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Toys movie storyline. Kenneth Zevo, the owner of the Zevo Toy factory in Moscow, Idaho, is dying. He tells his assistant Owen Owens of his desire for the factory to be given to his brother, Lt. Gen. Leland Zevo instead of his son Leslie. Even Leland is unsure of this, pointing out how Leslie has been apprenticed at the toy factory most of his life. Kenneth agrees Leslie loves toys and his work, but his childlike demeanor would not help him to be a successful business leader. Kenneth had even gone to lengths to hire Gwen Tyler as a factory worker, believing Leslie would become attracted to her and she would help him to mature.
Kenneth passes away and Leland reluctantly takes control of the factory. Leland, who still aspires to meet his father’s demands to be a 4-star General, allows Leslie and his childlike sister Alsatia continue designing new toys. However, Leland’s interest is piqued when he hears about corporate secrets being leaked, and he hires his son Patrick, a soldier with covert military expertise, to manage security. From Patrick, Leland gets the idea of building war toys in the factory. Leslie points out that Zevo Toys has never made war toys.
Toys is a 1992 American fantasy comedy film directed by Barry Levinson, co-written by Levinson and Valerie Curtin, and starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, and Jamie Foxx in his feature film debut. Released in December 1992 in the United States, and March and April 1993 in the United Kingdom and Australia, respectively, the film was produced by Levinson’s production company Baltimore Pictures and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Toys (1992)
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Starring: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, Donald O’Connor, Arthur Malet, Jack Warden, Debi Mazar, Wendy Melvoin, Shelly Desai
Screenplay by: Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson
Production Design by: Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Cinematography by: Adam Greenberg
Film Editing by: Stu Linder
Costume Design by: Albert Wolsky
Set Decoration by: Linda DeScenna
Art Direction by: Edward Richardson
Music by: Trevor Horn, Hans Zimmer
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some language and sensuality.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: December 18, 1992
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