Iron Man

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After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
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Credits: TheMovieDb.

Film Cast:

Tony Stark / Iron Man: Robert Downey Jr.
James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes: Terrence Howard
Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger: Jeff Bridges
Virginia ‘Pepper’ Potts: Gwyneth Paltrow
Christine Everhart: Leslie Bibb
General Gabriel: Bill Smitrovich
J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice): Paul Bettany
Harold ‘Happy’ Hogan: Jon Favreau
Yinsen: Shaun Toub
Raza: Faran Tahir
Phil Coulson: Clark Gregg
William Ginter Riva: Peter Billingsley
Abu Bakaar: Sayed Badreya
Major Allen: Tim Guinee
Award Ceremony Narrator (voice): Will Lyman
Guard: Tom Morello
Guard: Marco Khan
Guard: Daston Kalili
Guard: Ido Mor
Jimmy: Kevin Foster
Pratt: Garret Noël
Ramirez: Eileen Weisinger
Ahmed: Ahmed Ahmed
Omar: Fahim Fazli
Howard Stark: Gerard Sanders
Viper 1: Tim Rigby
Viper 2: Russell Richardson
Amira Ahmed: Nazanin Boniadi
Colonel Craig: Thomas Craig Plumer
Dealer at Craps Table: Robert Berkman
Woman at Craps Table: Stacy Stas
Woman at Craps Table: Lauren Scyphers
Engineer: Frank Nyi
Air Force Officer: Marvin Jordan
Jim Cramer: Jim Cramer
Woman In SUV: Donna Evans
Kid in SUV: Reid Harper
Kid in SUV: Summer Kylie Remington
Kid in SUV: Ava Rose Williams
Kid in SUV: Vladimir Kubr
Kid in SUV: Callie Croughwell
Gulmira Kid: Javan Tahir
Gulmira Mom: Sahar Bibiyan
Reporter: Patrick O’Connell
Reporter: Adam Harrington
Reporter: Meera Simhan
Reporter: Ben Newmark
Flight Attendant: Ricki Lander
Flight Attendant: Jeannine Kaspar
Flight Attendant: Sarah Cahill
Stan Lee: Stan Lee
Air Force Lieutenant: Justin Rex
Zorianna Kit: Zorianna Kit
Stan’s Girl: Lana Kinnear
Stan’s Girl: Nicole Lindeblad
Stan’s Girl: Masha Lund
Stan’s Girl: Gabrielle Tuite
CAOC Analyst: Tim Griffin
CAOC Analyst: Joshua Harto
CAOC Analyst: Micah A. Hauptman
CAOC Analyst: James Bethea
Gulmira Villager (uncredited): Mike Cochrane
Reporter (uncredited): Flavia Manes Rossi
Nick Fury (uncredited): Samuel L. Jackson
Georgio (uncredited): Russell Bobbitt
Dubai Beauty (uncredited): Crystal Marie Denha
Dancer in Ballroom (uncredited): Laura Liguori
Village Dad (uncredited): Anthony Martins
Airforce Officer (uncredited): James M. Myers
Dubai Beauty #1 (uncredited): America Olivo
Staff Sergeant (uncredited): Sylvette Ortiz
Voice (uncredited): Ajani Perkins
News Cameraman (uncredited): Toi Rose
Whiplash One (voice) (uncredited): David Zyler
Dubai Beauty (uncredited): Allison McAtee

Film Crew:

Executive Music Producer: Hans Zimmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Christopher Boyes
Additional Editor: Michael Tronick
Stunt Double: Vince Deadrick Jr.
Stunt Double: Loyd Catlett
Casting: Sarah Halley Finn
Director of Photography: Matthew Libatique
Comic Book: Stan Lee
Producer: Avi Arad
Producer: Kevin Feige
Production Design: J. Michael Riva
Costume Design: Laura Jean Shannon
Editor: Dan Lebental
Stunt Double: Richard Cetrone
Executive Producer: Peter Billingsley
Supervising Art Director: David F. Klassen
Art Direction: Richard F. Mays
Special Effects Coordinator: Daniel Sudick
Additional Photography: Gabriel Beristain
Utility Stunts: Craig Stecyk
Utility Stunts: Freddie Hice
Utility Stunts: Eddie J. Fernandez
Comic Book: Jack Kirby
Executive Producer: Jon Favreau
Screenplay: Art Marcum
Screenplay: Matt Holloway
Comic Book: Larry Lieber
Comic Book: Don Heck
Utility Stunts: Mic Rodgers
Casting: Randi Hiller
Additional Editor: Derek Brechin
Music Supervisor: Dave Jordan
Additional Music: Ryeland Allison
Original Music Composer: Ramin Djawadi
Utility Stunts: Chris Palermo
Utility Stunts: Joe Bucaro III
Utility Stunts: Geo Corvera
Unit Production Manager: Louis D’Esposito
Additional Editor: Greg Parsons
Additional Music: Atli Örvarsson
Utility Stunts: Thomas Rosales Jr.
Utility Stunts: Ben Hernandez Bray
Special Effects: Stan Winston
Assistant Art Director: Michael E. Goldman
Utility Stunts: Clay Cullen
Utility Stunts: Rosine ‘Ace’ Hatem
Executive Producer: David Maisel
Co-Producer: Victoria Alonso
Associate Producer: Jeremy Latcham
Stunt Coordinator: Keith Woulard
Utility Stunts: Jason Rodriguez
Screenplay: Mark Fergus
Screenplay: Hawk Ostby
Executive In Charge Of Production: Ross T. Fanger
Additional Music: Bobby Tahouri
Utility Stunts: J. J. Perry
First Assistant Director: Eric Heffron
Utility Stunts: Bob Brown
Utility Stunts: Mario Roberts
Utility Stunts: Max Daniels
Utility Stunts: Freddy Bouciegues
Utility Stunts: Gilbert Rosales
Utility Stunts: Brian Simpson
Utility Stunts: Jon Braver
Utility Stunts: Gene Hartline
Utility Stunts: Mark Kubr
Utility Stunts: Tim Trella
Utility Stunts: Theo Kypri
Utility Stunts: Luke LaFontaine
Graphic Designer: Dianne Chadwick
Additional Music: Lorne Balfe
Executive Producer: Ari Arad
Stunt Double: Donna Evans
Art Direction: Suzan Wexler
Property Master: Russell Bobbitt
Utility Stunts: Kevin Scott
Music Editor: David Klotz
Unit Production Manager: Sara E. White
Utility Stunts: Anthony Martins
Utility Stunts: Tom Elliott
Utility Stunts: Richard Bucher
Music Supervisor: Richard Bernard
Utility Stunts: Brian Brown
Utility Stunts: Matt Leonard
Stunt Coordinator: Tim Rigby
Post Production Supervisor: Luminita Docan
Stunt Double: Clay Donahue Fontenot
Supervising Sound Editor: Frank E. Eulner
Stunt Coordinator: Thomas Robinson Harper
Utility Stunts: Daniel Arrias
Utility Stunts: Ray Siegle
Stunt Double: Greg Fitzpatrick
Second Unit Director: Phil Neilson
Utility Stunts: Chad Randall
Stunt Double: Oakley Lehman
Utility Stunts: Brian Machleit
Utility Stunts: Norm Compton
Stunt Double: Mike Justus
Music Editor: Shannon Erbe
Script Supervisor: Cristina Weigmann
Utility Stunts: James M. Halty
Utility Stunts: Steve Holladay
Script Supervisor: Rebecca Robertson
Utility Stunts: Michael Hilow
Utility Stunts: Anthony Kramme
Costume Design: Rebecca Gregg
Second Unit Director of Photography: Jonathan Taylor
Animation Supervisor: Hal T. Hickel
Utility Stunts: Nito Larioza
Gaffer: Michael Bauman
Utility Stunts: Robert Alonzo
Visual Effects: Andy Hass
Visual Effects Supervisor: John Nelson
Stunts: Sandy Berumen
Utility Stunts: J.J. Dashnaw
Storyboard Artist: Philip Keller
Storyboard Artist: David Lowery
Utility Stunts: Chris Carnel
Stunt Double: Daniel Stevens
Stunts: Victor Winters-Junco
Music Coordinator: Jojo Villanueva
Utility Stunts: Rex Reddick
Production Supervisor: David J. Grant
Utility Stunts: Michael Runyard
Production Supervisor: Gary R. Wordham
Military Consultant: Harry Humphries
Executive In Charge Of Post Production: Charlie Davis
Utility Stunts: Keith Splinter Davis
Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson
Effects Supervisor: Shane Mahan
Utility Stunts: Mark Aaron Wagner
Utility Stunts: Dino Dos Santos
Stunts: Alvin Zalamea
Stunt Driver: Tammie Baird
Utility Stunts: Matt Baker
Utility Stunts: Mark Chavarria
Utility Stunts: David Ott
Utility Stunts: David Castillo
Visual Effects Supervisor: Ben Snow
Second Assistant Director: Michael J. Moore
Utility Stunts: Paul Eliopoulos
Post Production Assistant: John Bartnicki
Utility Stunts: Laurence Todd Rosenthal
Stunt Driver: Joost Janssen
Additional Music: Clay Duncan
Utility Stunts: Hannah Kozak
Utility Stunts: Tad Griffith
Utility Stunts: Richie Gaona
Stunt Driver: Craig Rondell
Utility Stunts: Greg Anthony
Storyboard Artist: Eric Ramsey
Utility Stunts: Annie Ellis
Utility Stunts: Riley Harper
Utility Stunts: Anderson Martin
Utility Stunts: John T. Cypert
Utility Stunts: Kevin Derr
Stunts: Sebastiano Cartier
Storyboard Artist: Stephen Platt
Utility Stunts: Paul Sklar
Production Assistant: Trinh Tran
Utility Stunts: Krisztian Kery
Utility Stunts: Todd Warren
Utility Stunts: Glenn Goldstein
Utility Stunts: Darryl Reeves
Lighting Technician: Gary Scalzo
Utility Stunts: Mike Rufino
Stunts: Travis Fienhage
Utility Stunts: Paul Crawford
Utility Stunts: J.C. Robaina
Utility Stunts: Danielle Wait
Utility Stunts: Cain Smead
Utility Stunts: John Pohmisano
Utility Stunts: Damien Moreno
Utility Stunts: Ross A. Jordan
Utility Stunts: Brandon Johnson
Utility Stunts: Jorge Cisneros
Utility Stunts: Mark Chapman
Utility Stunts: Hal Burton
Music Coordinator: Rebekah Johnson
Executive in Charge of Finance: Matt Finick
Post Production Assistant: Patrick McMahon
Translator: Ilham Hosseini

Movie Reviews:

izgzhen: Imaginative illustration of an epic story. It combines the modern background society, e.g. terrorism, with the unconventional high-tech fantasy. Our leading actor Robert Downey Jr. deeply embodies the soul of the Iron Man in himself. We common people never lived this way 😛
Gimly: **A long form review originally posted in 2010:**
Marking the beginning of the latest Marvel franchise, _The Avengers_, is Jon Favreau’s _Iron Man_.

I’m quite fond of Super Hero movies, I don’t love them to the same extent that I do the slasher or psychological thriller genres, but they do hold a small place in my heart all to themselves. I’m pretty pumped for this whole “Avengers” thing to come to fruition, ’cause honestly it’s all been great so far, starting with Iron Man, whom Robert Downey Jr. (_Natural Born Killers, Gothika, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, A Scanner Darkly, Zodiac, Sherlock Holmes, Due Date_) portrays, and incredibly so.

It’s important to set yourself a starting point. More specifically, what I mean is, a reason. Batman’s parents were murdered, and his home was destroyedby crime; The Punisher’s whole family was murdered in front of him and he big-time snapped; characters like the X-Men and the Fantastic 4 are defending themselves and end up having a penchant for world-saving. Those are all fine, and so long as you have one, I’m happy. But I really kind of like Tony Stark’s reason for becoming Iron Man… He’s a dick. That’s why. He’s a dick that supplies the world with the most lethal weapons in existence, and they take lives left, right and centre. Then, he’s put through the world where they get used, and finally is told by the person who helped him escape that world, not to waste his life. He believes he is still alive for a reason, he decides that reason is to become a dick that is intent on privatising world peace. Which I think makes perfect sense.

That may have come across as sarcasm, but I was deadly serious. Tony Stark becomes Iron man, and that’s why. It works fantastically. We then get to see all the incarnations of his suit, how difficult it was to make, what it runs on, the technology, everything. And I’m a huge fan of back story, which Iron Man delivers.

It’s sort of the antithesis of DC’s _Batman Begins_. Though they’re both young adults that come from money with no family, a British butler (although Iron man’s butler Jarvis was transformed into AI for the film [he was an actual person in the comics]), they have a board of directors take care of their family’s billionaire business until they’re ready to eventually take the reins, they both become “____ Man” and go about saving the innocent, not through superpowers but technology. I’m sure I could go on. But they’re also incredibly different. Where Batman is a total bad ass, the gothic unknown defender of the night that uses fear as a weapon to protect his home town, and yet refuses to kill; Iron Man is a bright, shiny, loud attention grabber, who goes all international to fight crime, he wants the world to know he’s Iron Man and his enemies are totally lame, so no wonder he has no qualms about killing! Batman’s secret identity, Bruce Wayne, is an angsty tosser, that tries way to hard. But Tony Stark, is a witty, brilliant inventor, who has basically harnessed all of Batman’s training, strength, weapons, vehicles and flight, improved them, and put them in to a single suit. So though I personally prefer Batman as a hero, I prefer Tony Stark as a character.

The interaction between Stark and Pepper Potts, played by Gwyneth Paltrow (_Se7en, The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Royal Tenenbaums, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow_) was incredible. It just goes to show what good casting can achieve, even in an action flick, the dialogue is hilarious and clever. Is it possible for a Super Hero movie to be a bad Super Hero film but a great film? I guess it is.

The antagonists are lacking to say the least, and their dispatching leaves even more to be desired. Which is normally not too huge when you get the rest so perfect, unfortunately, it’s a comic book film, about Super Heroes, and Super Villains. They fight one another over and over, in fact that’s pretty much what the comics are about in their entirety, so it’s quite a major short coming. That being said, it’s really the only one that _Iron Man_ has. In a way though, they’re a similar comparison to the latest Batman films again; Iron Monger and Whiplash are flashy, but disappointing, where The Joker, Two-Face, Scarecrow and Ra’s al Ghul are top notch as bad guys. Whereas Ironman’s Obadiah Stane and Ivan Vanko were great characters, but Batman’s The Joker is only seen in his villain persona, and Harvey Dent, Jonathan Crane and Henri Ducard are nothing more than vessels for their alter-egos.

All that aside, the film is just plain good, and you don’t need to be a fan of Iron Man, Super Heroes or comics in general to enjoy _Iron Man_.

82%

-Gimly
tmdb44006625: Iron Man did a lot more than just launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was the first comic book movie in a long time to integrate the fantastical nature of superheroes and supervillains into a real world setting with consequences. It also showed how great of a filmmaker Jon Favreau is and rebooted the career of Robert Downey Jr.
For all this, Iron Man is a fantastic movie, still one of the best MCU films. It’s so much fun to watch. Yet it displays a lot of intelligence, exploring the internal dilemma of a man profiteering off war when faced with the harsh reality that he is part of a system that corrupts absolutely.
The Peruvian Post: When director Jon Favreau and Sarah Halley cast Robert Downey Jr, they glimpsed something magnificent: a more-than-skilled actor who faultlessly portrayed the role of Tony Stark. Despite Favreau’s initial decision in choosing a fresh face, he ended up delighted due to his charismatic, natural and comfortable attitude. He did not realise it yet, but he was moulding with the right measures a whole superhero cinematic universe which lasted until today and still goes for more.
The filmmakers took the proper time to introduce a character whose production was undecided since New Line Pictures argued that the main character [Iron Man] had no potential to be brought up to the theatres. Therefore, planning from scratch a prosperous superhero who was not related to the typical Fantastic Four, X-Men or Spider-Man [famous superhero films of the 2000s] was quite a challenge. However, the director unquestionably demonstrated his skills at the visual effects, the rock metal music, the accurate dialogues for each moment and finally, the remarkable development of each persona. How exactly?

Establishing the visual effects of a high-speed-altitude enthusiast was marvellous, considering the time of the creation. The way Favreau adjusted the Iron Man gave numerous innovative perspectives of a superhero while in battle. If we first watched the ‘Spidey Sense’, then it was time to behold the flying upper and upper. What an achievement ladies and gentleman! Taking into account the sound effect, it was splendid in every single way because it gave decent time to evoke emotions, from sadness to awesomeness, it permitted to feel the sensation of building a strong armour or flying as fast as possible.

Man! That AC/DC hard rock music was well-defined to this fascinating character. Did I mention that Downey’s son is growing on music? He has a band, and it’s called “The Dose Band”. Just watch the School of Rock’s report. Probably there is where the influence came by. On the other hand, this film gives such iconic quotes which will live on our memory: “Is it better to be feared or respected?”, “Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk”, “I am Iron Man”. WOW! What potential we have got here! Finally, but not least, the impeccable action scenes and drama ones were the highest achieves Iron Man had got. The sequence in the cavern traped with Dr Yinsen serves to the protagonist time to reflect on himself and the responsibility he has in protecting the world against high-tech diseases.

Plus, the very unusual but gorgeous chemistry between Tony Stark and his secretary/companion Pepper Potts is another striking feature which is not considered at all was. When Kevin Feige, the current president of Marvel Studios, was asked about his desition about casting Gwyneth Paltrow he confessed the following: “Gwyneth is the embodiment of a leading lady. She brings intelligence, poise and an incredible range of talent to this role”. Throughout the movie, these two characters happened to be facing their professional and sentimental relationship naturally owing to the Iron Man. The way Pepper Potts clings on to the fact that his beloved boss is in troublesome scenarios, it’s just pure tenderness and shows how much potential this couple has.

The cast assuredly introduced not only convincing performances but strong characters which will be handy for the following Marvel instalments, just watching Jeff Bridges as the badass Iron Monger is superb! The film producer nailed it! If someone asked me about the flaws it has presented, probably I would say the dark tone, some petit explicit scenes (bearing in mind there are children as spectators) and the lack of sense of humour at times. Still, it is mostly pure perfection.

[83/100]
The Peruvian Post: When director Jon Favreau and Sarah Halley cast Robert Downey Jr, they glimpsed something magnificent: a more-than-skilled actor who faultlessly portrayed the role of Tony Stark. Despite Favreau’s initial decision in choosing a fresh face, he ended up delighted due to his charismatic, natural and comfortable attitude. He did not realise it yet, but he was moulding with the right measures a whole superhero cinematic universe which lasted until today and still goes for more.
The filmmakers took the proper time to introduce a character whose production was undecided since New Line Pictures argued that the main character [Iron Man] had no potential to be brought up to the theatres. Therefore, planning from scratch a prosperous superhero who was not related to the typical Fantastic Four, X-Men or Spider-Man [famous superhero films of the 2000s] was quite a challenge. However, the director unquestionably demonstrated his skills at the visual effects, the rock metal music, the accurate dialogues for each moment and finally, the remarkable development of each persona. How exactly?

Establishing the visual effects of a high-speed-altitude enthusiast was marvellous, considering the time of the creation. The way Favreau adjusted the Iron Man gave numerous innovative perspectives of a superhero while in battle. If we first watched the ‘Spidey Sense’, then it was time to behold the flying upper and upper. What an achievement ladies and gentleman! Taking into account the sound effect, it was splendid in every single way because it gave decent time to evoke emotions, from sadness to awesomeness, it permitted to feel the sensation of building a strong armour or flying as fast as possible.

Man! That AC/DC hard rock music was well-defined to this fascinating character. Did I mention that Downey’s son is growing on music? He has a band, and it’s called “The Dose Band”. Just watch the School of Rock’s report. Probably there is where the influence came by. On the other hand, this film gives such iconic quotes which will live on our memory: “Is it better to be feared or respected?”, “Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk”, “I am Iron Man”. WOW! What potential we have got here! Finally, but not least, the impeccable action scenes and drama ones were the highest achieves Iron Man had got. The sequence in the cavern traped with Dr Yinsen serves to the protagonist time to reflect on himself and the responsibility he has in protecting the world against high-tech diseases.

Plus, the very unusual but gorgeous chemistry between Tony Stark and his secretary/companion Pepper Potts is another striking feature which is not considered at all was. When Kevin Feige, the current president of Marvel Studios, was asked about his desition about casting Gwyneth Paltrow he confessed the following: “Gwyneth is the embodiment of a leading lady. She brings intelligence, poise and an incredible range of talent to this role”. Throughout the movie, these two characters happened to be facing their professional and sentimental relationship naturally owing to the Iron Man. The way Pepper Potts clings on to the fact that his beloved boss is in troublesome scenarios, it’s just pure tenderness and shows how much potential this couple has.

The cast assuredly introduced not only convincing performances but strong characters which will be handy for the following Marvel instalments, just watching Jeff Bridges as the badass Iron Monger is superb! The film producer nailed it! If someone asked me about the flaws it has presented, probably I would say the dark tone, some petit explicit scenes (bearing in mind there are children as spectators) and the lack of sense of humour at times. Still, it is mostly pure perfection.

[83/100]
r96sk: My first taste of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A great start!
I absolutely enjoyed seeing ‘Iron Man’. Robert Downey Jr. is terrific as the titular character, who is a blast to watch throughout – love the design! The plot is very entertaining, I like how it tells the story; simply, but very effectively. Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges and Gwyneth Paltrow, meanwhile, all add to the film with good performances.

The special effects are very neat, as are all the action sequences. I will say the score isn’t the strongest, at least in terms of what I’d expect from this sorta film. I wouldn’t say it’s bad per se, just not as spectacular as it could’ve (should’ve?) been; especially with someone like Ramin Djawadi composing. I love a film with great music, so hopefully that improves as I watch the MCU expand.

I know, I’m extremely late to this particularly party but happy to finally begin watching.

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