Screenplay by
Barry
Levinson and Valerie Curtin
Music Composed by
Hans
Zimmer
Theatrical Release Date
December 18, 1992
DVD Release Date
October
16, 2001
Production Companies
20th
Century Fox, Baltimore Pictures
Distribution Company
20th
Century Fox
Unable to pass on the family business to his sweet but immature son Leslie, eccentric toymaker Kenneth Zevo, upon his death, bequeaths Zevo Toys to his militaristic brother, Lt. General Leland Zevo. General Zevo is out of touch with both toymaking and reality, but he sees a different kind of potential in the toy factory. When the General starts using the factory to make weapons of war, Leslie decides he must take action to save Zevo Toys.
Leslie Zevo
There's a madman at the factory, and it's no longer me.
Leslie Zevo
I was born in the back of a bumper car.
Leslie Zevo
Aww, he broke my sister.
Leslie Zevo
Let's all bob our heads for a brief moment of prayer... those who can.
Leslie Zevo
Bastards! They attacked us while we were at prayer. It's like Pearl Harbor.
Leslie Zevo
Hold 'till you see the lights in their eyes.
Leslie Zevo
Four stores and many Christmases ago, my father brought forth a factory conceived in innocence and joy and squeezable fun for everyone.
Leslie Zevo
Today may be the beginning of the end... or the end of the beginning... or the beginning of the beguine.
Leslie Zevo
In the words of Barbie, "I had a dream house."
Leslie Zevo
In the words of Mahatma Gumby, "We are toys of tolerance, but there's only so much that a toy can tolerate."
Robin Williams
Leslie Zevo
LL Cool J
Captain Patrick Zevo
Joan Cusack
Alsatia Zevo
Robin Wright
Gwen Tyler
Michael Gambon
Lt. Gen. Leland Zevo
Donald O'Connor
Kenneth Zevo
Arthur Malet
Owen Owens
Laughter is a state of mind.
Dates
February 25, 1992 - June 26, 1992
Locations
Los Angeles, CA
Rosalia, WA
Argentina
March 4, 1993
Brazil
March 13, 1993
Japan
March 20, 1993
Australia
April 1, 1993
Hong Kong
April 8, 1993
Denmark
April 16, 1993
Sweden
April 23, 1993
France
April 28, 1993
Italy
May 6, 1993
Hungary
May 14, 1993
Spain
May 21, 1993
Finland
May 28, 1993
Portugal
O Fabricante de Sonhos
Canada
Jouets (French title)
Greece
Paihnidia
Israel
Tzatzooim
Germany
Tödliches Spielzeug
Italy
Toys - Giocattoli
Spain
Toys: Fabricando Ilusiones
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Winter Reveries - Excerpts from Symphony No. 1
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Closing of the Year
Performed by the Musical Cast of Toys
Ebudae
Performed by Enya
The Happy Worker
Performed by Tori Amos
Workers
Performed by the Musical Cast of Toys
Let Joy and Innocence Prevail
Performed by Pat Metheny
The Mirror Song
Performed by Robin Williams and Joan Cusack (as "Steve and Yolanda")
Welcome to the Pleasure Dome (Into the Battle Mix)
Performed by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
In the Still of the Night
Nessun Dorma (from Turandot)
Once in a Lifetime
Gross
$23,278,931 (USA)
N/A (international)
$23,278,931 (total)
Opening Weekend
$4,810,027 (1,272 theaters)
Widest Release
1,294 theaters
Academy Awards
Nom - 1993 - Best Art Direction/Set Decoration
Nom - 1993 - Best Costume Design
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Nom - 1993 - Saturn Award - Best Actor (Michael Gambon)
Nom - 1993 - Saturn Award - Best Actor (Robin)
Nom - 1993 - Saturn Award - Best Costumes (Albert Wolsky)
Nom - 1993 - Saturn Award - Best Music (Hans Zimmer/Trevor Horn)
Nom - 1993 - Saturn Award - Best Supporting Actress (Robin Wright Penn)
Berlin International Film Festival
Nom - 1993 - Golden Berlin Bear (Barry Levinson)
Razzie Awards
Nom - 1993 -
Worst Director (Barry Levinson)
