Iron Man

I feel like you're driving me to a court-martial.

This is crazy. What did I do?

I feel like you're going to pull over and snuff me.

What, you're not allowed to talk? Hey, Forrest!

We can talk, sir.

Oh, I see. So it's personal?

No, you intimidate them.

Good God, you're a woman.

I honestly... I couldn't have called that.

I mean, I'd apologize, but isn't that what we're going for here?

I thought of you as a soldier first.

I'm an airman.

You have, actually, excellent bone structure, there.

I'm kind of having a hard time not looking at you now.

Is that weird? Come on, it's okay, laugh.

Sir, I have a question to ask.

Yes, please.

Is it true you went 12 for 12 with last year's Maxim cover models?

That is an excellent question. Yes and no.

March and I had a scheduling conflict,

but fortunately, the Christmas cover was twins.

Anything else? You're kidding me with the hand up, right?

Is it cool if I take a picture with you?

Yes. It's very cool.

All right.

I don't want to see this on your MySpace page.

Please, no gang signs.

No, throw it up. I'm kidding.

Yeah, peace. I love peace.

I'd be out of a job with peace.

Come on. Hurry up. Just click it. Don't change any settings. Just click it.

What's going on? Contact left!

What have we got?

Jimmy, stay with Stark!

Stay down! Yeah.

Son of a bitch!

Wait, wait, wait! Give me a gun!

Stay here!

Whoa!

Tony Stark.

Visionary. Genius.

American patriot.

Even from an early age,

the son of legendary weapons developer Howard Stark

quickly stole the spotlight with his brilliant and unique mind.

At age four, he built his first circuit board.

At age six, his first engine.

And at 17, he graduated summa cum laude from MIT.

Then, the passing of a titan.

Howard Stark's lifelong friend and ally, Obadiah Stane,

steps in to help fill the gap left by the legendary founder,

until, at age 21, the prodigal son returns

and is anointed the new CEO of Stark Industries.

With the keys to the kingdom,

Tony ushers in a new era for his father's legacy,

creating smarter weapons, advanced robotics, satellite targeting.

Today, Tony Stark has changed the face of the weapons industry

by ensuring freedom and protecting America

and her interests around the globe.

As liaison to Stark Industries,

I've had the unique privilege of serving with a real patriot.

He is my friend and he is my great mentor.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor

to present this year's Apogee Award to Mr. Tony Stark.

Tony?

Thank you, Colonel. Thanks for the save.

This is beautiful. Thank you. Thank you all very much.

This is wonderful.

Well, I'm not Tony Stark.

But if I were Tony, I would tell you how honored I feel

and what a joy it is to receive this very prestigious award.

Tony, you know...

The best thing about Tony is also the worst thing.

He's always working.

Work it! Come on!

We should just stay till the morning.

You are unbelievable.

Oh, no! Did they rope you into this?

Nobody roped me into anything!

I'm so sorry. But they told me that

if I presented you with an award, you'd be deeply honored.

Of course I'd be deeply honored. And it's you, that's great.

So when do we do it? It's right here.

Here you go. There it is. That was easy.

I'm so sorry. Yeah, it's okay.

Wow! Would you look at that? That's something else.

I don't have any of those floating around.

We're gonna let it ride!

Give me a hand, will you? Give me a little something-something.

Okay, you, too.

I don't blow on a man's dice. Come on, honey bear.

There it is. Lieutenant Colonel Rhodes rolls! And...

Two craps. Line away.

That's what happens. Worse things have happened.

I think we're gonna be fine. Color me up, will you?

This is where I exit. All right.

Tomorrow, don't be late.

Yeah, you can count on it. I'm serious!

I know, I know.

Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. There you go.

Mr. Stark! Excuse me, Mr. Stark!

Christine Everhart, Vanity Fair magazine.

Can I ask you a couple of questions?

She's cute. She's all right?

Hi. Hi.

Yeah. Okay, go. It's okay?

You've been called the da Vinci of our time.

What do you say to that? Absolutely ridiculous. I don't paint.

And what do you say to your other nickname?

"The Merchant of Death"?

That's not bad.

Let me guess. Berkeley?

Brown, actually.

Well, Ms. Brown,

it's an imperfect world, but it's the only one we've got.

I guarantee you, the day weapons are no longer needed to keep the peace,

I'll start making bricks and beams for baby hospitals.

Rehearse that much?

Every night in front of the mirror before bedtime.

I can see that.

I'd like to show you first-hand.

All I want is a serious answer.

Okay, here's serious. My old man had a philosophy,

"Peace means having a bigger stick than the other guy."

That's a great line coming from the guy selling the sticks.

My father helped defeat the Nazis.

He worked on the Manhattan Project.

A lot of people, including your professors at Brown,

would call that being a hero.

And a lot of people would also call that war profiteering.

Tell me, do you plan to report on the millions we've saved

by advancing medical technology

or kept from starvation with our intelli-crops?

All those breakthroughs, military funding, honey.

You ever lose an hour of sleep your whole life?

I'd be prepared to lose a few with you.

Good morning. It's 7:00 a.m.

The weather in Malibu is 72 degrees with scattered clouds.

The surf conditions are fair with waist-to-shoulder high lines.

High tide will be at 10:52 a.m.

MALIBU, CALIFORNIA

Tony?

Hey, Tony?

You are not authorized to access this area.

Jesus. That's Jarvis. He runs the house.

I've got your clothes here. They've been dry-cleaned and pressed,

and there's a car waiting for you outside

that will take you anywhere you'd like to go.

You must be the famous Pepper Potts.

Indeed I am.

After all these years, Tony still has you picking up the dry-cleaning.

I do anything and everything that Mr. Stark requires,

including, occasionally, taking out the trash.

Will that be all?

Sometimes I try to do things

but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to,

and I get real frustrated

and then, like, I try hard to do it

and I, like, take my time

but it just doesn't work out the way I want it to.

It's like I concentrate on it real hard

but it just doesn't work out.

Give me an exploded view.

The compression in cylinder three appears to be low.

Log that.

I'm gonna try again, right now.

Please don't turn down my music.

I'll keep you posted.

You are supposed to be halfway around the world right now.

How'd she take it?

Like a champ.

Why are you trying to hustle me out of here?

Your flight was scheduled to leave an hour and a half ago.

That's funny, I thought with it being my plane and all,

that it would just wait for me to get there.

Tony, I need to speak to you about a couple things

before I get you out of the door.

Doesn't it kind of defeat the whole purpose of having your own plane

if it departs before you arrive?

Larry called. He's got another buyer for the Jackson Pollock in the wings.

Do you want it? Yes or no.

Is it a good representation of his spring period?

No. The Springs was actually the neighborhood in East Hampton

where he lived and worked,

not "spring" like the season. So?

I think it's a fair example.

I think it's incredibly overpriced.

I need it. Buy it. Store it.

Okay. The MIT commencement speech...

Is in June. Please, don't harangue me about stuff that's way, way, down...

They're haranguing me, so I'm gonna say yes.

Deflect it and absorb it. Don't transmit it back to me.

I need you to sign this before you get on the plane.

What are you trying to get rid of me for? What, you got plans?

As a matter of fact, I do.

I don't like it when you have plans.