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Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

They've Always been REBELS - TODAY, They Become HEROES.

19916.51h 52m

Overview

After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.

Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr.
Written by Daniel Petrie Jr., David Koepp, William P. Kennedy
Produced by Jack E. Freedman, Patricia Herskovic, Wayne S. Williams
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $15.1M

Top Cast

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Billy Tepper

Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton

Joey Trotta

Keith Coogan

Keith Coogan

Snuffy Bradberry

Andrew Divoff

Andrew Divoff

Luis Cali

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

General Kramer

Mason Adams

Mason Adams

Deputy Director Brown

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Headmaster

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Dean Parker

George Perez

George Perez

Ricardo Montoya

T.E. Russell

T.E. Russell

Hank Giles

Themes & Keywords

high schoolhostage-takingterrorismpreparatory school

About Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers is a action, adventure, thriller film released in 1991 exploring themes of high school, hostage-taking, terrorism, preparatory school. Directed by Daniel Petrie Jr., it stars Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan. After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.

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