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User Rating:
5.9/10   18,976 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Gavin Scott (written by) and
Adam Rifkin (written by) ...
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Release Date:
10 July 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
The few, the proud, and the small. more
Plot:
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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(26 articles)
Review: 9 – ragtag and pretty rubbish
 (From t5m.com. 2 November 2009, 1:49 AM, PST)

Exclusive: Down in The Hole - An Interview with Joe Dante
 (From Fangoria. 21 September 2009, 11:14 PM, PDT)

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The Good & Bad Of 'Small Soldiers' more (118 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Commando Elite (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some menacing action/violence and brief drug references.
Runtime:
108 min | USA:110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The movie is meant to take place in fictional Winslow Corners, Ohio, and the producers made an effort to represent Northeastern Ohio accurately: Alan rides his bike past a newsstand selling The Plain Dealer, a Cleveland-centered newspaper. Later he leaves his phone number on the Globotech voice mail system and gives the Akron area code of 330. The Heartland delivery truck appears to have 90s-style Ohio license plates and is a reference to the state generally, "Ohio: The Heart of it All!" more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the final scene, when Alan launches the boat, Archer is on the side closer to land. In the next shot, the boat has been turned around and Archer is facing downstream. more
Quotes:
Christy Fimple: Any sigh of the Gorgonites?
Alan: No, not a thing.
Phil Fimple: [calling off shot] Come on Christy!
Christy Fimple: [kisses Alan on cheek] I'll see ya.
[Alan grabs her dramatically and kisses her]
Gil Mars: [getting into helicopter, looking at wreckage] Too bad. This would have been a hell of a commercial.
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Another One Bites The Dust (Small Soldiers Remix) more

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16 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
The Good & Bad Of 'Small Soldiers', 9 August 2006
6/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

BAD NEWS - Typical Hollywood family in that the film features stupid parents, annoying teens who are too worldly for their age and think they get no respect from their parents. Also, there are the usual anti-military messages and anti- Republican cheap shots. The story has The Commandos (military, which means bad guys, of course) against the Gorgonites (peaceful, different-looking creatures.)

GOOD NEWS - A very clever animated-live action computer animated film (at least for 1998) in which the toys come to life and look real. Once the action starts, it's a very interesting story with fun special-effects, some good, funny dialog and some neat references to past films. Sometimes it's tough to catch them all.

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