Description
Robin Williams stars in this surreal anti-war fantasy directed by
Barry Levinson (RAIN MAN, DINER). Williams plays Leslie Zevo, the
son of a fun-loving toymaker. Leslie and his sister, Alsatia (Joan
Cusack,) grew up surrounded by their father's whimsical creations
in the fantastic factory that he built. When their father dies, the
children find that he has left his beloved business in the hands of
his brother, a war-monger General (Michael Gambon), thinking that
despite his children's love of the company, they don't have minds
for business. Unable to disregard his military sensibilities, the
General embarks on his own secret project in an effort to make toys
that fulfill his confrontational nature, developing video games for
children that actually control live weapons. Discovering their
uncle's diabolical plan, Leslie and Alsatia set out to stop the
general in his tracks and save their father's dream factory from
manufacturing lethal weapons. Levinson's interesting social
commentary also features rapper LL Cool J as the general's son,
Patrick, a military man who specialises in camouflage; and Robin
Wright as Leslie's love interest.