The Bearded Trio

On July 10 1998 Small Soldiers , the sixth collaboration between Steven Spielberg and director Joe Dante (after Twilight Zone the Movie , Gremlins , Amazing Stories , Innerspace and Gremlins 2 the New Batch ) went on general release in the US. Joe Dante giving directions to Gregory Smith With a budget of over $40 million, expectations were high on this film, but unfortunately they were not met. In the end the film barely broke even on it's cinematic run. Having seen the film a few times since, I think it deserves a second chance. And by that I don't mean that it should be rebooted, but simply that it should be re-watched (if only because of the great use of miniatures). In order to achieve that, here are a few behind the scenes stills of today's birthday-movie. The late/great Stan Winston amidst some of the miniatures Stills aren't everything, I know, so here are a few clips behind the scenes of Small Soldiers . ...