteor or a downed satellite. But my office in Washington received a call from someone who reported an actual encounter with the object. This is no meteor, gentlemen. This is something much more serious. So...

Hogarth Hughes So, we can't call ] because they wouldn't believe it. And uh...oh it's getting dark and if I don't get home soon, Mom's gonna wonder where I am and if she comes looking for me and sees you, then we got a screaming problem again. So for now, would you, you know, just...just stay here, okay? I'll come back tomorrow. Wow. Well, goodbye. No, no. Me go. You stay. No following. Good. I told you! I'll come back tomorrow! Now, stay! No, No, No! Bad robot!

[Continuing; [Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Animated Series|Ripley's Believe It or Not!; The robot stands up and Hogarth looks up seeing how tall he is.; Awed; He walks away and the robot starts to follow him.; But the robot does follow him anyway; Frustrated; The giant doesn't listen]

Hogarth Hughes Look, you can't go stomping around and you can't come with me. My mom will wig out. : That's right. So you have got to stay in the forest, and I'll bring you some food tomorrow. But I gotta go home now. So goodbye. Hey! Hey, wait a minute! What do you think you're doing? Look at this mess! Oh no. Put it back! Put it back right now! Help me I need your help! Good, good! Oh yeah, put them together. See? Like this. This one here, that one there. Okay, over, over. Good, good. Now the other one. Okay, good enough. Let's go!

[The robot makes a face and laughs; Hogarth is about to walk home then he stops and sees the robot kneeling down to the train tracks.; The robot is about to eat half of the train track; The giant stops to look at him; Then suddenly the crossing bell goes off and Hogarth hears a train coming; Scared; To giant; The robot puts the track back on the ground and Hogarth sees the approaching train; The robot fixes the track]

Hogarth Hughes What the? That's fine! Leave it alone! The train is coming! Come on let's go!

[Shocked; Runs to the robot; The robot finishes fixing the track; Frightened]

Hogarth Hughes Oh no, no, no. You're alive! Look, I've changed my mind. You can follow me home. OK? Let's go!

[The robot gets up; To giant]

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The Iron Giant

Miscommunication During a Tense Situation

Dean McCoppin Little lower, Little bit lower.

[To robot]

Hogarth Hughes Hey! I thought you were in trouble

Dean McCoppin That sucks. Let me...up a little.

Hogarth Hughes I had to ditch this weird guy who's staying at our house. It took me hours to shake him! I kill myself to get out here! And you have him doing... arts and crafts.

[Sees the robot doing the arts, Surprised]

Dean McCoppin You got a problem with arts and crafts, little man?

Hogarth Hughes He's a giant robot, Dean. It's a little undignified.

Dean McCoppin Yeah? Oh, well smart guy, what would have him do?

Hogarth Hughes Main systems on. Main engines. One, two and three. All systems go. Five, four, three, two, one! Blast off!

[Pushing the buttons; The robot lifts up the car]

Hogarth Hughes We're landing. We're landing! We're landing!

Dean McCoppin Say kid, can you guys cool yourselves a little? I feel like we're pressing our luck here.

Hogarth Hughes Hey, baby, we are cool! Welcome to downtown Coolsville. Population: us.

Dean McCoppin Well, can you move Coolsville to some place less conspicuous?

Hogarth Hughes How about the lake?

Dean McCoppin Okay.

[Hogarth climbs on the robot's hand]

Hogarth Hughes Aww, come with us. It'll be fun.

Dean McCoppin This can't last forever Hogarth. We gotta tell somebody about him.

[whilst setting up his chair; concerned]

Hogarth Hughes Ah, you worry too much. Hey, Dean! Watch this!

[He climbs up the rock boulder]

Dean McCoppin All right, we're watching, we're watching.

[Sits down on his chair]

Hogarth Hughes This one's for professionals only! Banzai! Come on in! The water's great!

[Jumps in the lake; The robot looks down at Hogarth in the lake. Hogarth emerges from the water, shivering with his skin turning blue]

Dean McCoppin No, thanks.

Hogarth Hughes You weenie! Come on in. It's really, really refreshing. What? You too? You... big baby!

[To robot; The robot walks away; He hears footsteps approaching and Dean also hears the footsteps while reading the newspaper.]

Iron Giant Banzai!

[Jumps; He lands in the water and did a giant splash. Dean, who is reading his newspaper, notices the wave approaches, he gasps and hides behind his newspaper. The wave lands on the road and Dean gets all wet. Hogarth is on the tree as he laughs.]

Hogarth Hughes Whoo!

Man in truck Hey!

[Angry]

Dean McCoppin Yeah?

Man in truck You're right in the middle of the road!

Dean McCoppin Yeah?

Man in truck All right.

[Drives away]

Dean McCoppin I think that's enough fun for one day.

Annie Hughes Are you okay in there, Mr. Mansley? I'm back with the toilet paper you needed.

Kent Mansley Thanks! I think I'm feeling better now. Much. Much better.

[Chuckles; He sees the photo of Hogarth and the giant robot]

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The Iron Giant

Questioning a Witness About the Giant Robot

Kent James Mansley Hey, mind if I ask you a few questions there, buckaroo? Now, why would you tell your mom about a giant robot, slugger? So, what'd you see at the power station, huh, tiger? Tell anyone else about this, buddy? How big is this thing, Ranger? Been in the forest lately, Junior? Hey, where you goin'? Champ? Slugger? Hey, Cowboy, where you goin'? Where you goin'?

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The Iron Giant

Standing Up for the Unconventional

Dean Jeffrey McCoppin Sorry, kid. I didn't really see anything. But if we don't stick up for the kooks, who will?

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The Iron Giant

Morning Routine and a Surprise Await

Hogarth Hughes Sleep tight. I'll see you tomorrow.

[Leaves the junkyard]

Annie Hughes You're up already?

Hogarth Hughes Just making the bed.

Annie Hughes Well, that's nice. Come downstairs. I have a surprise for you.

Kent Mansley Morning sport. Sleep well?

[he puts down the newspaper, revealing himself]

Hogarth Hughes Mom?

Annie Hughes Isn't it wonderful Hogarth? We finally rented our room.

Hogarth Hughes I'm not very hungry.

[Groans in disgust; Walks away, leaving Annie confused and Kent suspicious.]

Dean McCoppin Oh, yeah.

Hogarth Hughes Hello, this is Hogarth Hughes speaking. Who's calling please?

Dean McCoppin I said he could stay for the night, kid. But it's morning now.

[Over phone]

Hogarth Hughes Look, I'll try to come over. OK? But there's this weird guy here who's watching me.

[Through clenched-teeth; Kent opens the door and grins at Hogarth.]

Dean McCoppin What? What's that supposed to mean? I got this big, giant-- Giant thing out here.

[Over phone]

Hogarth Hughes I can't talk right now, okay? Bye.

[Hangs up the phone]

Kent Mansley Who was that, sport? Friend of yours?

Hogarth Hughes Yeah. He's a new kid.

Dean McCoppin Hey! Hey! Stop! Stop! Stop that! Stop it!

[He trips on the floor]

Kent Mansley Hey, mind if I ask you a few questions, buckaroo? Now, why would you tell your mom about a giant robot Slugger? What'd you see at the power station huh? Tell anyone else Buddy? How big is this thing Ranger? Been in the forest lately? Champ? Slugger? Hey, Cowboy? Where are you going?

[In the living room; In the kitchen and he's eating a sandwich; In the hallway upstairs; In the rented room; In the bathroom]

Hogarth Hughes I'm going out!

[Exasperated; Takes his jacket]

Annie Hughes Why don't you take Mr. Mansley with you? Show him the sights.

Hogarth Hughes Aww, Mom the sights?

Kent Mansley Hey, I'd love that. Give us a chance to get aquainted, swap some stories. Huh Chief?

Dean McCoppin There are two kinds of metal in this yard. Scrap and art. If you gotta eat one of them, eat the scrap. What you currently have-- IN YOUR MOUTH IS ART!!

[Yelling angrily]

Iron Giant Art?

[Takes the art scrap out of his mouth]

Dean McCoppin Forget it. Forget it! It's gone. It's- Hmm, it's not bad.

[The robot puts down the damaged art scrap on the ground.; Dean notices the readjustment of the art scrap and is amazed]

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The Iron Giant

Exploring Possibilities of the Unknown

Hogarth William Hughes I believe you. What if it is Sputnik, or a flying saucer from Mars? I bet we could find it.

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The Iron Giant

Train Accident Sparks Unusual Creature Investigation

Mayor Mayor's office. What? A train accident?

[Shocked]

Kent Mansley And you report seeing anything unusual.

[Then he stops and realises]

Mayor What do you mean he hit a giant creature? What creature could be big enough to-

[On phone; she was interrupted when Kent snatches the phone.]

Kent Mansley I need your car.

[listening on the phone. He turns and points to one of the associates]

Hogarth Hughes Wow. You can fix yourself? Neat-o! Uh oh, Mom's home. Just stay here, Okay? I'll be back. Bye!

[Amazed; He sees his mom come home; Closes the shed door]

Iron Giant Bye.

[Waving; He sees his hand is missing]

Kent Mansley What happened here?

Engineer 1 Go on. Tell him what you saw, Frank.

Engineer 2 You're not gonna believe this. But it was a giant metal man.

Kent Mansley Does anybody know where I can get to a phone nearby?

[One of the engineers points to Hogarth's house]

Annie Hughes Would you say grace please?

Hogarth Hughes Oh, my God! Uh... O my God...we thank you... for the food, uh...food...that...Mom has put in front of us and-- Stop! Uh the devil! From doing bad things? And uh- get out of here! Uh... Satan! Go! Go...so...that we may live in peace. Amen.

[Hesitantly; Annie looks at him]

Annie Hughes Amen. That was...hmm...really unusual, Hogarth.

Hogarth Hughes Forgot to wash my hands.

[Quickly; leaves the table]

Annie Hughes Well, OK.

Hogarth Hughes Stop, Stop! All right. Come on. Over here.

[Softly]

Hogarth Hughes Come on, over here, Come on, Yeah.

[Softly]

Kent Mansley Hey there, scout. Kent Mansley. I work for the government.

[Hogarth quickly closed the door and he gasped]

Annie Hughes Hogarth? Hogarth?

[Kent knocks and rings the doorbell; Hogarth opens the door]

Kent Mansley Hey there, scout. Kent Mansley. Work for the government. Your parents home?

[frowns]

Hogarth Hughes We're eating.

Kent Mansley Mmm, boy.

Annie Hughes Who's there, honey?

Kent Mansley Oh, hello there. Do you have a telephone I could use?

Annie Hughes Yes, there's one in the kitchen.

Kent Mansley Well, thank you. Thank you very much. Here. Pretend you're a gangster.

[To Hogarth; Puts his hat on Hogarth's head; Chuckling]

General Rogard Dammit Mansley. You call me at home for this?

[Annoyed on phone]

Kent Mansley You don't understand sir. It ate my car.

[Over phone]

General Rogard And you saw this happen?

[Over phone]

Kent Mansley No, I didn't actually see it. It went off into the woods.

General Rogard So you don't have any evidence?

Kent Mansley But sir, I've got an eyewitness!

General Rogard An eyewitness with a concussion.

Kent Mansley This thing- This thing is a menace. It tore up the power station. It caused a train wreck!

[Softly]

General Rogard What did? Tell me again, Mansley, and this time...listen to yourself.

[Sternly]

Kent Mansley A giant metal monster. Please sir. I've got a feeling about this one.

[Sighs; Rogard laughs on phone; Kent sees a funny face oven mitt staring at him. Kent turns it away, embarrassed.]

General Rogard That's lovely, Kent. But let me try to explain how this works. If you told me you'd found, say, a giant footprint...I might sent over an expert to make a plaster cast of it. Hell! You get me a photograph of this thing and I could probably get some troops over there! But you tell me you've got a feeling?

[Angrily]

Kent Mansley All right then, fine. You want evidence? I'll get you evidence. And when I do, I'm gonna want a memo distributed.

General Rogard That sounds swell.

[Slowly hangs up the phone]

Kent Mansley I'll want the memo carbon-copied and redistributed-

[Slowly; The dial tone is heard and he hangs his head as he tries hanging up the phone he growls and mutters with frustration and Annie and Hogarth look at him. Kent hangs up the phone in a proper way as he shows composure,]

Kent Mansley Hi. Thanks for the use of your phone.

Kent Mansley Well, thank you for the use of your phone, Mrs...?

Annie Hughes Hughes. Annie Hughes. And this is my son Hogarth.

Kent Mansley Thank you Annie. Hobart.

[Leaving]

Hogarth Hughes That's Hogarth. Jerk.

[Annoyed; to himself, quietly]

Kent Mansley Hogarth? What an embarrassing name. Might as well call him Zeppo or something. What kind of a sick person would name a kid Hogar-? Hog Hug. Hogag!? Hogarth Hughes!

[Starts his car; He stops and he sees Hogarth's damaged BB gun, with the remaining words "HOG HUG"; Stops the car]

Hogarth Hughes Kent Mansley. You work for the government

[Annoyed]

Kent Mansley I wasn't gonna say that. I have something for you, Hogarth.

[Hands him the damaged BB gun]

Annie Hughes Your BB gun. Where did you find that?

[To Hogarth; To Kent]

Kent Mansley Up at the power station.

Annie Hughes Hogarth was out there the other night.

Kent Mansley Really? See anything unusual, Hogarth?

Hogarth Hughes Nothing...unusual, really. Gotta use the bathroom.

[Shaking his head; He hears the toilet flushing that came from upstairs]

Annie Hughes Strange, he's so tightlipped now and the other night he couldn't stop talking. I mean, 100-foot-robots and whatnot.

Kent Mansley A 100-foot robot? That's nutty! What else did he say?

[Chuckling]

Hogarth Hughes No, wait, stop!

[From upstairs]

Annie Hughes Excuse me.

Annie Hughes Hogarth? What is going on in there? Are you all right?

[Knocking]

Hogarth Hughes I'm fine.

[Groaning]

Kent Mansley You know. this sort of thing is why it's so important to really chew your food. :

[Annie glares at him]

Annie Hughes Hogarth? Hogarth?

[Hogarth zips down his pants; Opens the door]

Hogarth Hughes Mom! A little privacy?!

[Annie exclaimed seeing Hogarth sitting on the toilet]

Annie Hughes Sorry. Sorry. He's been acting strange lately.

[As she closes the door it hits Kent, who yelped in pain.; To Kent]

Kent Mansley That hurt.

[rubbing where the door hit him]

Kent Mansley Thank you, again Annie. Good night Hogarth. I'm sure we'll see each other real soon.

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The Iron Giant

Certainty in a Challenging Situation

Dean Jeffrey McCoppin That's for sure.

The Iron Giant

Mysterious Bite Marks on Scrap Metal

Dean McCoppin Thanks for the scrap, Floyd. I can't pay you more, but well, it's- it's got this um... this large bite out of it.

Floyd That's why I'm selling it, it's got a large bite out of it.

Dean McCoppin That's... Who could have done this?

[chuckling softly]

Earl Stutz I told you what.

Dean McCoppin Oh, yeah. Strange invaders.

[he walks to his truck]

Earl Stutz Thanks for believing me. I really did call the government. They're sending someone to take care of the whole thing.

Dean McCoppin Jeez, Earl. You really are crazy. I mean, who in the hell would the government send?

Kent Mansley Kent Mansley, United States Government, Unexplained Phenomena department.

Marv Marv Loach. I the-

Kent Mansley What happened here?

Marv Not sure. Sometimes the line'll snap if the weather is bad, sure. But for a whole tower to get twisted up like that.... It's got me beat. It's almost like it was bitten off by some enormous beast.

[Marv and Kent walk through the wreckage of the power station]

Kent Mansley Enormous beast, yeah. What do you think? Escaped gorilla?

[writing the notes down]

Marv Err, what department is that again?

Kent Mansley Frankly, I'm not at liberty to reveal the particulars of the agency I work for... ...and all that that implies.

Marv You mean the national security?

[softly]

Kent Mansley Let's put it this way. Once in a while, things happen... ...that can't be rationalized in a conventional way. People wanna know that their government has a response. I am that response. So were there any witnesses?

Marv Well, sir, if you'll just follow me. We did find this. United States Government, huh? Guess that means something big's happening here, eh?

[Kent follows Marv to his truck. Marv opens his truck and takes out what's left of Hogarth's BB Gun.; Kent examines the damaged BB Gun]

Kent Mansley Biggest thing here is probably the homecoming queen- OH MYGOD! Come on Marv, I need a witness. It's around the corner.

[he chuckles as he enters his car; Kent notices as the camera zooms out, his car has a chunk bitten out; He jumps out, terrified, and his fedora falls off. He then quickly runs back to the power station. After he left, the giant robot's arm emerges from the trees. Kent is escorting Marv to his car.]

Marv Don't pull so hard.

Kent Mansley It's like a big "chomp" out of the side of the car. It's like a bite out of a ham sandwich, like a--

[panicking]

Marv What err- What are we looking at here, Mr. Manley?

[confused]

Kent Mansley Something big, Marv. Something big.

[he picks up the damaged BB gun]

The Iron Giant

Rumors and Fears in a Small Town

Narrator on film A peaceful, stay-at-home kind of day in a town very much like your own. But then suddenly without warning. Atomic holocaust! But how does one survive an atomic attack?

[The bomb exploded]

Classroom boy 1 Hey did you hear about crazy Mr. Stutz? He says his boat ran into a sea monster.

[To another boy]

Classroom boy 2 I heard it was sunk by a meteor.

Classroom boy 3 No, no, no. It was a metal meteor. It ate his boat. My dad says-

[Shaking his head]

Hogarth Hughes it wasn't any of those things.

[Interrupting]

Classroom boy 2 What would you know about it Poindexter?

[Annoyed]

Mrs. Tensedge Hogarth! Don't make me come over there.

[Sternly; Shushing]

Chorus on film Hands over your head, Keep low to the ground, Time to duck in cover, The bombs are coming down. Duck and cover.

[Singing; The bomb exploded]

Hogarth Hughes It's about 50 or 60 feet high and it only eats metal.

[Whispering to his classmates]

Classroom boy 1 Shut up, you little spaz!

[Annoyed, whispering]

Classroom boy 3 It's probably been sent by foreigners to take over the country.

Classroom boy 2 Yeah, we should bomb it to smithereens before it does.

Chorus on film Cause all the kids who don't, Will cease to be around.

The Iron Giant

Emergency Alert: Code Red Initiated

General Rogard Go to Code Red! Repeat, Code Red!

The Iron Giant

Unidentified Object Encounter Reported by Mansley

Kent James Mansley Two nights ago, at approximately 1900 hours (7:00 P.M.), S.A.T com radar detected an unidentified flying object entering Earth's atmosphere, losing contact with it two-and-a-half miles off the coast of Rockwell. Some assumed it was a large meteor, or a downed satellite, but my office in Washington received a call from someone reporting an actual encounter with the object. This is no meteor, gentlemen, this is something much more serious.

The Iron Giant

Lost at Sea: A Desperate Call for Help

Earl Stutz Mayday! Mayday! This is the crawler Annabelle. I've lost my bearings and I'm taking on water. My last good reading is 44 degrees north, 68 degrees....

[the scene changes to Earl piloting his boat; he begins to notice the comet crashing landing in the distance]

Voice on the radio Portland Station to Annabelle. What is your current position?

Earl Stutz I don't know exactly, Portland. Off the coast somewhere, near Rockwell! Wait. The lighthouse! I see it!

[grabbing the radio to reply; he notices a lightbeam in the distance]

The Iron Giant

Understanding "Wig Out" and Its Consequences

Hogarth William Hughes Wig out, it means crazy. You know like, uh- No, no! Don't do that! That's the kind of stuff that makes them shoot at you.

[makes a crazy face and babbles; Giant mimics him]

The Iron Giant

Sharing a Chocolate Bar

Hogarth Hughes First, you take the chocolate bar. Any bar'll do.

Kent Mansley Oh.

Hogarth Hughes Do you mind if I...

Kent Mansley No, knock yourself out, skipper.

Hogarth Hughes You crumble up the chocolate into little pieces. Then you kind of stir it into the ice cream. See?

[Crumbles up coca-lax; Stirs the ice cream]

Kent Mansley Yes, I see. What do you call this again?

Hogarth Hughes Landslide. It's new. Very new.

[He drops the coca-lax wrapper into the garbage without Kent looking]

Kent Mansley Mmm. Landslide. Topnotch. Mmm. You know, Hogarth, we live in a strange and wondrous time. The Atomic Age. But there's a dark side to progress, Hogarth. Ever heard of Sputnik?

[Hogarth makes himself a Landslide with a regular chocolate bar]

Hogarth Hughes Yeah, it's the first satellite in space.

Kent Mansley Foreign satellite, Hogarth, and all that implies. Even now, it orbits overhead- Boop! Boop!-watching us. We can't see it, but it's there. Much like that giant thing in the woods. We don't know what it is or what it can do. I don't feel safe, Hogarth do you?

Hogarth Hughes What are you talking about?

[Puzzled]

Kent Mansley What am I talking about? What am I talking about?! I'm talking about your goldarned security, Hogarth! While you're snoozing in your widdle jammies, back in Washington we're wide awake and worried! Why? Because everyone wants what we have Hogarth! Everyone! You think this metal man is fun. But who built it? The Russians? The Chinese? Martians? Canadians? I don't care! All I know is we didn't build it, and that's reason enough to assume the worst and blow it to kingdom come! Now, you are going to tell me about this thing, you are going to lead me to it, and we are going to destroy it before it destroys us! Just hold that thought and stay right there! Uh-oh!

[Losing patience, yelling; His yelling causing everyone to turn and stare at Kent. Kent slowly begins to corner Hogarth.; Suddenly, Kent's stomach begins to gurgle, causing his glare to fade away and his eyes to widen; He rushes to the bathroom and the camera quickly pans to reveal Hogarth left the Pharmacy]

The Iron Giant

Struggling with fitting in and expectations

Hogarth William Hughes So, she moved me up a grade because I wasn't fitting in, so now I'm even more not fitting in. I was getting good grades, you know, like all A's. So my mom says, "You need stimulation" and I go, "No, I'm stimulated enough right now.

[he has just had espresso with Dean, and is not used to its effects]

The Iron Giant

Emotional Acceptance in The Iron Giant

Anne Margaret "Annie" Hughes Aww, now I do.

The Iron Giant

Request for a Graceful Moment

Anne Margaret "Annie" Hughes Would you say grace, please?

The Iron Giant

A Moment of Nature and Reflection

Hogarth Hughes It's beautiful, huh? Hey, look! It's a deer. Shh, let's get closer.

[Sees the deer; Quietly]

Hogarth Hughes Hmm, well I guess he decided to--

[Suddenly the gunshot is heard and the robot is shocked]

Hunter It's the monster.

[Scared; Then they both run away from the robot as Hogarth and the robot sees the dead deer that has been shot]

Hogarth Hughes Oh, no. It's dead.

[Shocked; The robot slowly reaches his finger down touching it trying to get to move]

Iron Giant Dead?

[Sadly; He tries to pick up the deer]

Hogarth Hughes Don't do that!

Iron Giant But...why?

[Confused]

Hogarth Hughes It's dead. Understand? They shot it, with that gun. Hey, what's wrong?

[The robot sees the gun his eyes narrow and turned into red; The robot snaps out of it]

Iron Giant Gun.

Hogarth Hughes Yes. Guns kill.

Iron Giant Guns kill.

Hogarth Hughes I know you feel bad about the deer. But's it not your fault. Things die. It's part of life. It's bad to kill. But it's not bad to die.

Iron Giant You die?

Hogarth Hughes Well, yes someday.

Iron Giant I die?

Hogarth Hughes I don't know, You're made of metal...but you have feelings. And you think about things. And that means you have a soul. And souls don't die.

Iron Giant Soul?

Hogarth Hughes Mom says it's something inside of all good things... and that it goes on forever and ever.

Iron Giant Souls don't die.

The Iron Giant

A Command to Step Outside

General Rogard Step outside, Mansley.

[sternly]

The Iron Giant

A Conversation About Dinner Plans

Hogarth Hughes Hello, this is Hogarth Hughes speaking. Who's calling please?

Annie Hughes Hogarth, honey, I'm really sorry, but... Thank you. I need to work late tonight. There's some cold chicken in the icebox. You can have that and some carrots.

[Over phone; She was cut off when the waitress comes out of the kitchen. To the waitress; To Hogarth on phone]

Hogarth Hughes I'm way ahead of you, Mom.

[Opens the bread box]

Annie Hughes Good, I'll make it up to you, okay?

[Over phone]

Hogarth Hughes Okay.

Annie Hughes I love you, honey.

[Over phone]

Hogarth Hughes Me too.

[He's about to hang up.]

Annie Hughes And, Hogarth no scary movies, no late snacks, in bed by 8:00.

[Over phone]

Hogarth Hughes Got it?

Man on TV Why, the porpoise can communicate telepathically, Miss Melon. If we can transplant at least 15% of their brain matter into ours we may be able to read minds. Darn. A perfectly good brain wasted. : I think you've seen enough. How about a nightcap? Let's say my place.

[Hogarth fills the twinkie with whipped cream and eats it.; Brain is on the floor; To Miss Melon leaving the lab]

Hogarth Hughes Oh, sheesh.

[Rolling his eyes]

Miss Melon on TV I was thinking the same thing. Mind reader.

[Chuckling]

Man on TV Darn. I seem to have left my keys in the lab. Hmm.

[Realizing; Hogarth eats popcorn, and the man goes back to the lab to get his keys he tries to turn on the light.; The brain moves slowly on the floor]

Hogarth Hughes You're gonna get it.

[Mouthful]

Man on TV Who's there?

Man on TV No! No! No!

[Frightened; Hogarth quickly goes downstairs and sees the Brain monster attacks the man on TV but suddenly the TV goes static.]

Hogarth Hughes Aww, come on! Stupid antenna.

[Annoyed; He smacks the TV trying to make it work but no effect]

Hogarth Hughes Invaders from Mars!

[Shocked and Softly]

The Iron Giant

Understanding and Awareness in Conversation

Dean Jeffrey McCoppin You mean, you know about that?

The Iron Giant Quotes

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