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)

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:

According to Terrence Howard, he and Robert Downey Jr. competed physically on the set: "I'm 40-50 pounds heavier than him, so I'm lifting and I push up about 225 and knocked it out ten times. Robert wanted to go about 235, and he did it, so I push it up to about 245... Robert and his competitive *ss almost tore my shoulder trying to keep up with him!"

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Several of the devices in Tony's home display live transcriptions of what Tony says. In some cases, the transcript appears slightly before Tony says the words.

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:

Institutionalized

Not bad at all

Fortunately, I'm not one easily influenced by some users' negative comments. These people should try to restrain their bias opinions and try to review the movies as neutrally as possible.

Now I would say that this movie has slow but steady momentum-building. It is a movie for people who has never known Iron Man in the comic series. The characters are given names and personalities, true to their comic book counterparts.

Acting was among the best comic-turn movie I have seen so far. Effects were believable and not overwhelmingly CGI, except for the tank scene.

This movie, however, has sequel written all over it. We know that because there are many scenes that could have lead to more.

It's well worth its ticket price.