Small Soldiers: Puppet Performance

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    Go behind the scenes of Joe Dante’s #SmallSoldiers and see how Stan Winston Studio used real puppets and on-set performance to bring to life the militarized Action Figures.
    Stan Winston Studio designed and built two categories of characters for the film - Commando Elite soldiers, and alien Gorgonites, all of which were realized as articulated puppets. In total, Small Soldiers would feature fourteen distinct characters: six Commandos, seven Gorgonites, and a ‘Gwendy’ fashion doll. Although Gwendy would require only one type of puppet, the action requirements in the script mandated that each of the remaining thirteen characters be realized, initially, in three configurations: as a self-contained, battery-powered puppet, a rod puppet, and a non-articulated stand-in.
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Komentáře • 206

  • @StanWinstonSchool
    @StanWinstonSchool  Před 5 lety +33

    Read our full blog here: bit.ly/SmallSoldPupsYT - Balázs

    • @jok3r0314
      @jok3r0314 Před 5 lety +4

      Love it! And only 5 months to get all that work done 😳

    • @LayerZlayer2000
      @LayerZlayer2000 Před 5 lety +3

      Hey i am from germany and loved that movie so much

    • @stevencarter8801
      @stevencarter8801 Před 3 lety +3

      I love small soldiers all the times since kid!

  • @jommysalami227
    @jommysalami227 Před 5 lety +145

    I really wish neca would just make some replicas of these figures and puppets already

    • @Apollo_Vanron
      @Apollo_Vanron Před 4 lety +3

      There are action figures on Ebay that are pretty accurate if you are still interested.

    • @Apollo_Vanron
      @Apollo_Vanron Před 4 lety +2

      @@Nohiro.3D Oh.

    • @Apollo_Vanron
      @Apollo_Vanron Před 4 lety +3

      @@Nohiro.3D Good point. I payed seven dollars for mine. It did not come with a gun.

    • @TheSilentsama
      @TheSilentsama Před 3 lety +4

      There's someone on ig sale a 1/1 replica of these

    • @Dreamyblue101
      @Dreamyblue101 Před 3 lety

      That will be cool there

  • @foxbat144
    @foxbat144 Před 5 lety +63

    This movie is one of the happy memories of my childhood.

    • @disneyknightspadilla1406
      @disneyknightspadilla1406 Před 2 lety +1

      At least 3 days ago before my pass expired i did make a video at universal studios.

  • @carlosaponte1331
    @carlosaponte1331 Před 5 lety +45

    Still hands down one of the greatest movies of all time..

  • @aocnetwork
    @aocnetwork Před 5 lety +72

    So much better than CGI

    • @superlumbagoman9370
      @superlumbagoman9370 Před 5 lety +5

      @Hooded Boi Avatar looks like a PS 4 videogame.

    • @HafidzMurshidie
      @HafidzMurshidie Před 5 lety +2

      Chad Daddy I think he meant in a movie that doesn’t necessarily needs CGI... Avengers movie needs CGI, a giant purple alien fighting with a bunch of superheroes wouldn’t go so well with practical effects..

    • @stevencarter8801
      @stevencarter8801 Před 3 lety

      I love live action world and cgi world!

    • @mogensschmidt2498
      @mogensschmidt2498 Před 2 lety

      Nitpicker

    • @mogensschmidt2498
      @mogensschmidt2498 Před rokem

      Said every fan and critic ever

  • @MK_2023.
    @MK_2023. Před 5 lety +116

    Such an amazing childhood movie! I'd love to see a stop motion series of them.

  • @Hibublub
    @Hibublub Před 5 lety +10

    I would love a sequel to this movie

  • @TheBoneHeadClan
    @TheBoneHeadClan Před 5 lety +16

    Small Soldiers is one of my favorite movies of all time. It doesn't matter how old you are, Small Soldiers was a work of pure passion and creative genius.

  • @jacobnion2525
    @jacobnion2525 Před 5 lety +168

    One must admit, this film aged well. Thanks to you folks. No cheesy 90s cgi that looked amazing for 5 seconds until everyone realized how awful the animation was.

    • @FirstUsername
      @FirstUsername Před 5 lety +13

      Are you being sarcastic? The CGI in that movie was distracting as hell.

    • @Trazynn
      @Trazynn Před 5 lety +2

      Hard surface objects are the easiest to render. There's a reason the earliest full CGI movies were Toy Story and a Bug's Life. Insects and toys are more accessible.

    • @FirstUsername
      @FirstUsername Před 5 lety +2

      @@Trazynn Toy Story was created because the technology they had at the time made all of their models look fake and plastic-like.

    • @Hanson97
      @Hanson97 Před 5 lety +3

      The CGI in the Power Rangers Movie was bad.

    • @-Anonymous-.
      @-Anonymous-. Před 4 lety +2

      The CGI is bad lol, but more practical effects could’ve been used in certain scenes.

  • @jimmysgameclips
    @jimmysgameclips Před 5 lety +12

    2:35 now that's just awesome, there it is

  • @berkc06
    @berkc06 Před 5 lety +20

    That was my favorite movie...

  • @RedVelvetUnderground333
    @RedVelvetUnderground333 Před 5 lety +5

    This film is a testament to classic ways

  • @jason77584
    @jason77584 Před 5 lety +12

    I remember when I was a kid I wanted these toys kind still do

  • @ElMagoRob
    @ElMagoRob Před 5 lety +10

    I watched this movie like 700 times as a kid

  • @SAFFRONINFERNO
    @SAFFRONINFERNO Před 5 lety +11

    Small Soldiers is one my Favorite films.
    I think it deserved more success and we need a remake of this classic film.

  • @lonewolfgamingplus379
    @lonewolfgamingplus379 Před 5 lety +13

    My absolute childhood

  • @riotbreaker3506
    @riotbreaker3506 Před 5 lety +11

    Say what you will about stop motion, but puppetry is the heightened form of that.

    • @MK_2023.
      @MK_2023. Před 5 lety +7

      Not true, both serve a certain function and stylized outcome. I'm just happy to be alive during a time when we have both.

    • @riotbreaker3506
      @riotbreaker3506 Před 5 lety +3

      @@MK_2023. the miracle of execution, ain't that the truth.

  • @bloodmoney7968
    @bloodmoney7968 Před 5 lety +8

    2:53
    "Find the Gorgonites and kill them!"
    Archer: "why though"

    • @mr.joshua204
      @mr.joshua204 Před 3 lety

      Comander "be..cause.. your... black!!!!!!!

  • @christophermoonlightproduction

    Just fantastic. I love rod puppets. You guys don't happen to have any unseen footage from the power loader fight in Aliens, do you?

  • @MrMomobot
    @MrMomobot Před 5 lety +50

    Still want a toy company to make some figs of these guys. I guarantee I would buy Archer and Chip. unfortunately I don't have room for the rest. :'(
    I need to buy a second house for my toy collection. XD
    Also this is some AWESOME puppetry.

    • @TheNICK920
      @TheNICK920 Před 5 lety +1

      They made toys of them you can find them on eBay being that they are kinda hard to come by they can be pricey

    • @MrMomobot
      @MrMomobot Před 5 lety +3

      @@TheNICK920 Yeah, I remember those. I still have a smaller Chip figure. What I want is new figures from company's like NECA. It might also be interesting to see what a Japanese company would do, like Bandai or Max Factory.
      either way.. I don't think we'll ever get new figures of these characters... I may have to track down the larger versions again. if I have the room someday.

    • @TheNICK920
      @TheNICK920 Před 5 lety +3

      @@MrMomobot yea I feel you I would love a new set of figures maybe even if sideshow or hot toys made them that would be awesome

    • @ryanrock6237
      @ryanrock6237 Před 5 lety +2

      MrMomobot i actually have some of the original toys of Chip and Archer

    • @mrbrown2186
      @mrbrown2186 Před 5 lety

      Has 'Hot Toys' not made any yet? If they do, I've got a feeling that they will be pretty much screen accurate.

  • @Helmersson88
    @Helmersson88 Před 5 lety +5

    Love this movie! Such an amazing craftsmanship! Astonishing. The scale from cosy toy movie to full action thriller is so good.

  • @PatternLand
    @PatternLand Před 3 lety +1

    Those toys were legitimately cool looking and worth owning

  • @mr.carmine5930
    @mr.carmine5930 Před 5 lety +4

    This movie was so dope. 🙌🏼

  • @Exar_Kun
    @Exar_Kun Před 3 lety +5

    1:34 the best game of “rock em sock em robots” ever!!!!!
    R.I.P. Phil Hartman and Stan Winston!! 2 Of the most creative, game changing , genius and artistic giants, (among many) they are and were in their respective careers and deeply, deeply missed. Thank you both for creating some of my all time favorite characters, and thank you @Stan Winston School for always sharing and reminding us about how absolutely incredible Practical and CG Magic is and can be!

  • @torin1006
    @torin1006 Před 5 lety +7

    3:02 look at the background

  • @MyThirdUserAccount
    @MyThirdUserAccount Před 5 lety +7

    So awesome...

  • @manscapedgrinch1427
    @manscapedgrinch1427 Před 5 lety +2

    I'll forever be obsessed with this movie.. since the day it came out I've been convinced that eventually we'd get a franchise out of it.. gotta say though.. the Gorgonites are hands down, some of my favorite monster like character designs.. their whole aesthetic sucked me in as a kid

  • @SebastianPerezG
    @SebastianPerezG Před 5 lety +79

    I thought that many of those scenes were CGI ..

    • @TheOrangeRoad
      @TheOrangeRoad Před 5 lety +29

      A couple were, as I remember stood out as CGI, but the movie has aged well because they didnt rely on it

    • @bobi_futt
      @bobi_futt Před 5 lety +2

      A lot more than a couple scenes were... Most of the shots where the characters walk/run/jump or even sometimes just standing around were CGI

    • @mrbrown2186
      @mrbrown2186 Před 5 lety +5

      I think CGI was mostly used to remove wires/rods from these scenes. It definitely shows they used a lot less CGI than I first thought.

    • @bobi_futt
      @bobi_futt Před 5 lety +2

      @@mrbrown2186 If you watch the movie again, there are plenty plenty shots of CGI. They mainly only used these puppets for hero shots where they were standing still or barely moving

    • @mrbrown2186
      @mrbrown2186 Před 5 lety +3

      @@bobi_futt thank you, and yes I know that CGI was used a lot in this film, but I was specifically refering to the scenes containing these puppets, as initially I thought they were done with CGI, as I was unaware that they had used any live puppets. And such good puppets at that! But as it was Stan Winston studios I wouldn't expect anything less than amazing!

  • @longjohnsilver7320
    @longjohnsilver7320 Před 5 lety +3

    I loved that movie

  • @bantmenj420
    @bantmenj420 Před 2 lety +1

    coolest toy ever made.

  • @nukamangaming8172
    @nukamangaming8172 Před 4 lety +1

    God I’d love one of the major chip hazard figures they had in the film. In the figure box they used in the movie. I’d never take it out!!! Where the Hell could I even find that?!?!Favorite Childhood Movie!!!

  • @TheBrewjo
    @TheBrewjo Před 3 lety +1

    I was around 13 when this film came out, gave me nightmares. Well done!

  • @NickLillyDotCom
    @NickLillyDotCom Před 5 lety +2

    This is incredible! One of my favorite childhood movies! I couldn’t get enough of the toys!

  • @richarddick1980
    @richarddick1980 Před 5 lety +1

    As a kid I always wanted those!

  • @abctractvertigo7439
    @abctractvertigo7439 Před 5 lety +3

    Toy Soldiers!! damn madela effect!!!

    • @JeremySmith-ve2ur
      @JeremySmith-ve2ur Před 5 lety +1

      I was thinking its was toy soldiers gonna hafta google it now to be sure.

    • @SupportGamin2024
      @SupportGamin2024 Před 4 lety

      It was always small soldiers,quit with that mendella effect bs,you're memory is just trash

  • @jackkruser2614
    @jackkruser2614 Před 2 lety +1

    That was one hell of a creativity

  • @andrewflashchannelgibbs5384

    Great film and these puppets are really outstanding.🤩

  • @jduckworth7967
    @jduckworth7967 Před 5 lety +1

    I’ve been waiting forever for this film to come out on Blu-ray

    • @mrbrown2186
      @mrbrown2186 Před 5 lety +1

      You need a time machine then because I've had it on Blu-ray for at least 5 years! It was in 2014 I got mine. (Just had a look, it says 2014 printed on the rear of the cover/packaging as well)

  • @020djcorsa
    @020djcorsa Před 5 lety +2

    I still love this movie.
    Got it on dvd and i still watch it from to time..

  • @bubbastevegarcia2459
    @bubbastevegarcia2459 Před 5 lety +1

    Loved these toys

  • @Dreamyblue101
    @Dreamyblue101 Před 3 lety

    This might probably one of the best movies ever

  • @Th3Pr0digalS0n
    @Th3Pr0digalS0n Před 5 lety +1

    Still a favorite.

  • @harukatakahashi8822
    @harukatakahashi8822 Před 5 lety +3

    It's a small world after all

  • @RoseKindred
    @RoseKindred Před 5 lety +2

    Amazing work, I love the behind the scenes glimpse of the puppetry and even noticed Archer head nodding during the interview.

  • @wilbourke4188
    @wilbourke4188 Před 3 lety +1

    These effects still look great for a late 90’s movie, even behind the scenes!

  • @BananaDucshortz
    @BananaDucshortz Před 5 lety +3

    Ohhhhh the member berries....

  • @themakesmith4322
    @themakesmith4322 Před rokem +1

    Wow, incredible performance❤

  • @AnshumanKumar007
    @AnshumanKumar007 Před 5 lety +2

    Stan Winston, you were a legend. I hope that I can work in a visual effects company down the line.

  • @lPsychoMax
    @lPsychoMax Před 5 lety +2

    Wow, so that's how they did it! Kind of blurs the lines or real and animated doesn't it.
    When you question it's real; you did it right!

  • @craigcoakley4828
    @craigcoakley4828 Před 5 lety

    This Is my childhood right here loved it

  • @expensivewaste559
    @expensivewaste559 Před 5 lety +5

    "Everything else is just a toy"

  • @MasterMayhem78
    @MasterMayhem78 Před 5 lety

    Very fun video. This movie ages well because of the amazing puppeteering. CGI graphics lose their flashiness very quickly, whereas true puppetry can't be faked so it always looks good no matter what the puppet looks like. I've seen a marionette made up of about 10 popsickle sticks that looked and moved like the most realistic stick man I've ever seen.

  • @Joshua_N-A
    @Joshua_N-A Před 3 lety

    Prime 1 Studios need to make statues of these guys, the whole set for collectors.

  • @user-zo9dc1lu3q
    @user-zo9dc1lu3q Před 5 lety +1

    I loved the movie (i still have it on VHS).
    And is so emotionating to see how much dedication and love was putted in to the creation of the movie 👍😎

  • @gopalngr95
    @gopalngr95 Před 9 měsíci +1

    That was my favourite movie ❤🎉

  • @thehomiejuan1306
    @thehomiejuan1306 Před 5 lety +1

    FAVORITE movie growing up as a kid

  • @brianmartinez5453
    @brianmartinez5453 Před 5 lety +3

    If only someone bring Small soldiers toy back in future year

  • @RobertF-
    @RobertF- Před 5 lety +3

    Great work

  • @bubbaparrish1454
    @bubbaparrish1454 Před 4 lety +1

    I enjoy it every time y'all released new footage of Small Soldiers I am currently sculpting a brick bazooka as screen accurate as I can make him

  • @nobionekenobi784
    @nobionekenobi784 Před 5 lety +2

    I hope there will be SMALL SOLDIERS 2

  • @mayozilla
    @mayozilla Před 2 lety +1

    long live SMALL SOLDIERS

  • @FEDM93
    @FEDM93 Před 4 lety +1

    Best movie.need round two pls

  • @andresarenas7565
    @andresarenas7565 Před 5 lety +1

    Absolutely amazing sync.

  • @deneskovacs3312
    @deneskovacs3312 Před 5 lety +1

    90's kids we need a chapter two🙏🙏🙏

    • @chrisjamesl.6308
      @chrisjamesl.6308 Před 5 lety +1

      Denes Kovacs good idea but every time they ruin the series

  • @danielwee449
    @danielwee449 Před 5 lety

    I use to watch this.movie back to back playing along with my Toys

  • @JustinAbroad
    @JustinAbroad Před 5 lety

    I remember playing the pc game as a kid. Great memories

  • @gargoylecastle842
    @gargoylecastle842 Před 5 lety

    I love this movie so much!!!! I wish they continued with the franchise

  • @MaxwellincStudios
    @MaxwellincStudios Před 5 lety +2

    Just watched it last month, never gets old to me. Phil Hartman was a comedy genius, and died way too young.

  • @PlaystationProspect
    @PlaystationProspect Před 5 lety +2

    I always thought it was done with a computer. Awesome to see!

  • @Vampwars
    @Vampwars Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this! I loved this movie as a child & enjoy watching it as an adult. My favorite was & will always be Archer. The Commandos were great but Archer was one of the most unique looking Hero designs I had ever seen. It’s like watching Star Wars & finding out that Chewbacca is lead Actor.... & a Jedi.
    ..... 🤔.....
    Actually, that could be a great film, too.

  • @bonecos_do_maninho1971
    @bonecos_do_maninho1971 Před 5 lety +2

    Esses action figures são muito bonitos.
    O filme é ótimo.

  • @average_joe9481
    @average_joe9481 Před 5 lety +2

    Hello and good evening, I just wanted to say thank you for uploading these “Behind the Scenes” videos. This film was one of my favourite films as a kid and it still is now. I was always disappointed the DVD version never had a featurette showcasing the puppets and puppeteers working the controls (like in these videos and i’m sure it wasn’t easy to operate). I have also read your blog on your website about the film and it’s quite fascinating to learn how you brought the characters to life and the hard work that went into making them.

  • @Anytyme06
    @Anytyme06 Před 2 lety +1

    Someone should remake the figures with same articulation as those. I would buy.

  • @zipgrim8240
    @zipgrim8240 Před 5 lety +2

    I love this movie childhood the best moments

  • @rolandexclusive6306
    @rolandexclusive6306 Před 5 lety

    i saw this at the cinema, such a good film!

  • @ReaperKezia
    @ReaperKezia Před 5 lety +6

    2019 where you at 30+ year olds 👌

  • @josevaldezkamenridergeek
    @josevaldezkamenridergeek Před 5 lety +1

    That movie alway will our childhood!

  • @stevencarter8801
    @stevencarter8801 Před 4 lety +1

    I like small soldiers I watched small soldiers all times it's better than toy story, chucky movies, Ted and more toy movies!

  • @ToxicMonster5
    @ToxicMonster5 Před 5 lety +1

    this was awesome ^w^

  • @autobeemations5913
    @autobeemations5913 Před 3 lety

    man I wish we had this in the movie, its CGI that makes films like this and the thing 2011 fall flat.

  • @ArtParlor
    @ArtParlor Před 2 lety +1

    holy crud this is so cool!!

  • @legendaryheroes1814
    @legendaryheroes1814 Před 5 lety +1

    Cool stuff

  • @RJJR0
    @RJJR0 Před 3 lety +1

    Very nice 👍

  • @gustavoyanez7818
    @gustavoyanez7818 Před 5 lety +1

    Fantástico

  • @mr.joshua204
    @mr.joshua204 Před 3 lety +1

    Now if they can make figures like this now

  • @muas923
    @muas923 Před 5 lety +1

    Dope

  • @dicksenormous5589
    @dicksenormous5589 Před 4 lety +1

    plz re launch the toy line with movie quality figures in the movie quality boxes!! i promise theyll sell well!!

  • @MatthPeder
    @MatthPeder Před 3 lety +1

    Anybody else notice the puppet moving in the background at 3:02 and 3:16? 😂

  • @norbertomilan1906
    @norbertomilan1906 Před 5 lety +1

    I watched this movie 11 times in one day

  • @FifthOfNovember_Original
    @FifthOfNovember_Original Před 16 dny +1

    I will take real life (Stan Winston's) puppet effects over modern CGI any day. Effects like this have infinitely more charm and believability than what CGI can do. It doesn't matter if the movement is not as fluid or complex as in CGI, as CGI is inherently more fake and cheap looking anyways.

  • @reezydrips_drips6823
    @reezydrips_drips6823 Před 4 měsíci +1

    as a gen z kid that watched this i want the damn action figures built like these take my money i wanna track these puppet figures down

  • @gonzaloarvietti4920
    @gonzaloarvietti4920 Před 5 lety +3

    When movies were movies

  • @Turambar3791
    @Turambar3791 Před 5 lety +1

    I went cinema to see this :3

  • @hayquien6248
    @hayquien6248 Před 5 lety

    Ya podrían sacar segunda parte

  • @milerjock8428
    @milerjock8428 Před 5 lety +1

    Justo en la infancia :,v

  • @davidecortese7509
    @davidecortese7509 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow

  • @shuhaidishukri6729
    @shuhaidishukri6729 Před 5 lety +2

    20years ago..vcd era.

  • @blee04524
    @blee04524 Před 5 lety +1

    Oh shit I remember this

  • @SuperTunnelBoy
    @SuperTunnelBoy Před 5 lety

    That is fucking awesome

  • @gizmonovack
    @gizmonovack Před 5 lety +2

    At the end of the movie did they ever meet up with matt foley that lives in a van by the river ?