Movie Description
A toy company believes it is onto something when it employs the latest government military technology in a series of action figures, enabling them to talk. They underestimate the power of the special micro chips they've employed, however, as the two opposing sides of the toy line start thinking for themselves and engaging in real combat. The Commando Elite (belligerent war toys) vow to wipe out the Gorgonites (kindhearted misfit fantasy creature figures) in a suburban neighborhood. A young boy, with the help of the kind Gorgonites, must protect his home and family from the Commandos. Listen for the voices of Spinal Tap (Mike McKean, Chris Guest, and Harry Shearer) as Gorgonite Voices as well as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christina Ricci (as the voices of evil, mutated Barbie dolls).
| Credits | | Producer: | Michael Finnell | | Cast: | Denis Leary, Gregory Smith, Kevin Dunn |
| Details | | Edition: | Clamshell | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes
The dumpster where the Gorgonites hide from the Commando elite contains a figure of "Gizmo", the original Gremlin from Joe Dante's smash hit GREMLINS.
Larry Benson (Jay Mohr) uses the password "Gizmo" to gain access to Globotech's computers. In a reference to Dante's GREMLINS character.
George Kennedy, Clint Walker, Ernest Borgnine, and Jim Brown unite to play the voices of the Elite Commando soldiers. In 1967 these actors appeared together as soldiers in the WWII film, THE DIRTY DOZEN.
The cast from THIS IS SPINAL TAP (Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean) play the voices of the Gorgonites.
Editorial Reviews
"...Striking effects..."
Sight and Sound - p.55-6 - Jonathan Romney (10/01/1998)
"...First-rate special effects..."
USA Today - p.7E - Mike Clark (07/31/1998)
"...The voice talent here is extraordinary....The figures themselves are impressive accomplishments..."
New York Times - p.E18 - Janet Maslin (07/10/1998)
"...SMALL SOLDIERS does boast quite a bit of ingenuity and humor. The animation is excellent, as is the figure design, and the voice cast alone is worth the price of admission..."
Box Office - Christine James (09/01/1998)
"...The special effects, a mix of computer animation, animatronics, and live action, are an advanced version of what Dante achieved on 1984's GREMLINS..."
Premiere - Christine Spines (07/01/1998)
"...GREMLINS director Joe Dante achieves a great balance between playfulness and maliciousness here..."
Total Film - Phil Hoad (05/01/2000)
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