Rare Vintage Iron Giant 12 " Retro 50s Style Robot Action Figure 1999 Space Toy
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:461271 | Size: 12in. |
| Features: Battery Powered, Talking | Type: Figure |
| Brand: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Year: 1999 |
From 1999 animated hit Iron Giant comes this very rare 12 inch fully articulated robot character. Manufactured with license by Warner Brothers Trendmasters. I've only seen one other come up for sale in recent times for well over $100! most of them are the 4 1/2 inch robots.
If you're a fan of the movie, or just a great Sci Fi collector, this is a must have. I believe it talks. It's battery operated, but didn't have batteries to test it. It's been sitting in storage for at... least 15 years, so, no guarantees that it works. Also, a portion of his right thumb is missing, otherwise he appears in terrific condition and is very displayable!
The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut, who would later script and direct the Pixar film The Incredibles (2004). It is based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United States as The Iron Giant) and was scripted by Tim McCanlies from a story treatment by Bird. The film stars the voices of Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film is about a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a gigantic metallic robot who fell from outer space. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.The film's development began in 1994 as a musical with the involvement of The Who's Pete Townshend, though the project took root once Bird signed on as director and hired McCanlies to write the screenplay in 1996. The film was animated using traditional animation, with computer-generated imagery used to animate the titular character and other effects. The understaffed crew of the film completed it with half of the time and budget of other animated features. Michael Kamen composed the film's score, which was performed by the Czech Philharmonic.The Iron Giant premiered at Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on July 31, 1999 and was released worldwide on August 6. Upon release, the film significantly under-performed at the box office, grossing $31.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $70–80 million, which was blamed on Warner Bros.' unusually poor marketing campaign and skepticism towards animated film production following the failure of its previous effort Quest for Camelot (1998). Despite this, the film received widespread critical acclaim with praise directed at the story, animation, characters, the portrayal of the title character and the voice performances of Aniston, Connick Jr., Diesel, McDonald, Mahoney and Marienthal. The film was nominated for several awards, winning nine Annie Awards out of 15 nominations. Through home video releases and television syndication, the film gathered a cult following and is now widely regarded as a modern animated classic.[8][9][10] In 2015, an extended, remastered version of the film was re-released theatrically, which saw a home video release the following year.(Sold as a collectible, and not intended for use by children, as kids today have no imagination. They sit on their phones all day or play Xbox until 3AM when they have finals the next day, and...Oh, sorry, Don't get me started. Anyway, not for kids, they wouldn't appreciate it anyway!) Payment must be made within 24 hours of auction ending. Paypal only. ...It's that time again! I'm selling off a large 30 year collection of vintage Space Ray Guns and other space toys, die cast cars, and other collectable's, so keep checking back with me. My garage is literally filled to the rafters with wonderful treasures - The only reason I'm selling is so that I can fit my car back into the garage, (That, and my wife threatened to call that "Hoarders" show on me!) Cheers, and happy bidding!
If you're a fan of the movie, or just a great Sci Fi collector, this is a must have. I believe it talks. It's battery operated, but didn't have batteries to test it. It's been sitting in storage for at... least 15 years, so, no guarantees that it works. Also, a portion of his right thumb is missing, otherwise he appears in terrific condition and is very displayable!
The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut, who would later script and direct the Pixar film The Incredibles (2004). It is based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United States as The Iron Giant) and was scripted by Tim McCanlies from a story treatment by Bird. The film stars the voices of Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Christopher McDonald and John Mahoney. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film is about a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a gigantic metallic robot who fell from outer space. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.The film's development began in 1994 as a musical with the involvement of The Who's Pete Townshend, though the project took root once Bird signed on as director and hired McCanlies to write the screenplay in 1996. The film was animated using traditional animation, with computer-generated imagery used to animate the titular character and other effects. The understaffed crew of the film completed it with half of the time and budget of other animated features. Michael Kamen composed the film's score, which was performed by the Czech Philharmonic.The Iron Giant premiered at Mann's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on July 31, 1999 and was released worldwide on August 6. Upon release, the film significantly under-performed at the box office, grossing $31.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $70–80 million, which was blamed on Warner Bros.' unusually poor marketing campaign and skepticism towards animated film production following the failure of its previous effort Quest for Camelot (1998). Despite this, the film received widespread critical acclaim with praise directed at the story, animation, characters, the portrayal of the title character and the voice performances of Aniston, Connick Jr., Diesel, McDonald, Mahoney and Marienthal. The film was nominated for several awards, winning nine Annie Awards out of 15 nominations. Through home video releases and television syndication, the film gathered a cult following and is now widely regarded as a modern animated classic.[8][9][10] In 2015, an extended, remastered version of the film was re-released theatrically, which saw a home video release the following year.(Sold as a collectible, and not intended for use by children, as kids today have no imagination. They sit on their phones all day or play Xbox until 3AM when they have finals the next day, and...Oh, sorry, Don't get me started. Anyway, not for kids, they wouldn't appreciate it anyway!) Payment must be made within 24 hours of auction ending. Paypal only. ...It's that time again! I'm selling off a large 30 year collection of vintage Space Ray Guns and other space toys, die cast cars, and other collectable's, so keep checking back with me. My garage is literally filled to the rafters with wonderful treasures - The only reason I'm selling is so that I can fit my car back into the garage, (That, and my wife threatened to call that "Hoarders" show on me!) Cheers, and happy bidding!
