| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Robin Williams |
Leslie Zevo
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| Michael Gambon |
Lt. Gen. Leland Zevo
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| Joan Cusack |
Alsatia Zevo
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| LL Cool J |
Captain Patrick Zevo
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| Arthur Malet |
Owen Owens
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| Debi Mazar |
Nurse Debbie
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| Wendy Melvoin |
Choir soloist
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| Donald O'Connor |
Kenneth Zevo
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| Robin Wright Penn |
Gwen Tyler
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| Jack Warden |
Old General Zevo
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Fantasy |
| Director |
Barry Levinson |
| Producer |
Barry Levinson; Mark Johnson; Peter Giuliano |
| Writer |
Barry Levinson; Valerie Curtin |
| Studio |
20th Century Fox |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
121 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
4.6 |
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| Plot |
| There are two reasons to see Toys: some phenomenal visual spectacle and the utterly adorable performance of Joan Cusack. The story: When the founder of the Zevo toy factory dies, he leaves it to his militaristic brother Leland (Michael Gambon) instead of to his whimsical son Leslie (Robin Williams). When Leland starts making war toys (and worse, actual weapons masquerading as toys), Leslie is forced to stop being capricious and take on some authority. Toys is supposedly about innocence and peace, but really it's director Barry Levinson's cry of anxiety about modern-day playthings, particularly video games--which is almost psychic of him, given how video games have started to devour the entertainment market. Fans of Williams will enjoy his performance; the visual design really is gorgeous; and Cusack, as Leslie's sister Alsatia, is so lovely she almost carries the film through its muddled themes. Almost. --Bret Fetzer |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
024543020530 |
| Release Date |
10/12/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [French] |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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