228 - Toys
from Have You Seen This?
Jen and Tim grit their teeth through Barry Levinson's oppressively whimsical passion project that literally no one liked, Toys. Also, take a drink every time we use a variant of the word "whimsy," but please drink responsibly! See the (in)famous Toys teaser trailer on YouTube. Roger Ebert penned a more measured analysis of the film back in 1992: There's a curious residue of dissatisfaction after "Toys" is over. It opened so well and promised so much that we're confused: Is that all there is? Listen to Tim's favorite song from the movie, "Happy Workers" sung by Tori Amos. Does it tickle you when Tim gets a real wild hair about a movie? Check out our collection of episodes with the succinct title Tim Hated It!
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