Toys (film)

Toys
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBarry Levinson
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAdam Greenberg
Edited byStu Linder
Music by
Production
company
Baltimore Pictures
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 18, 1992 (1992-12-18)
Running time
122 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[2]
Box office$23.3 million[3]

Toys is a 1992 American fantasy comedy film directed by Barry Levinson, cowritten by Levinson and Valerie Curtin, and starring Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, LL Cool J, Arthur Malet, Donald O'Connor, Jack Warden and Jamie Foxx in his feature film debut. Released in December 1992, the film was produced by Levinson's production company, Baltimore Pictures, and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Despite appearing somewhat juvenile at first glance, the film received a PG-13 rating from the MPAA for some language and sensuality.[4]

The film was a box-office failure at the time of its release, despite its cast and filmmaking. Critical reception was generally negative, with director Barry Levinson nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Director (losing to David Seltzer for Shining Through). The film did, however, receive Oscar nominations for Art Direction (losing to Howards End) and Costume Design (losing to Bram Stoker's Dracula).[5] It was also entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.[6]

  1. ^ "Toys (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. December 23, 1992. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference upi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Williams, Robin; Gambon, Michael; Cusack, Joan; Wright, Robin (December 18, 1992), Toys, retrieved May 8, 2017
  5. ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  6. ^ "Berlinale: 1993 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved May 30, 2011.