Toy Soldiers (1991) 6.2
When terrorists seize control of a boarding school, a group of troublemaking boys decide to resist them. Director:Daniel Petrie Jr. |
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Toy Soldiers (1991) 6.2
When terrorists seize control of a boarding school, a group of troublemaking boys decide to resist them. Director:Daniel Petrie Jr. |
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| Sean Astin | ... | ||
| Wil Wheaton | ... | ||
| Keith Coogan | ... | ||
| Andrew Divoff | ... | ||
| R. Lee Ermey | ... | ||
| Mason Adams | ... |
FBI Dep. Asst. Dir. Otis Brown
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| Denholm Elliott | ... |
Dr. Robert Gould - Headmaster
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| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... |
Dean Edward Parker
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| George Perez | ... | ||
| T.E. Russell | ... |
Henry 'Hank' Giles III
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| Shawn Phelan | ... | ||
| Michael Champion | ... |
Jack Thorpe
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| Tracy Brooks Swope | ... |
Jennifer
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Max Manwell | ... |
HRT Commander
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| Joe Inscoe | ... |
Agent Grimes
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Billy Tepper is the leader of a group of rebellious boys at The Regis School. He has already been expelled from three prominent private schools. His best friend, Joey Trotta, is the son of the Head of the New York Mafia; Billy, all their friends and many other kids at the school have equally influential and prominent, if more law-abiding, parents. When Luis Cali's father is put in jail, he heads for the Regis School to put the son of the judge in charge of the case under hostage, only to find he has been removed. However, once he realises who the parents of the rest are, he decides the entire student body of the Regis School would be an even better bargaining chip. Written by Liz Jordan <c9310494@alinga.newcastle.edu.au>
Colombian terrorists hold hostage a military school in the U.S. until their demands are met. The students decide to fight back. Will they be able to do it?
Silly premise but the film actually works. The group of kids who fight were all up and coming when this film came out in 1991: Sean Astin (looking very cute); Wil Wheaton (looking miserable); Keith Coogan; George Perez (the token Latino who is very handsome, very muscular and is mostly shown in nothing but tight underwear); T.E. Russell (the token black guy) and Shawn Phelan. None of them are very good actors (except Astin), but who cares? This is a mindless action film. The only other good performances are from Denholm Elliott (having a ball as the headmaster) and Louis Gossett Jr. as the dean.
Other than that--there's lots of action, suspense, explosions and little brains. In other words---FUN!
Only complaint (and this is minor)--it's a bit too long (there are THREE endings) and there is LOTS of casual, bloody violence (the R rating was well-earned). Still, I enjoyed it a lot.