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Toys (1992) -- When a military general inherits a toy making company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him before he ruins the name of Zevo Toys forever.
Toys (1992) -- When a military general inherits a toy making company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him before he ruins the name of Zevo Toys forever.

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Director:
Barry Levinson
Writers (WGA):
Valerie Curtin (written by) &
Barry Levinson (written by)
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Release Date:
18 December 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Comedy more
Tagline:
Laughter is a state of mind.
Plot:
When a military general inherits a toy making company and begins making war toys, his employees band together to stop him before he ruins the name of Zevo Toys forever. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 nominations more
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(21 articles)
Jonas Brothers Tapped for Stevie Wonder's House Full of Toys
 (From Aceshowbiz. 1 November 2009, 8:28 PM, PST)

Photos: Michelle Williams and Matilda Fly Home
 (From Extra. 25 October 2009, 9:25 AM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Leslie Zevo

Michael Gambon ... Lt. General Leland Zevo

Joan Cusack ... Alsatia Zevo

Robin Wright Penn ... Gwen Tyler (as Robin Wright)

LL Cool J ... Captain Patrick Zevo

Donald O'Connor ... Kenneth Zevo
Arthur Malet ... Owen Owens

Jack Warden ... Old General Zevo

Debi Mazar ... Nurse Debbie
Wendy Melvoin ... Choir Soloist
Julio Oscar Mechoso ... Cortez

Jamie Foxx ... Baker

Shelly Desai ... Shimera
Blake Clark ... Hagenstern
Art Metrano ... Guard at Desk
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some language and sensuality.
Runtime:
118 min | 122 min (FMC Library Print) (dvd release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1994) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L (original rating) | South Korea:12 | Peru:PT | Sweden:11 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

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It took director Barry Levinson over 10 years to develop the film. It took 10 months to shoot. more
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Continuity: When General Zevo is in the arcade playing "Tank Gunner" you notice that his score bounces. It's at -2400 at the point where he only shoots UN Trucks (each truck is -1000 points) and in the next seen he's at 1600 points, down to 400, then up to 3600, then down to -6000, then -3400, and finally -7000. more
Quotes:
Alsatia Zevo: I just cant believe no one has asked you for an applesauce sandwich before.
Joe at Cafeteria: But Miss Zevo, the bread would get all soggy
Alsatia Zevo: Oooohhh.
Joe at Cafeteria: [whispers] I make you one tomorrow.
Alsatia Zevo: Ok, I guess I'll just have a cheese sandwich.
Joe at Cafeteria: Ok Miss Zevo.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Burns' Heir (#5.18)" (1994) more
Soundtrack:
LET JOY AND INNOCENCE PREVAIL more

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31 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Time to play..., 24 January 2000
10/10
Author: George Litman from Marietta, OH USA

People can be funny about movies like "Toys".

They'll analyze them to death, wonder what underlying messages are hidden in the subtext, how much the FX cost, what the actors were thinking, all BEFORE they let the movie begin. I don't think about things like that when watching a movie at first. I just decide if I was entertained or not.

I was.

"Toys" uses Williams' natural exuberance and Cusack's looniness to its benefit and make them the most unique characters in a movie that ISN'T about toys as much as it is childhood, life, death and whatever happens to be in between. I especially liked Cusack's comment at her father's funeral about the tin horn.

Gambon plays the "serious-minded" adult who traipses into toyland and decides to declare war. What happens? About what you'd expect. Or maybe not, I dunno. What can you expect in a movie where it makes up its own rules along the way, just like a child at play?

I loved the production design and a lot of toys are just downright cute. Williams' speech to the toys near the end that hybrids Gandhi and Churchill with a little of "Begin the Beguine" is a classic in my book. And Cusack's fate is somewhat of a shock. LL Cool J does a pretty good job as does Gambon. Wright is pretty, as always, and you have to love that down-home accent (and dolphin imitation).

In the end, "Toys" breaks free of the world like the elephant during the end credits, making a world all its own, one where children's rules apply and simply allowing yourself to be a child is the perfect remedy to adulthood. Maybe THAT'S what a lot of people don't understand about this movie.

Nice Job, Barry.

Ten stars and a smoking jacket for "Toys", the movie that proves there's a time and a place for children's things, as long as you don't let growing up spoil it for you.

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