Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.
Production
Ferdinando Scarfiotti's bonkers Art Deco toy factory sets.
Costume
Robin Williams in full toy soldier drag—unforgettable.
Direction
Barry Levinson's only real misfire, fascinatingly so.
Director
Barry Levinson
Robin Williams
Leslie Zevo
Michael Gambon
General Zevo
Joan Cusack
Alsatia Zevo
Robin Wright
Gwen Tyler
LL Cool J
Patrick Zevo
Donald O'Connor
Kenneth Zevo
Arthur Malet
Owen Owens
Jack Warden
Old General Zevo
Debi Mazar
Nurse Debbie
Wendy Melvoin
Choir Soloist
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Cortez
Jamie Foxx
Baker
Shelly Desai
Shimera
Blake Clark
Hogenstern
Art Metrano
Guard at Desk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Barry Levinson spent years developing this passion project; the studio cut 30 minutes post-test screenings, leaving the plot incoherent.
This bombed so hard ($23M vs. $50M budget) it killed the whimsical fantasy-comedy genre for a decade. The Grinch Who Stole Levinson's Career.
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