History ShoutOut / TheIronGiant

* A shot of the Giant disintegrating a tank as two soldiers jump out of the way is a recreation of a shot from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''.

* A shot of the Giant disintegrates a tank as two soldiers jump out of the way is a recreation of a shot from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''.

* The man selling the tractor that the Giant took a bite out of is based on Floyd R. Turbo from ''Series/TheTonightShowWithJohnnyCarson''. He's listed in the credits as "Floyd Turbeaux".

* The scene where the Giant encounters a deer is a nod to ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}''.

* Dean describes [[KlatchianCoffee espresso]] as [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Coffeezilla.]]

* The scene where the Giant is chasing Rogard & Mansley's jeep is reminiscent of the ''TyrannosaurusRex'' chase scene in ''Film/JurassicPark'', complete with Mansley demanding the driver go faster.

* The scene where the Giant is chasing Rogard & Mansley's jeep is reminiscent of the ''Tyrannosaurus'' chase scene in ''Film/JurassicPark'', complete with Mansley demanding the driver go faster.

* The Western that General Rogard was watching when Mansley was contacting him was the exact same one that Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies were watching in ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.
* The "scary movie" that Hogarth was watching was a shout out to the cheesy sci-fi movies of the fifties (more specifically, ''Film/TheBrainFromPlanetArous'').

* The scene where the Giant is chasing Rogard & Mansley's jeep is reminiscent of the T-Rex chase scene in ''Film/JurassicPark'', complete with Mansley demanding the driver go faster.

* The Western that General Rogard was watching when Mansley was contacting him was the exact same one the Dalmatian puppies were watching in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.

* The Western that General Rogard was watching when Mansley was contacting him was the exact same one the Dalmatian puppies were watching in Disney's ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''.

* Many fans of classic {{Toku}} and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'''s in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic {{Toku}} and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic LiveAction/Toku and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic UsefulNotes/Toku and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic Genre/Toku and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic Toku Toku and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic Toku and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrifice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* Many fans of classic Toku and Television have noted the Giant's HeroicSacrafice seems almost identical to ''Series/GiantRobo'' 's in the Tokusatsu version aka ''Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot'' though in this case the Giant had to destroy a nuclear missile and Giant Robo had to stop BigBad Emperor Guillotine from causing a Suicide Bombing ''and'' a oncoming Meteor.

* The Signature Edition has a moment where the Giant's hand appears to watch ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Disneyland]]''.[[note]]This was going to be in the original version, but Disney wouldn't give the filmmakers the rights. HilariousInHindsight when you remember that Brad Bird would eventually direct ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}''.[[/note]]

* Hogarth also mentions ''ComicBook/TheSpirit'' as one of his comic books. Brad Bird is a huge Spirit fan (he also referenced the Spirit in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'').

* There are also numerous references to Franchise/{{Superman}}.

-->"No. Augh. Aaaaaaah."

* Hogarth's last name is Hughes, no doubt a nod to Ted Hughes, the author of the original book.
* The Signature Edition has a moment where the Giant's hand appears to watch ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents Disneyland]]''.

* "Hogarth? That's an embarrassing name. She might as well have called him [[TheMarxBrothers Zeppo]] or something."

* There are also numerous references to {{Superman}}.

* The use of a ''Series/WaltDisneyPresents'' clip in the Signature Edition probably references [[Film/{{Tomorrowland}} a piece of Brad Bird's later work for Disney]].

* The use of a ''Series/WaltDisneyPresents'' clip probably references [[Film/{{Tomorrowland}} a piece of Brad Bird's later work for Disney]].

* Hogarth's last name is Hughes, no doubt a nod to Ted Hughes, the author of the original book.

* Hogarth also mentions ''ComicBook/TheSpirit'' as one of his comic books. Brad Bird is a huge Spirit fan (he also referenced the Spirit in ''TheIncredibles'').

* The "scary movie" that Hogarth was watching was a shout out to the cheesy sci-fi movies of the fifties (more specifically, ''[=The Brain from Planet Arous=]'').