Cinema Shock

Ep. 111 — TOY SOLDIERS (1991) with Fred Sims


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We've done "DIE HARD on a mountain." We've done "DIE HARD on a boat." For the next entry in our "Try Hard" series, we're focusing on "DIE HARD in a boarding school!"

This week, we're taking a look at the 1991 film TOY SOLDIERS, starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton and Louis Gossett, Jr.!

We'll take a look back at its evolution from a novel to a project for Academy Award-winning director John Schelinger (with a script by David Koepp, JURASSIC PARK) to its eventual fate as a first-time feature by BEVERLY HILLS COP screenwriter Daniel Petrie, Jr.

TOY SOLDIERS was a staple of 90s basic cable, where most of our listeners probably discovered and fell in love with it as kids. So how does it hold up nearly three decades later?

We're joined for our discussion this week by special guest Fred Sims.

Join us next week as our "Try Hard" series concludes with "DIE HARD on a bus!"

VOTE IN THE 2018 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD POLL

It's time again for us to countdown our favorite psychotronic films of 2018, but before we do that, we need your help! Long time listeners know that our year in review episode also includes a special award that they help choose: the People's Choice Award.

Head to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LRD6FTZ to vote in our poll to let us know your favorite psychotronic film of the past year. The winner will be discussed as a possible inductee into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame in a future episode!

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Visit our website at www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!

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