Editing Small Soldiers (section)

{{short description|1998 film by Joe Dante}}
{{About|the film|the soundtrack|Small Soldiers (soundtrack)|the video game|Small Soldiers (video game)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Small Soldiers
| image          = Small_soldiers_movie_poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Joe Dante]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Michael Finnell]]
* [[Colin Wilson (film producer)|Colin Wilson]]
}}
| writer     = {{Plainlist|
* [[Gavin Scott]]
* [[Adam Rifkin]]
* [[Ted Elliott (screenwriter)|Ted Elliott]]
* [[Terry Rossio]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kirsten Dunst]]
* [[Gregory Smith (actor)|Gregory Smith]]
* [[Jay Mohr]]
* [[Phil Hartman]]
* [[Kevin Dunn]]
* [[Denis Leary]]
* [[Frank Langella]]
* [[Tommy Lee Jones]]<!--Per billing block-->}}
| music          = [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| cinematography = [[Jamie Anderson (cinematographer)|Jamie Anderson]]
| editing        = Marshall Harvey
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[DreamWorks Pictures]]
* [[Universal Pictures]]
* [[Amblin Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* DreamWorks Pictures (North America)
* Universal Pictures (through [[United International Pictures]]; international)
}}
| released       = {{Film date|1998|07|10}}
| runtime        = 108 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $40 million<ref name=NUM/>
| gross          = $71.8 million<ref name=NUM>{{cite the numbers|id=Small-Soldiers|title=Small Soldiers (1998)|access-date=October 4, 2023}}</ref>
}}
'''''Small Soldiers''''' is a 1998 American [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Joe Dante]]. It stars [[Kirsten Dunst]] and [[Gregory Smith (actor)|Gregory Smith]], along with the voices of [[Frank Langella]] and [[Tommy Lee Jones]]. It depicts two factions of toys which turn sentient and sapient after mistakenly being installed with a military microprocessor, in turn putting two families in danger when one faction turns lethal.

The film was theatrically released on July 10, 1998, to mixed reviews with praise for its visuals and action but criticisms for its tone and content and was a commercial failure grossing $71.8 million against a $40 million budget. ''Small Soldiers'' marks the last on-screen film role of [[Phil Hartman]], who was murdered two months before the film's premiere; the film is dedicated to his memory. It was also [[Clint Walker]]'s final film role, prior to his retirement from acting in 1998 and death in 2018.