
Small Soldiers is a movie novelization written by Gavin Scott in 1998 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Joe Dante in 1998. The movie features Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman, Kevin Dunn, Denis Leary, and others.
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Storyline
Top defense contractor GloboTech Industries acquires the Heartland Toy Company and as part of the move, Globotech CEO Gil Mars tells Heartland toy designers Larry Benson and Irwin Wayfair to develop actual live action toys capable of playing back. Faced with a tight three-month deadline for the toys’ release, Larry forgoes safety testing, then uses Irwin’s password and chooses GloboTech’s X1000 microprocessor to activate the toys.
Movie vs Book

Year
1998
Minutes
108
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb

Year
1998
Pages
122
Book Rate
7.08
S: Goodreads
Book
Small Soldiers
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