Small Soldiers (1998)

Directed by

Joe Dante

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, action film, adventure film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 2,354 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A toy company accidentally gives military action figures powerful computer chips. The toys become aware and start a war between two factions. A teenager must stop them before they hurt people.

fast-pacedplayfultensedarkly comiccheesyenergeticchaoticnostalgic

What happens

Small Soldiers is a 1998 American science fiction film directed by Joe Dante from a screenplay by Ted Elliott. It stars Kirsten Dunst and Gregory Smith, along with the voices of Frank Langella and Tommy Lee Jones. The film depicts two factions of action figures that gain sentience after being implanted with military microprocessors. One faction grows increasingly violent in its attempts to destroy the other, putting lives in danger. Released on July 10, 1998, in the United States by DreamWorks Pictures, with Universal Pictures releasing in other territories, the film received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate commercial success, grossing $87.5 million on a $40 million budget. Small Soldiers marks the last on-screen film role of Phil Hartman, who died two months before the film's American premiere, and is dedicated to his memory. Additionally, it marked the final film role of Clint Walker before his retirement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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