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IRON MAN (2008)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    Suit up for action with Robert Downey Jr. in the ultimate adventure movie you'v been waiting for, Iron Man! When jet-setting genius-industrialist Tony Stark is captured in enemy territory, he builds a high-tech suit of armor to escape. Now, he's on a mission to save the world as a hero who's built, not born, to be unlike any other. Co-starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges, it's a fantastic, high-flying journey that is "hugely entertaining" (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal).

STARRING:

Robert Downey Jr.: Tony Stark/Iron Man
Terrence Howard: Rhodey
Jeff Bridges: Obadiah Stane
Shaun Toub: Yinsen
Gwyneth Paltrow: Pepper Potts

SCREENWRITER: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway

DIRECTOR: Jon Favreau

RUNNING TIME: 125 minutes

STUDIO: Paramount

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B +

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(2 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Sound Editing - Frank E. Eulner and Christopher Boyes
(nominated)

Best Visual Effects - John Nelson, Ben Snow, Daniel Sudick, Shane Mahan
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES
(4 nominations and 1 win)

Best Picture (Drama/Sci-Fi)
(nominated)

Best Actor - Robert Downey Jr.
(nominated)

Best Director - Jon Favreau
(nominated)

Best Special Effects Movie
(winner)

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GOLDEN GLOBES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This movie is based off the comic book and characters created by Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Stan Lee said he originally based the character of Tony Stark on real life rich man Howard Hughes.
• Captain America's shield can be seen on Tony Stark's work bench very briefly when Pepper Potts comes in and interrupts his work. This is a tie-in along with the appearance of Samuel L. Jackson at the end of the film as Nick Fury to the ultimate goal of creating an Avengers movie.
• Several attempts at making an Iron Man movie have been made in recent years. In 1999 Quentin Tarantino was rumored to be writing and directing an Iron Man movie however it fell through. In 2004 Joss Whedon was in negotiations to to direct the movie, but again the project fell through. Finally Nick Cassavetes was set to direct this movie, but at the last minute Jon Favreau who was going to direct the Captain America movie asked and was given the helm. Several actors were also set to play Tony Stark as well, at various times Nicolas Cage and Tom Cruise and shown a lot of interest in playing the role, Cruise had even offered to produce the film, but again, the project fell through.
• In the original comics Tony Stark became Iron Man through events that happened in the Vietnam War, director Jon Favreau did not want this movie to be a period piece and so instead opted to update the origin story and have it revolve around the war in Afghanistan.
• Jon Favreau asked Rachel McAdams to play the role of Pepper Potts however she turned the offer down. Gwyneth Paltrow agreed to take the role, however in interviews she indicated she only agreed to do so because filming took place just 20 minutes away from her house which made it extremely convenient.
• By the time filming began only the story was completed, most of the dialogue as a result was improvised on set. Robert Downey Jr. especially enjoyed this and requested multiple takes just so that he could see how a different line might work. Director Jon Favreau also enjoyed this problem and commented that the process gave the film a more fluid and natural feel.
• In the original comics Jarvis was Tony Stark's butler, however this idea was scrapped because they didn't want people pointing out the similarities to Bruce Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth. Instead he was modified into a computer system called JARVIS (which stands for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) and was voiced by Paul Bettany. Bettany said he recorded all of his lines in less than two hours and did the voice-over work as a favor to Jon Favreau who he became friends with on the set of Wimbeldon.

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