Small Soldiers (1998)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.8/10   

Director:

Joe Dante

Escritores (WGA):

Gavin Scott (written by) and
Adam Rifkin (written by) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 julio 1998 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura | Comedia | Familia | Ciencia-Ficción

Frase comercial:

The few, the proud, and the small.

Plot:

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.

Plot Keywords:

Toy | Computer | Action Figure | Military | Battle

Premios:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

These toys are terminators!! Watch out, Arnold!!

Reparto

David Cross	...	Irwin Wayfair
Jay Mohr	...	Larry Benson
Alexandra Wilson	...	Ms. Kegel
Denis Leary	...	Gil Mars
Gregory Smith	...	Alan Abernathy
Dick Miller	...	Joe
Kirsten Dunst	...	Christy Fimple
Jacob Smith	...	Timmy Fimple
Jonathan Bouck	...	Brad (as Jonathan David Bouck)
Kevin Dunn	...	Stuart Abernathy
Ann Magnuson	...	Irene Abernathy
Wendy Schaal	...	Marion Fimple
Phil Hartman	...	Phil Fimple
Archie Hahn	...	Satellite Dish Installer
Robert Picardo	...	Ralph, Clean Room Technician

También conocida como:

The Commando Elite (USA) (working title)
Pequeños guerreros (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some menacing action/violence and brief drug references.

Duración:

108 min | USA:110 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Philippines:G | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Locaciones de Filmación:

Columbia/Warner Bros. Ranch - 411 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA

Compañía:

Universal Pictures

Trivialidades:

The murder of Phil Hartman before the premiere caused some minor changes before release.

Errores:

Continuidad: In the scene where Alan and Christy look at the burning wreckage of the commando elite in the water Christy is wearing 'tight' jeans, but in scenes before and after that, she is wearing much looser jeans

Citas:

Archer: Greetings. I am Archer, emissary or the Gorgonites.
Alan: Awfully polite for a monster.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (1999)

Banda de Sonido:

War

These toys are terminators!! Watch out, Arnold!!

These action toys are never at a loss for a sharp quip or a fast jab and keep things humming merrily along in a film the kiddies should love. The toy soldiers steal the film from the adults--not too much of a chore since the main roles are strictly nondescript. But once the toys start to show some sign of life, the film moves along at a fast clip with some funny references to other films--notably Franz Waxman's "Bride of Frankenstein" music used for a portion where one of the Commandos cries: "It's alive! It's alive!"

Gregory Smith as the trouble-making teen and Kirsten Dunst as his girl-friend are pleasing enough. Phil Hartman has an inauspicious supporting role as her father. But it's the voice talent of Tommy Lee Jones as Major Chip Hazard and Frank Langella as Archer (leader of the Gorgonites) that provide the most entertaining moments as they give life to the toy figures.

If you can suspend your disbelief long enough to absorb the silly premise of the story, you'll have a good time. Kids will probably be fascinated by the lifelike figures and adults might find it all highly amusing despite the silliness of the basic plot.

All the production values and special effects are first class. Some scary fun and some clever lines all the way through. Not bad. And kudos to Jerry Goldsmith for a lively and pleasing background score. Once they punch their way out of their wrappings, these toys are terminators!!