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movies.go.com - : When toy company Heartland Play Systems is bought out by Globotech, a huge conglomerate that specializes in military electronics, toy designers Larry Benson (Jay Mohr) and Irwin Wayfair (David Cross) are suddenly under the gun to come up with a new line of sophisticated action figures. By blending the expertise of Globotech's military background and fitting each toy with microprocessors designed for combat applications, they create much more than just a poseable soldier. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Tickle Me Elmo and Teletubbies, beware. Fighting for shelf space has never been so literal--or lethal (save, possibly, for the Cabbage Patch Kid Melee of '85). In a desperate attempt to save their jobs, two toy designers (David Cross and Jay Mohr) develop a platoon of commando action figures programmed to decimate their mortal enemies, an assortment of odd-looking but noble monsters called the Gorgonites. Unfortunately, in their scramble to equip the toys with technology that will enable them to talk and move, the bumbling duo inadvertently utilize surplus defective munitions chips from parent company Globotech's global warfare arm. As a result, Commander Chip Hazard (voiced by Tommy Lee Jones) and his bicep-bulging platoon take their mission a little too seriously and have no qualms about killing any humans who get between them and the Gorgonites. more...
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