Toys

Childish toy-factory heirs oppose their Army-general uncle's sinister production of war toys.

Childish toy-factory heirs oppose their Army-general uncle's sinister production of war toys.

Release Date: 1995-06-06, Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested),

Release Date: 2001-10-16, Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested),

Robin Williams stars in this surreal antiwar fantasy directed by Barry Levinson RAIN MAN DINER. Williams plays Leslie Zevo the son of a fun-loving toymaker. Leslie and his sister Alsatia Joan Cusack grew up surrounded by their father's whimsical creations in the fantastic factory that he built. When their father dies the children find that he has left his beloved business in the hands of his brother a warmonger general Michael Gambon thinking that despite his children's love of the company they don't have minds for business. Unable to disregard his military sensibilities the general embarks on his own secret project in an effort to make toys that fulfill his confrontational nature developing video games for children that actually control live weapons. Upon discovering their uncle's diabolical plan Leslie and Alsatia set out to stop the general in his tracks and save their father's dream factory from manufacturing lethal weapons. Levinson's interesting social commentary also features rapper LL Cool J as the ge

DVDs. Toys

Toys (widescreen) - Dvd - Yeardley Smith,wendy Melvoin,shelly Desai,sam Levinson,martha Faulkner,lisel Brunson,kevin West,kate Benton,jimmy Spooner,heather Rogers,dolores E. Sebrasky,amy Arwen Gibbins,art Metrano,julie Haydon,sarah M. Lefever,tommy Townsend,julio Oscar Mechoso,roldan Nill Williams,manny Portel,tashequa J. Peterson,robin Williams,michael Gambon,joan Cusack,robin Wright Penn,ll Cool J,barry Levinson - Fathers And Daughters, fathers And Sons,innocence Lost

Comedy - general DVD - Barry Levinson directed this cautionary fantasy fable--a triumph of production design-- concerning the clash between benevolent, funny toys and malevolent, violent war toys and video games. Donald O'Connor is the kindly, gentle Kenneth Zevo, founder of Zevo Toys. The workers love him and the love they feel for Zevo comes through in the lovingly cute toys they produce. His son Leslie (Robin Williams) is an eccentric inventor who concentrates on coming up with different styles of plastic vomit and over-sized ears. His addle-headed daughter Alsatia (Joan Cusack) enjoys trying out all of Leslie's inventions. But their innocent, idyllic existence is soon to be shattered. Kenneth is dying and he is reluctant to bequeath the factory to the immature hands of Leslie and Alsatia. He finally decides to pass on his factory to his three-star general brother (Michael Gambon), reasoning that the general will run the factory efficiently and prod Leslie and Alsatia into adulthood. When Kenneth dies, the