Trivia: The photo used on the newspaper clipping of Joe Kingman and his wife is actually a real photo of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and his wife Dany on their wedding day.
Trivia: The Iron Giant has only 53 words of dialogue in the entire film.
Trivia: Jim Carrey was the first choice for the role of the Genie, but had to decline due to his recent involvement in a civil lawsuit.
Trivia: All of the singing in this film was dubbed by adult vocalists.
Trivia: The part played by Meatloaf was first given to boxer Frank Bruno who quit the film during filming as his son wasn't allowed on set to get the spice girls' autographs.
Trivia: Not a mistake, just a fact. Exactly 2,357 pies were used in the big pie fight.
Trivia: The doctor who tells the family Hub checked himself out of the hospital is Eugene Osment, Haley Joel Osment's father.
Trivia: Riley is the only character in the movie with both male and female emotions.
Trivia: A popular film poster shows Emily and Victor reaching their hands toward one another. Emily's bony hand is on her right and Victor's suit and vest are backwards (note its buttons). Some say it was for legal reasons - Johnny Depp's name was supposed to appear on the poster first because of a contract, and they wanted the characters underneath the corresponding star names, hence the issue. Others say it was simply because the picture looked better with the bride on the right side.
Trivia: According to Disney there were 6,469,952 spots painted on the dogs.
Trivia: This film was supposed to be Steve Coogan's ticket to Hollywood stardom, but it was not to be. The film tanked at the box office, losing almost US$80,000,000. This is the biggest loss by any independent film ever, and it bankrupted its producers.
Trivia: A lot of the witches who attend the Grand High Witches meeting are actually men dressed in women's clothing.
Trivia: The moths that fly out of Billy's mouth after he cuts the thread are real, the actor held them in there for the effect.
Trivia: When Barley and Ian are paying their toll at the "troll bridge", look on the right hand side and you can see the Pizza Planet Truck.
Trivia: Reportedly, Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg repeatedly tried to sabotage the film's production as he was worried it would overshadow their film "Aladdin," especially as both films featured Robin Williams as a prominent character. Williams was furious, as he felt the film's environmental message was important and that there was no reason he couldn't do both films. It's believed this may have been a factor in William's feud with Disney that lasted several years after "Aladdin" was released.