Small Soldiers has plenty of visual razzle-dazzle, but the rote story proves disappointingly deficient in director Joe Dante's trademark anarchic spirit.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Joe Dante -
Producer -
Michael Finnell , Colin Wilson -
Screenwriter -
Gavin Scott , Adam Rifkin , Ted Elliott , Terry Rossio -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox , DreamWorks SKG -
Production Co -
DreamWorks SKG , Amblin Entertainment , Universal Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Comedy , Action , Fantasy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 10, 1998, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$55.1M -
Runtime -
1h 50m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , DTS , Surround , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Scope (2.35:1)