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Hogarth Hughes just rescued an enormous robot that fell from the stars to Earth. Now young Hogarth has one very big friend and an even bigger problem: how do you keep a 50-foot-tall, steel-eating giant a secret?
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy. Rated PG for fantasy action violence, language, some thematic material and smoking
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices. (source: TMDb)
Do NOT combine this movie with the book, "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes. Edition Notes: The Signature Edition has two scenes not in the theatrical release.
Hogarth Hughes just rescued an enormous robot that fell from the stars to Earth. Now young Hogarth has one very big friend and an even bigger problem: how do you keep a 50-foot-tall, steel-eating giant a secret?
Rated PG for fantasy action violence, language, some thematic material and smoking