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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Surround Sound, English, French, Subtitled
When an exclusive boarding school is taken hostage by South American terrorists, the rebellious students risk their lives in a desperate, deadly campaign to stop them. The Regis School (better known as the "Rejects School") is where America's most powerful families send their wayward sons after they've been kicked out of the better prep schools. But faced with certain death at the hands of the terrorists, the toughest of the troublemakers surprise the dean (Academy Award winner Louis Gossett, Jr.) with a brilliant and daring plan to save their classmates. Led by Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton and Keith Coogan, the "Rejects" show their true colors, using both brains and brawn in a fatal race to defuse the terrorists' explosives. Packed with ingenuity, emotion and suspense, Toy Soldiers is "a gutsy, thrill-a-minute, go-for-it action movie." (Pat Collins, WWOR-TV)
"A Crisp, Suspenseful Thriller." Janet Maslin, The New York Times
Editor's Note
The Regis School, a specialized prep school for rich boys, is taken hostage by an elite squad of commandos headed by the son of a South American drug czar who is in prison. He vows to kill one student each day until his drug-lord dad is released. The students decide to risk their lives in a deadly campaign to stop him. Sean Astin (LORD OF THE RINGS) stars in this film based on the novel by William P. Kennedy.
Plot Summary
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 wealthy students hostage. The villain and his group of deadly mercenaries, however, haven't taken into account one important thing: just how tough these kids can be in a crisis. Teenager Billy Tepper and his pals rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy -- by any means necessary...
| Features | Subtitles: English, French | | English Dolby Surround | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Bonus Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 12/21/2004 |
| Running Time: 111 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 08900 | | UPC: 00043396089006 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Genuinely novel....A crisp, suspenseful thriller..." 04/26/1991 p.c15USA Today
"...It's amusing to watch this oiled machine work..." 04/26/1991 p.4D |
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