Iron Man

Director: Jon Favreau Jon Favreau

Overview

From Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures comes Iron Man, an action-packed take on the tale of wealthy philanthropist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who develops an invulnerable robotic suit to fight the throes of evil. In addition to being filthy rich, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark is also a genius inventor. When Stark is kidnapped and forced to build a diabolical weapon, he instead uses his intelligence and ingenuity to construct an indestructible suit of armor and escape his captors. Once free, Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world. Gwyneth Paltrow co-stars as his secretary, Virginia "Pepper" Potts, while Terrence Howard fills the role of Jim "Rhodey" Rhodes, one of Stark's colleagues, whose military background leads him to help in the formation of the suit. Jon Favreau directs, with Marvel movie veterans Avi Arad and Kevin Feige producing.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/24/2013
UPC:	0786936837308
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	15,622

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Downey Jr.	Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard	James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Jeff Bridges	Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Gwyneth Paltrow	Virginia 'Pepper' Potts
Leslie Bibb	Christine Everhart
Bill Smitrovich	General Gabriel
Paul Bettany	J.A.R.V.I.S. (voice)
Jon Favreau	Harold 'Happy' Hogan
Shaun Toub	Yinsen
Faran Tahir	Raza,Gulmira Kid
Clark Gregg	Phil Coulson
Peter Billingsley	William Ginter Riva
Sayed Badreya	Abu Bakaar
Tim Guinee	Major Allen
Will Lyman	Award Ceremony Narrator (voice)
Tom Morello	Guard
Marco Khan	Guard
Daston Kalili	Guard
Ido Mor	Guard
Kevin Foster	Jimmy
Garret Noël	Pratt
Eileen Weisinger	Ramirez
Ahmed Ahmed	Ahmed
Fahim Fazli	Omar / ADR Voice
Gerard Sanders	Howard Stark
Russell Richardson	Viper 2
Nazanin Boniadi	Amira Ahmed
Thomas Craig Plumer	Colonel Craig
Robert Berkman	Dealer at Craps Table
Stacy Stas Hurst	Woman at Craps Table
Lauren Scyphers	Woman at Craps Table
Frank Nyi	Engineer
Marvin Jordan	Air Force Officer
Jim Cramer	Jim Cramer
Summer Kylie Remington	Kid in SUV
Ava Rose Williams	Kid in SUV
Vladimir Kubr	Kid in SUV
Callie Croughwell	Kid in SUV
Sahar Bibiyan	Gulmira Mom
Patrick O'Connell	Reporter
Adam Harrington	Reporter
Meera Simhan	Reporter
Ben Newmark	Reporter
Ricki Lander	Flight Attendant
Jeannine Kaspar	Flight Attendant
Sarah Cahill	Flight Attendant
Justin Rex	Air Force Lieutenant
Zorianna Kit	Zorianna Kit
Lana Kinnear	Stan's Girl
Nicole Lindeblad	Stan's Girl
Masha Lund	Stan's Girl
Gabrielle Tuite	Stan's Girl
Tim Griffin	CAOC Analyst
Joshua Harto	CAOC Analyst
Micah Hauptman	CAOC Analyst
James Bethea	CAOC Analyst
Mike Cochrane	Gulmira Villager (uncredited)
Flavia Manes Rossi	Reporter (uncredited)
Samuel L. Jackson	Nick Fury (uncredited)
Kristin J. Hooper	Reporter (uncredited)
Ramin Djawadi	Composer

Technical Credits

Art Marcum

Matt Holloway

Mark Fergus

Hawk Ostby

Matthew Hollaway

Jon Favreau	Director,Executive Producer
Avi Arad	Producer,Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Kevin Feige	Producer
Victoria Alonso	Producer
Peter Billingsley	Executive Producer
Louis D'Esposito	Executive Producer
David Maisel	Executive Producer
Art Marcum	Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Matt Holloway	Screenwriter
Mark Fergus	Screenwriter
Hawk Ostby	Screenwriter
Michael Helfant	Executive Producer
Stan Lee	Executive Producer
Mark Ulano	Sound/Sound Designer
Matthew Hollaway	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

The curtain rises on Marvel Comics' first in-house production to rousing results as their metal man of iron introduces himself to enthralled moviegoers everywhere. Just as billionaire playboy Tony Stark utilizes his technological know-how to fight evildoers, so does director Jon Favreau use his bag of cinematic tricks to lay the groundwork for yet another top-caliber franchise starring one of the biggest icons of the printed page. Delivering laughs as well as leaps of wonder, this comic-book fantasy gets it right across the board, with its buoyant tone never diluting the grounded dramatics of the story. For the flick to work, though, one needs an exceptional cast -- something this production has in spades. Sure, it's an origin story, but to the cast's credit, none of it ever seems tedious. Even if they basically follow the same superhero mold of yesteryear, the tight ensemble of Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges sells the action romp every step of the way -- so much so that one can't help but want more. It's quite evident that the best is yet to come, not only with this series, but also with big-screen Marvel outings as a whole. With clever shout-outs to the imprint's expansive universe (including a post-credit cameo that'll send the geek Richter scale off the charts), Iron Man sets the stage for as yet unrealized crossover possibilities, a dream barely hinted at in previous book-to-screen adaptations. If future productions can deliver on the story while juggling both the technology and the talent as well as this one did, then it is possible that this is the true start of comicdom's cinematic rebirth, built by the best that Hollywood has to offer. All in all, a fine introduction to a hero that finally dares to tackle weight-of-the-world issues. It's about time.