Talkin' 'Toon 'Tics

The Iron Giant (1999)

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This episode features our first ever guest - friend, filmmaker and first fan of the show, Adrian.

Our 3 musketeers of film fandom tackle Brad Bird's beloved cult classic The Iron Giant.

We discuss…

  • Ted Hughes the enormous bar-steward
  • Pete Townsend’s (s)hit musical
  • Why Adrian hates the term ‘elevated horror’
  • The hierarchy of interesting action scenes (that Marvel keeps getting wrong)
  • Vin Diesel’s Multifacial (we’ll just leave that there)

    • and...

    • Brad Bird’s randy objectification… no wait sorry – Brad Bird’s Randian Objectivism

      • We also ask…

      • Is the Iron Giant a terrorist or is he the Malian Spiderman?

        • and...

        • They fly now? They fly now? THEY FLY NOW!

          • Sensitive ears beware - we be droppin ‘F’ and ‘S’ Bombs and like nobody’s business.

          Links...

          A Giants Dream (The Making of The Iron Giant) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQU5vU5ENwo

          Deleted scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsL0GbswF3I

          Pete Townsend’s Iron Man Musical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpiYXRt5MyM

          The Passion of Brad Bird by David Sims - https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/06/the-passion-of-brad-bird/394487/

          Lion King deepfake - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1HGgICqZ3c


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          Talkin' 'Toon 'TicsBy Ed & Tom