Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man, released in various countries. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is about Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), a billionaire industrialist who is captured by terrorists in Afghanistan. Ordered to build a missile for them, Stark uses his resources instead to build a powered exoskeleton to make his escape.

Returning to America, Stark improves his armor and becomes the technologically advanced superhero Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow plays his personal assistant Pepper Potts, Terrence Howard plays jet pilot James Rhodes, and Jeff Bridges plays Obadiah Stane.

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the CEO of Stark Industries which produces advance weapon systems for the U.S. military. Tony's father started the company after WWII, and after his death Tony inherited the company, worth billions. Tony lives the life as a hard drinking, rich playboy ladies man, but he is also a genius who has invented many high-tech items for the company.

Tony flies to Afghanistan to demonstrate a new weapons test to the United States Air Force. On his way back to his plane, his convoy is attacked by terrorists, and Tony is wounded by a Stark Industries missile. Tony is captured and held hostage in a cave with Yinsen (Shaun Toub), a doctor who saves his life. The terrorists force Tony and Yinsen to reproduce the new destructive Jericho missile Tony was demonstrating from parts of other weapons.

Instead, Tony decides to build a suit of armor with Yinsen's help. The suit gives Tony the strength and protection to be able to escape the terrorists. Back in America, Tony builds a better suit of armor which gives him superhuman strength with the ability to fly. With the help of his personal assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and Air Force Lieut. Colonel Jim Rhodes (Terrence Howard), Tony vows to protect the world as Iron Man. Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)

Marvel and Paramount Pictures, the distributor, planned a $50 million marketing campaign for the film, which is modeled on Paramount's successful promotion of Transformers (2007); Hasbro and Sega will sell merchandise, and product placement deals were made with Audi, Burger King and 7-Eleven. Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, particularly praising Downey's performance. The film's stars have signed on for two sequels, the story of which Favreau has planned to depict Stark's alcoholism, Rhodes becoming War Machine, and the introduction of the villainous Mandarin. Downey also cameos as Stark in the upcoming The Incredible Hulk.

Directed by Jon Favreau

Writing credits
(WGA)
Mark Fergus (screenplay) &
Hawk Ostby (screenplay) and
Art Marcum (screenplay) &
Matt Holloway (screenplay)

Stan Lee (characters) &
Don Heck (characters) &
Larry Lieber (characters) &
Jack Kirby (characters)

Cast (in credits order)

Robert Downey Jr. ... Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard ... Jim Rhodes
Jeff Bridges ... Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Gwyneth Paltrow ... Pepper Potts
Leslie Bibb ... Christine Everhart
Shaun Toub ... Yinsen
Faran Tahir ... Raza
Sayed Badreya ... Abu Bakaar
Bill Smitrovich ... General Gabriel
Clark Gregg ... Agent Phil Coulson
Tim Guinee ... Major Allen
Will Lyman ... Award Ceremony Narrator
Marco Khan ... Insurgent #4
Kevin Foster ... Jimmy
Garret Noel ... Pratt
Eileen Weisinger ... Ramirez
Ahmed Ahmed ... Ahmed
Fahim Fazli ... Omar
Tom Morello ... Insurgent #5
Gerard Sanders ... Howard Stark
Tim Rigby ... Viper #1
Russell Richardson ... Viper #2
Jon Favreau ... Hogan
Nazanin Boniadi ... FBX Reporter
Thomas Craig Plumer ... Colonel Craig
Robert Berkman ... Dealer at Craps Table
Stacy Stas ... Woman at Craps Table #1
Lauren Scyphers ... Woman at Craps Table #2
Frank Nyi ... Engineer (as Dr. Frank Nyi)
Marvin Jordan ... Air Force Officer
Jim Cramer ... Himself
Reid Harper ... Kid in SUV #1
Summer Kylie Remington ... Kid in SUV #2
Ava Rose Williams ... Kid in SUV #2
Vladimir Kubr ... Kid in SUV #3
Callie Croughwell ... Kid in SUV #4 (as Callie Marie Croughwell)
Donna Evans ... Woman in SUV (as Donna Evans Merlo)
Javan Tahir ... Gulmira Kid
Sahar Bibiyan ... Gulmira Mom
Patrick O'Connell ... Press Reporter #1
Adam Harrington ... Press Reporter #2
Meera Simhan ... Press Reporter #3
Ben Newmark ... Press Reporter #4
Ricki Noel Lander ... Hot Stewardess #1
Jeannine Kaspar ... Hot Stewardess #2
Sarah Cahill ... Hot Stewardess #3
Stan Lee ... Himself
Peter Billingsley ... William
Justin Rex ... Air Force Lieutenant
Zorianna Kit ... Herself
Lana Kinnear ... Stan's Girl #1
Nicole Lindeblad ... Stan's Girl #2
Masha Lund ... Stan's Girl #3
Gabrielle Tuite ... Stan's Girl #4
Tim Griffin ... CAOC Analyst #1
Joshua Harto ... CAOC Analyst #2
Micah A. Hauptman ... CAOC Analyst #3 (as Micah Hauptman)
James Bethea ... CAOC Analyst #4
Daston Kalili ... Screaming Insurgent #1
Ido Ezra ... Screaming Insurgent #2

Iron Man official website : http://ironmanmovie.marvel.com/

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