is a 1992 American dream funny 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 function film launching. Released in December 1992 in the United States, and March and April 1993 in the UK and Australia, respectively, the film was produced by Levinson's production business Baltimore Pictures and dispersed by 20th Century Fox.
The film was a ticket office bomb at the time of its release, despite its cast and filmmaking. Director Barry Levinson was chosen for a Razzie Award for Worst Director (losing to David Seltzer for ). The movie did, however, get Oscar elections for Art Direction (losing to) and Outfit Style (losing to ).
Kenneth Zevo, owner of Zevo Toys in Moscow, Idaho, is passing away. He surprises his assistant, Owen Owens, with his desire that, instead of his boy Leslie succeeding him, it will be his older bro Leland, who is a lieutenant general in the United States Army. Even Leland, whose relationship with Kenneth is strained, marvels, pointing out how Leslie has actually been apprenticed at the toy factory most of his life.
Kenneth had actually even hired Gwen Tyler to work in the factory, hoping she and Leslie would start a relationship that would help Leslie mature. Kenneth passes away and Leland reluctantly takes control. His very first thought is to just enable Leslie and his sibling, Alsatia, to continue to design brand-new toys and effectively run the factory.
From Patrick, Leland understands of building war toys, even though Leslie points out that Zevo Toys has never made war toys due to Kenneth's dislike of war in general, which caused the stretched relationship with his bro. Meanwhile, Leslie lastly notices Gwen, and they start dating. Leland offers to drop the idea of Zevo Toys making war toys, however asks Leslie if he can partition off a little amount of the factory to develop toys of his own.
Unidentified to Leslie, Leland is using the space to develop miniature war machines that can be controlled remotely, aspiring to offer these to the armed force. Nevertheless, military leaders refuse to purchase into his strategy, and Leland, becoming unhinged by their rejection, continues with his plan individually. He significantly takes control of the factory's area and increases security.