Iron Man (2008)

Director:

Jon Favreau

Writers (WGA):

Mark Fergus (screenplay) &
Hawk Ostby (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.

Plot Keywords:

Blockbuster | Billionaire | Military Officer | Mortality | Terrorist

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Cast

Robert Downey Jr.	...	Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard	...	Jim Rhodes
Jeff Bridges	...	Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb	...	Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub	...	Yinsen
Faran Tahir	...	Raza
Sayed Badreya	...	Abu Bakaar
Bill Smitrovich	...	General Gabriel
Clark Gregg	...	Agent Phil Coulson
Tim Guinee	...	Major Allen
Will Lyman	...	Award Ceremony Narrator
Marco Khan	...	Insurgent #4
Kevin Foster	...	Jimmy
Garret Noel	...	Pratt

Also Known As:

Ironman (International: English title) (alternative spelling) (USA) (poster title)
Iron man - El hombre de hierro (Argentina) (Mexico) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
A Vasember (Hungary) [hu]
Homem de Ferro (Brazil) [pt]
Iron Man (Greece) [el]
Iron Man (Germany) [de]
Iron Man (Croatia) [hr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content.

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Québec) | Sweden:11 | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Germany:12 (cut) | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Iceland:12 | UK:12A | Finland:K-13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Hong Kong:IIA | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44328) | Norway:11 | Malaysia:U

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Dark Blades Films

Trivia:

An early draft of the script had the Mandarin appear in the film, re-imagined as an Indonesian terrorist.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Tony asks Pepper to exchange the power cell in his chest the black and white leads of the ECG monitor are reversed.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tony Stark: O.k., seriously, I feel like you're driving me to court martial. This is crazy. What did I do? I feel like you're gonna pull over and snuff me. What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forest...
Jimmy: We can talk, sir.
Tony Stark: Oh, I see. So it's personal. Alright.
Ramirez: You intimidate them, sir.
Tony Stark: Good god, you're a woman! I honestly couldn't have called that. I mean, I would apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here? I thought of you as a soldier first.
Ramirez: I'm an airman.
Tony Stark: Well you actually have excellent bone structure there. I'm having a hard time not looking at you now. Is that weird?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley (#33.10)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Back In Black

Go See this

This was a great movie. I am a huge Downey fan, but was really unsure about him playing a super hero especially a guy in his 40's. I can say that because I'm right there with him. He was amazing. I normally don't like these kinds of movies and wouldn't have gone to it if I hadn't known someone who was an extra, but I am so glad I did. Jeff Bridges was so good, I'm having a hard time with him being bald, but it was a good move. My only complaint, was Gwyenth Paltrow. She was horrible, it was like she was really trying to play the part, she half-you know. But other than that it was great. Special effects, whoa.

Good job.