Alone in a Crowd: Tony after Obadiah reveals that he was the one responsible for filing the injunction against him, locking him out of the Stark Industries board.

Almost Kiss: Tony and Pepper during the Stark charity event.

A.I.-cronym: JARVIS is really Just A Rather Very Intelligent System.

In the comics, Stane has no connection to Tony's origin, being simply a rival arms manufacturer. His betrayal is what leads to the creation of Iron Man.

Adaptation Origin Connection: Obadiah Stane is a long-term business partner to both Tony Stark and his father.

Tony's origin takes place in Afghanistan rather than Vietnam (an update taken from Ellis' Extremis story) and the thugs are hinted to be involved with the Mandarin (a bit like in The Invincible Iron Man or the 90s cartoon).

Pepper Potts and Jim Rhodes were rarely part of Tony's inner circle at the same time in the comics.

The evolution of the armor throughout the film parallels the first three or four Iron Man suits in the comics (which were introduced over the course of twenty or so issues).

Adaptation Distillation: Pulls together a lot of Iron Man story elements over the years.

When Pepper is at Obadiah's computer, and there are folders marked ' Lebowski'.

He plays even better when Michelle Pfeiffer is lying on top of it.

Jeff Bridges plays nice piano at Tony's house.

When Tony tells Colonel Rhodes, 'Looks like someone did your job for you,' referencing Terrence Howard's earlier role in The Brave One.

Downey had the Burger King products placed in the film to acknowledge how the company played a role in his getting healthy enough to play Tony Stark. Realizing that he needed to shape up and take responsibility for himself, he immediately drove to the ocean and threw out the drugs he'd just bought and proceeded to clean up his life. He took one bite and found the burger to be so disgusting that he had to stop and take a moment to seriously consider what he was doing with his life. was driving around with a trunk full of drugs and stopped by a Burger King to get something to eat.

Tony Stark is seen munching on Burger King burgers after he's rescued.

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