This wonderful animated fable is set in a New England town in 1957 and focuses on a young boy named Hogarth who desperately wants to find a pet his mother would approve of. Instead, he finds a 50-foot-tall robot from outer space that eats metal. While Hogarth and his metallic visitor become close pals, a nasty government agent tries to capture the alien. With voices by Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel. Director’s cut includes two newly animated sequences from the original script. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; deleted scenes; documentaries; audio commentary; featurette; photo gallery.
This wonderful animated fable is set in a New England town in 1957 and focuses on a young boy named Hogarth who desperately wants to find a pet his mother would approve of. Instead, he finds a 50-foot-tall robot from outer space that eats metal. While Hogarth and his metallic visitor become close pals, a nasty government agent tries to capture the alien. With voices by Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick, Jr., Eli Marienthal, Vin Diesel. Director’s cut includes two newly animated sequences from the original script. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; deleted scenes; documentaries; audio commentary; featurette; photo gallery.