#cult-following

#cult-following

It is niche, says Down. We don't write to any kind of brief. We don't write what we think is going to be interesting to other people or commercial. For every 10 people that don't understand a reference or the thing we're trying to do with the costume or the subtle hint we're making about someone's class, there'll be one person that gets it.

Upon its release in 1998, Small Soldiers was described as Gremlins meets GI Joe, an apt description considering that it was directed by Joe Dante.