The Iron Giant

Factual error: In the scene where the Iron Giant is spinning the boy around in a junk car he is holding, notice that the car resembles a 1959 Cadillac...however since the film is set around 1957, this is not a likely car to be found anywhere yet, much less a junk yard. (00:46:20)

Factual error: During the fight with the Giant, the USS Nautilus is preparing for a missile launch. In real life, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) didn't have ballistic missile capabilities. In addition, if the submarine did, it would be of the Regulus missile type; a cruise missile fired by rockets and a ramp on the submarine. The film shows a Polaris-type missile being launched, which wouldn't have entered service until 1960-1961, well after the events of the movie (1957).

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: When the Iron Giant follows Hogarth home they cross a railwayline and the Giant starts to eat the steel rail. During this scene you can see the distance of the railway sleepers changing from a fair distance apart to close together over the course of the shots. In the same scene you can also see that, although there is a crossing with lights, no vehicle could possibly pass as the rail has no crossover facility at that level. (00:24:30)

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Quotes

Kent Mansley: Launch the missile now.

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Trivia

Trivia: After Mansley's car is eaten by the Giant and disappears, Mansley is trying to get Marv to look at it but doesn't realise it's gone yet. Marv then asks, "What are we looking at here, Manly?" leaving out the S in Mansley to call him Manly. This was a mistake on the voice actor's part, but Brad Bird liked it and thought it appropriate for the character, so left that take in.

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Questions

Question: Do we ever hear what happened to Hogarth's father?

Answer: He was in the military. Probably died in the military.

Answer: No.

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