107 "Iron Giant" facts

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Submitted for your approval, a closer look at 1999's "The Iron Giant," which wasn't like any of the animated features of the time. Based on the Ted Hughes book,  "The Iron Man," it dared to be philosophical, profound, and Very Dark. Return to 1957, when Sputnik was both a marvel and a threat, when nuclear weapons were but a red button away. (For a "SkyNet-level" nightmare, look for "The Iron Giant's nightmare" on YouTube.)