The Iron Giant

Trivia: The film was originally developed as a musical by Pete Townshend, the guitarist of The Who. While it evolved into the science fiction story it became, Townshend still receives an "executive producer" credit.

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Trivia: At the end of the movie, when the screw is tapping on the window for Hogarth to let it out, it's actually tapping the word "Go" in Morse code. This could further be a play on Iron Giant saying earlier in the movie, "I go, you stay, no following".

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Trivia: When Hogarth first goes into Dean's house, there's artwork all about. One of which is a painting on the wall that has the common animation Easter egg of A113, a famous animation studio, which has that number appear in many animated films. Later in the film, a farmer is showing Mansly his half-eaten car, and the license plate also shows A113 but partially eaten.

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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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Continuity mistake: Throughout the film the size of the Iron Giant varies from being able to hide in a barn shed to sticking out well above a town to be spotted from a fair distance. A good example is when the Iron Giant launches himself after a fall from a cliff in front of Hogarth's mother.

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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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