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The Iron Giant (1999)


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BABIES AND GENTLEFRIENDS. THE SUMMER OF ANIMATION HAS BEGUN. Kicking off this week with Vin Diesel's Magmus Opum, The Iron Giant. Can animated movies for kids about the cold war be good? Is it too heavy handed? Did you also not realize Jennifer Aniston had a significant role in this? Holy moly you're gonna wanna tune in. We got a lot to catch you up on.

This week we also features the very wholesome and wonderful Digibubs! Go watch him on twitch!

In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him. When a paranoid government agent, Kent Mansley, becomes determined to destroy the robot, Hogarth and beatnik Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick Jr.) must do what they can to save the misunderstood machine.

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So, did you like it?By Kaz and Squarin