Toys | 
| Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright Penn, Ll Cool J
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 12925
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 118
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2002054D
UPC: 024543020530
EAN: 0024543020530
ASIN: B00005NKT5
Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 1992
Release Date: October 16, 2001
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Product Description
A whimsical toy makers life is thrown into turmoil when his fathers toy factory runs the risk of falling into the clutches of his demented uncle. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/16/2007 Starring: Robin Williams Joan Cusack Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Pg13
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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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A Tradition of Whimsy July 14, 2008
"We have a tradition of whimsy here at Zevo Toys..."
Robin Williams' character is explaining the nature of the company to his boorish Uncle, but he is also describing one of the main reasons I love this movie.
I can't really imagine anyone other than Robin Williams and Joan Cusack in the lead roles (Joan is probably at her most charming here). The only things I would change are the couple of scenes that warrant the PG-13 rating, and then only so I felt more comfortable sharing it with my young neices and nephew.
Fun, thoughtful, and occasionally thought-provoking. This was the perfect time to upgrade to DVD from my old (and well-used) VHS.
 Toys [VHS Tape] (1995) March 17, 2008
Thank you, Janet!
The video is exactly as you described. Perfect mint condition! I received it within days of the order. It was really nice doing business with you.
This is a movie for those young at heart! November 19, 2007
Those that have rated this movie low on basis that it is childish or infantile has simpy missed the point! And those that have rated it low because of it being unoriginal has NOT been out in the real world! There is NOTHING original in the world anymore, so get off your high horse!
And saying the toys are nazis...dude...crazy much!?!?
This movie is touching and visually striking. The music is wonderful! I thank my father for taking me when I was younger. I STILL watch this movie!
Maybe the plot is shallow and the dialog is questionable sometimes but it's STILL a great movie.
If you walk around with a stick in your bum this movie isn't for you!
If you love a magical but haunting movie than this is a good pick!
Fighting fire with marshmallows. August 7, 2007
"Toys" is a brilliant and charming movie, whimsical and serious, visually and conceptually original whose message about means and ends and violence and innocence is eternal and eternally fresh. This movie had me at the advertising poster, with its wonderful updating of the classic Magritte bowler hat and "windows through reality" imagery. I'm a big Magritte fan and the choice of the surrealist painter's images as a starting (and ending) point for the visual direction of this film was perfect! "This is not a pipe", proclaimed a Magritte painting of a pipe once, and "this is not a toy" is the protaganist's gently insistent refrain concerning the war "toys" that his toy company has begun building since his ex-general brother took over the running of the company.
For his brother the ex-general, war is a way of life, and it is no surprise that he should think childhood (a time of fast reflexes and no inhibitions to violence) an excellent time to prepare for adulthood by playing with war toys. The ex-general is also very clear about the fact that the overlap between a war "toy" and a war machine is great and growing.
The bold color palate and surrealist imagery is crucial in conveying the allegoric nature of the movie, and heightens awareness of the themes of violence and innocence. By placing the adult characters of our protaganist Leslie and his quirky sister and militarily obsessed brother in physical environments that are childhood type playroom settings made adult sized, the conceptual nature of "childhood" and "adulthood" are inverted and dramatized.
I'd like to go on, but I hate to spoil it for the first time viewer. Not everyone will enjoy this movie, but if you like the visual look of it and you are on board with the idea that war toys train children to be war-like, and the idea that war should not be trivialized into a children's game (or a never-grown-up-child's idea of a game), you may well find this film to be as wonderful as I did.
(Oh, and no, you don't have to be a total peacenik to find something disturbing in the idea of equating "war" with "games" or "toys" with "weapons", hence you don't have to be anti-war to enjoy this movie.)
A final word: I showed a very disinterested friend this movie (he wound up loving it) and at the very beginning he said to me, "I'm only waiting for LL Cool J to show up." I told him he didn't know how right he was. Possibly one of the coolest entrances ever in a movie. Robin Wright Penn has a slight but important role and she is note-perfect. And she speaks good Dolphin. lunatikat@hotmail.com
Toys July 5, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Robin Williams is as funny as he can be. A very delightful movie to be watched by all.
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