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Small Soldiers (1998)

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Release Date: July 10, 1998
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, Family
Running Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for some menacing action/violence and brief drug reference.
Director: Joe Dante
Writer: Ted Elliott, Anne Spielberg, Gavin Scott, Terry Rossio, Adam Rifkin, Zak Penn
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Jackie Joseph, Rance Howard, Belinda Balaski, Julius Tennon, Robert Picardo, Archie Hahn, Phil Hartman, Jay Mohr, Alexandra Wilson, Denis Leary, Gregory Smith, Dick Miller, Kirsten Dunst, Jacob Smith, Jonathan Bouck, Kevin Dunn, Ann Magnuson, Wendy Schaal, David Cross

In the small suburban town of Winslow Corners, Ohio, life is quiet, people are friendly, and action figures are only toys. Then again, dont judge an action figure by its box.

Meet the Commado Elite action figures with an attitude. To them, everything else is just a toy. . . including the unsuspecting suburbanites of Winslow Corners, who have somehow found themselves allied with the Commandos sworn enemies, the Gorgonites. The monstrous-looking, but noble Gorgonites Read more

Movie Review

Grade: C+ After making this movie, Phil Hartman was murdered, which can only set the tone for Small Soldiers. What seems like a children's film on the surface is actually a semi-violent PG-13 flick that falls in that space between teenagers and little kids. Read the full movie review

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