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From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas ( Compiled by John K From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected]) S5240 SMALL SOLDIERS (USA, 1998) Credits: director, Joe Dante ; writers, Gavin Scott, Adam Rifkin, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio. Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman. Summary: Science fiction/fantasy set in contemporary Ohio. A toy designer, working for a conglomerate which also does military work, uses “intelligent” military computer chips (originally intended to be used in a canceled missile project) to create two lines of action figures. These are: the aggressive Commando Elite, led by Major Chip Hazzard (voice of Tommy Lee Jones); and the Gorgonites, a group of pacifistic space aliens led by the Archer (Frank Langella). These “toys” escape from their boxes and begin the battle they were programmed for, endangering any humans who get in the way. The Commandos are programmed to destroy the Gorgonites and pursue this mission with relentless and resourceful militaristic fervor. Teenager Alan Abernathy (Smith), son of a toy store owner, is drawn into the battle to rescue the Gorgonites when his girlfriend and her family are taken hostage by the Commandos. At one point Major Hazard paraphrases the “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” line from Apocalypse now. Abele, Robert. “Behind the scenes with Kirsten Dunst” US n.247 (Aug 1998), p. 26- 7. Andersen, Soren. “Movie review: ‘Small soldiers’ is hostage to commercialism, imitation” News tribune [Tacoma WA] (Jul 10, 1998), SoundLife, p. SL9. Anderson, Jason. “The toys strike back: ‘Gremlins 2: a new batch’ and ‘Small soldiers’” Cinema scopeno. 2 (winter 2000), p. 36. Ansen, David. “Playing to the crowds” Newsweek 132/3 (Jul 20, 1998), p. 66. Anthony, Ted. “‘Small soldiers’ rain chaos on themselves and viewers” Chattanooga times (Jul 10, 1998), p. G4. Arnold, Frank. “Small soldiers” EPD Film 15 (Nov 1998), p. 44. Arnold, Gary. “A victory of sorts for ‘Soldiers’” Washington times (Jul 10, 1998), p. C17. Baltake, Joe. “Anti-Spielberg Dante strikes again with ‘Soldiers’” Sacramento bee (Jul 10, 1998), Ticket, p. TK21. Baron, David. “War and subterfuge: Unpredictable ‘Small soldiers’ gives kids a message and a lot of violence” Times picayune (Jul 15, 1998), p. E1. Bernard, Jami. “‘Small soldiers’ take no prisoners: Commando dolls spare no one - human or rival toys - in search & destroy mission” Daily news [New York] (Jul 10, 1998), p. 52. Berthomieu, Pierre. “Small soldiers” Positif n. 453 (Nov 1998), p. 57. Betzold, Michael. “Small soldiers” Magill’s cinema annual Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1982- (1999, p. 497-99) Blois, Marco de. “Small soldiers” 24 images n. 93/94 (autumn 1998), p. 93. Bond, Jeff. “Small soldiers” Film score monthly 3/8 (1998), p. 33. Boyar, Jay. “‘Small soldiers’ is the lost patrol of sci-fi movies” Orlando sentinel (Jul 10, 1998), Calendar, p. 16. Brawley, Vance. “Small soldiers” Soundtrack! The collector’s quarterly 17 (Sep 1998), p. 20. Britton, Bonnie. “Battling toys send mixed messages in ‘Small soldiers’” Indianapolis star (Jul 10, 1998), p. F1. Burres, Sonya. “More fun than a poolful of gremlins” Cinefantastique 30/9-10 (1998), p. 123. Butler, Robert W. “Effects barely sustain ‘Soldiers’” Kansas City star (Jul 10, 1998), p. 8. Carr, Jay. “Movie review: Small soldiers: Sizzling shootout in gizmo gulch” Boston globe (Jul 10, 1998), p. D1. Cebryznski, Gregg. “BK alters battle plan for ‘Small soldiers’ promo” Nation’s restaurant news 32/30 (Jul 27, 1998), p. 3, 73. Chris, Cynthia. “Small soldiers” Motion picture guide annual (edited by Jay Robert Nash and Stanley Ralph Ross) Chicago : Cinebooks, 1987-2000. (1999, p. 391-2) Churnin, Nancy. “‘Small soldiers’ backfires: Burger King toy promotion under attack” Dallas morning news (Jul 16, 1998), p. 1C. Chute, David. “Movies: When size doesn’t matter: In Joe Dante’s ‘Small soldiers,’ digitally created pint-sized warriors run amok. Giving them some heart was the real challenge” Los Angeles times (Jul 5, 1998), Calendar, p. 3. Clark, Mike. “Soldiering on with special effects leading charge” USA today (Jul 10, 1998), p. 2E. Cling, Carol. “‘Small’ victory: New Joe Dante satire succeeds on several levels” Las Vegas review-journal (Jul 10, 1998), p. 33J. Cosulich, Oscar. “I prodigi della tecnica” Rivista del cinematografo 68 (Oct 1998), p. 54-5. ____________. “Soldatini killer” Rivista del cinematografo 68 (Oct 1998), p. 51-2. Covert, Colin. “‘Small soldiers’ pits good toys vs. evil in cheesy fun” Star tribune [Minneapolis MN] (Jul 10, 1998), p. 17E. Denerstein, Robert. “Toy action figures come wildly alive in ‘Small soldiers’” Rocky mountain news [Denver CO] (Jul 10, 1998), p. 8D. Di Luzio, Alessandria. “L’impari lotta fra pupazzi e attori” Cineforum 38/378 (Oct 1998), p. 35-8. Dreher, Rod. “Toys ‘n the ‘hood” New York post (Jul 10, 1998), p. 39. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Duncan, Jody. “A ‘Small soldier’ story” Cinefex n. 75 (Oct 1998), p. 96-117. DuPre, Bill. “Priorities march out of line in ‘Small soldiers’” News and observer [Raleigh NC] (Jul 10, 1998), What’s up, p. WUP8. Ebert, Roger. “Frightening things come in ‘Small’ package” Chicago sun-times (Jul 10, 1998), p. 31. Egerton, Judith. “Special effects rule in toy story: Stunted plot can’t measure up” Courier-journal [Louisville KY] (Jul 10, 1998), Weekend extra, p. 19W. Elliott, David. “‘Small soldiers’ loses the war” San Diego union-tribune (Jul 9, 1998), p. Night & Day-23. Emiliani, Simone. “Small soldiers” Film [Italy] 5/36 (1998), p. 69-71. Fabre, Jerome. “Small soldiers” Jeune cinema n. 252 (Nov/Dec 1998), p. 35-7. Fenster, Bob. “‘Small soldiers’ loses war without a fight” Arizona republic (Jul 10, 1998), p. D3. Fuchs, Wolfgang J. “Small soldiers” Kinder und Jugendfilm Korrespondenz 19/4 [76] (1998), p. 18-19. Gabrenya, Frank. “‘Small soldiers,’ big salesmen” Columbus dispatch (Jul 10, 1998), p. 12H. Gire, Dann. “Gremlinesque, high-gloss adventure is a toonful” Chicago daily herald (Jul 10, 1998), p. 38. Gist, Karen Taylor. “Kids agree ‘Small soldiers’ packs plenty of punch” Times- picayune (Jul 10, 1998), p. L26. Gleiberman, Owen. “Small soldiers” Entertainment weekly n.443 (Jul 31, 1998), p. 51. _______________. “Valley of the dolls” Entertainment weekly n.441 (Jul 17, 1998), p. 58. _______________. “The week in theaters: Small soldiers” Entertainment weekly n.442 (Jul 24, 1998), p. 55. Goldschmidt, Bridget. “‘Soldiers’ conquers criticism” New York law journal (Jul 10, 1998), p. 5. Graham, Bob. “Audacious march of ‘Soldiers’: Unexpected twists as toys come to life” San Francisco chronicle (Jul 10, 1998), p. C1. Gray, Byron. “‘Small soldiers’ marches into local movie theaters” Press journal [Vero Beach FL] (Jul 24, 1998), p. C3. Griskavich, Emily. “Violent ‘Small soldiers’ too much for under-11 crowd” Wisconsin state journal (Jul 21, 1998), p. 2C. Holleman, Joe. “Toy soldiers star in offbeat movie for kids” St. Louis post-dispatch (Jul 12, 1998), Everyday magazine, p. D10. Hornaday, Ann. “‘Small soldiers’ has little to like” Baltimore sun (Jul 10, 1998), p. 3E. Hurlburt, Roger. “Violent plot kills tale of ‘Small soldiers’” Sun-sentinal [Fort Lauderdale FL] (Jul 10, 1008), p. 4. James, Christine. “Small soldiers” Boxoffice 134 (Sep 1998), p. 64. Jensen, Jeff. “Burger King bets big on ‘Small soldiers’ push” Advertising age 69/27 (Jul 6, 1998), p. 8. Johnson, Brian D. “Fighting for laughs” Maclean’s 111/28 (Jul 20, 1998), p. 52. Johnson, Malcolm. “Violent, satiric ‘Small soldiers’ an oddly adult family film” Hartford courant (Jul 10, 1998), p. F3. Keenan, John. “‘Soldiers’ reminiscent of ‘Gremlins’” Omaha world-herald (Jul 11, 1998), p. 61. Kelley, Bill. “Small soldiers” Cinefantastique 20/9-10 (1998), p. 122. _________ “‘Soldiers’ raises the bat in special-effects films” Sarasota herald-tribune (Jul 10, 1998), Ticket, p. 19. Kelly, Christopher. “Toys in the attic” Film quarterly 53/4 (2000), p. 41-6. Kempley, Rita. “‘Small soldiers’: Armed, dangerous” Washington post (Jul 10, 1998), p. D5. Kimmel, Daniel M. “‘Small soldiers’ deserves a 21-gun salute” Telegram & gazette [Worcester MA] (Jul 10, 1998), p. C5. Klady, Leonard. “Small soldiers” Variety 371 (Jul 13-19, 1998), p. 54. Kliewer, Brent. “‘Small soldiers’ is too much like ‘Gremlins’” Santa Fe New Mexican (Jul 17, 1998), Psatiempo, p. P26. Koseluk, Chris. “Films: ‘Small soldiers’ a case of toying with effects” Houston chronicle (Jul 9, 1998), Preview, p. 29. Lally, Kevin. “Small soldiers” Film journal 101 (Aug 1998), p. 97-8. Larcher, Jerome. “Il faut sauver les Gorgonites” Cahiers du cinema n. 529 (Nov 1998), p. 68-9. Larsen, Dave. “‘Small soldiers’ attacks box office with tale combining ‘Gremlins,’ ‘Toy story’” Dayton daily news (Jul 10, 1998), p. 5. Lebouc, Georges. “Small soldiers” Grand angle n. 219 (Oct 1998), p. [43-4] Lim, Dennis. “Toys of summer” Village voice 43 (Jul 21, 1998), p. 124. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Loohauis, Jackie. “‘Small soldiers’ a toy story gone bad” Milwaukee journal sentinel (Jul 10, 1998), p. 8. Marks, Rusty. “‘Small soldiers’ a 90-minute G.I. Joe battle” Charleston gazette (Jul 16, 1998), p. 4D. Martin, Dan. “‘Small soldiers’ isn’t for small viewers” Patriot ledger [Quincy MA] (Jul 10, 1998), p. 21. Martin, John. “A shoot-’em-up toy story with surprises” Providence journal-bulletin (Jul 10, 1998), p. 3E. Maslin, Janet. “The few, the proud, the computer-generated” New York times (Jul 10, 1998), p. 18. Mathews, Jack. “Toy soldiers whose mission is to be bought” Newsday (Jul 10, 1998), p. B2. [Reprinted in Film review annual 1999] Mcclure, Holly. “‘Small soldiers’ musters action, laughs” Orange county register (Jul 10, 1998), p. F25. McGurk, Margaret A. “‘Small soldiers,’ big effects: Computer chip technology saves action-figure flick” Cincinnati enquirer (Jul 10, 1998), p.
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