The Iron Giant Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
13 of the most interesting The Iron Giant easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Iron Giant movie message.
Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon
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The Iron Giant Movie Trivia
Brad Bird was in part inspired to make this movie (The Iron Giant 1999) as a memorial to his sister Susan, who died at the hands of her husband by gun violence. His pitch was this: "What if a gun had a soul and didn't want to be a gun?"
The Iron Giant Movie Easter Eggs
When Hogarth and the giant look over the town you can see a blinking star, that star is supposed to be Sputnik from the opening shot.
Accuracy details in The Iron Giant
When the army is retreating, General Rogard isn't just firing randomly. He's aiming for the tentacle weapons.
The Iron Giant movie hidden details
Mansley's newspaper has a section titled "Studio Kept alive by Osmosis Greenlight", referencing the upcoming Warner Bros' movie, Osmosis Jones
The Incredibles and The Iron Giant were both directed by Brad Bird. He included a tribute to Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, who were Disney animators in each film.
Hogarth explains to the giant what death is. Later we see a picture of Hogarth's dad getting into a fighter jet. A kid his age wouldn't fully understand death the way he explained to the giant unless something had happened for someone to explain to him also.
There is a small Iron Giant on the bottom left of the Cosmo-nuts cereal box
I don't belive this has been pointed out here before, but I found a mildly depressing detail in the Iron Giant. Dean didn't always live alone in the yard
Hogarth has a picture of what is likely his absent farther as a fighter pilot. As the movie takes place in the 50's, he could have died in WW2, which would explain his absence, and Hogarth's hatred of guns and killing.
When Hogarth's mother tells the army to call off their attack because her son is with The Giant, everyone looks worried except for Mansley, who wants The Giant destroyed at all costs.
Sputnik can be seen briefly in The Iron Giant. The movie is set in the same month Sputnik was sent into orbit.
During the final battle, the general is not firing blindly as they retreat. He's actively firing at, and hitting, the giant's antenna lasers.
The tanks in *The Iron Giant* (1999) were M48 Patton tanks, in service during the setting of the movie.
