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Small Soldiers
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6.6When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
Cast
- Gregory Smith as Alan Abernathy
- Kirsten Dunst as Christy Fimple
- Denis Leary as Gil Mars
- Phil Hartman as Phil Fimple
- David Cross as Irwin Wayfair
- Jay Mohr as Larry Benson
Themes
- defense industry
- toy shop
- technical toy
- soldier
- prototype
- killer toys
- toy comes to life
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Joe Dante
- Written by
- Gavin Scott Adam Rifkin Ted Elliott Terry Rossio
- Produced by
- Michael Finnell Colin Wilson
- Starring
- Kirsten Dunst Gregory Smith Jay Mohr Phil Hartman Kevin Dunn Denis Leary Frank Langella Tommy Lee Jones
- Cinematography
- Jamie Anderson
- Edited by
- Marshall Havey, Michael Thau
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures , (North America), Universal Pictures , (International)
- Release dates
- June 4, 1998 ( 1998-06-04 ) (United Kingdom) July 10, 1998 ( 1998-07-10 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 110 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $87.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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 in his memory. Additionally, it marked the final film role of Clint Walker before his retirement.
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