The Iron Giant

The Iron Giant1999

The Iron Giant is a 1999 Warner Bros. animated film directed by Brad Bird, based on the The Iron Man (1968) by Ted Hughes. more »



Kent:
Kent Mansley, United States Government, Unexplained Phenomena Department.

Marv:
Marv Loach. I--

Kent:
What happened here?

Marv:
Not sure. Sometimes, the line'll snap if the weather is bad, sure. [Marv and Kent walk through the wreckage of the power station where Kent makes a report] But, for a whole tower to get twisted up like that, whoa! It's got me beat. It's almost like it was bitten off, by some enormous beast.

Kent:
[writing the notes down] "Enormous Beast." Yeah. What do you think, escaped gorilla?

Marv:
Uh, what department is that again?

Kent:
Frankly, I'm not at liberty to reveal the particulars of the agency I work for, and all that that implies.

Marv:
[whispers] You mean, uh, National Security?

Kent:
[chuckles] Let's put it this way. Every once in a while, things happen that just can't be rationalized in a conventional way. People want to know that their government has a response. I am that response. So, were there any witnesses?

Marv:
Well, sir, if you'll just follow me. [Kent follows Marv to his truck. Marv opens his truck and takes out what's left of Hogarth's BB Gun.] We did find this. [Kent examines the damaged BB Gun] United States Government, huh? Guess that means something big's happenin' here, eh?

Kent:
No, Marv. Big things happen in big places. And the sooner I fill out my report, the sooner I can get back to them. [he walks away with the BB Gun; to himself] Enormous beast, yeah. [he chuckles as he enters his car] Biggest thing in this town is probably the homecoming queen. [Kent notices his car has a chunk bitten out] OH, MY GOD! [He jumps out, terrified, and his fedora falls off. He then quickly runs back to the power station. Afterwards, Giant's arm emerges from the trees. Kent is escorting Marv to his car.] Come on, Marv, come on. I need a witness.

Marv:
Okay, I'm comin', I'm comin'.

Kent:
It's around the corner. Come on, pick up the pace here.

Marv:
Don't pull so hard, Mr. Manley, easy on the work shirt.

Kent:
[panicking] You've never seen anything like it. It's like a big, big chomp out of the side of the car.

Marv:
Take it easy.

Kent:
It's like a bite out of a ham sandwich, like a-- [he becomes shocked to see his car is gone, and his fedora and the BB gun remains; gasps in shock]

Marv:
[confused] What, um-- What are we looking at here, Mr. Manley?

Kent:
Something big, Marv. [he picks up the damaged BB gun] Something big.

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