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This was not the movie with the mini army guys....


What is the horror (multiple story) movie that has a man being attacked by a bunch of mini army men (including a shooting helicopter)? I thought it was in Cat's Eye, but I just watched it (still as good as I remember) and that story wasn't there. Any idea what I am thinking of? (and no I am not thinking of Toy Story :))

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battleground is a cool episode, probably the only N&D episode i have enjoyed watching.

I seen it twice and its still fun to watch :)

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Actually there was a show in the 80's with that same story , it was Amazing Stories or Twilight Zone... I remember I was a kid

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actually it was a episode of the obscure 80's series "The DarkRoom"

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The kids movie Small Soldiers might be the answer, it's the only thing i Remember at the moment.

(Family Guy)There is no Peter, only Zool.

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actually it was a episode of the obscure 80's series "The DarkRoom"

I remember that show, and that episode. Scared the crap out of me (of course, I was just a little kid). I seem to remember one more involving a voodoo doll. Can anyone enlighten me?

However, "Battleground" in Nightmares and Dreamscapes is the one the OP was thinking of.

The Falcon flies

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Falcon, the movie you are thinking of is called "Trilogy of Terror". The third story is the one with the voodoo doll (it's actually an African tribal doll).

Patricia

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Yeah. Trilogy of Terror is a great film. It'll always be remembered for that sequence with the Zuni fetish doll. But I recently discovered on YouTube the episode of Darkroom I remembered with the voodoo doll, entitled "Needlepoint," starring Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs from "Welcome Back Kotter" and Esther Rolle from "Good Times." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsfjZAZRGkw)

EDIT: That video also contains the episode with the little army men that people were talking about above. It's called "Siege of 31 August" and stars Ronny Cox from RoboCop and Ahhhhnold's Total Recall. Interestingly enough, it may have been inspired by King's "Battleground"; the episode hit the airwaves in 1981, and that short story was first published in 1972.


The Falcon flies

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Yeah I was thinking of DARKROOM too
the episode with Ronny Cox as a vietnam vet

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this is the one i think of. it's called the siege of 31 august.

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you're thinking of one of the episodes of the stephen king sci fi tv series from the last couple of years

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no? hes answering the dudes question?

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no? hes answering the dudes question?
So was he!

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who what: now im confused

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dannygarcey and dsb-6 both answered the OP's question, but your post made it seem you thought dsb-6 was commenting on dannygarcey's post. I was just clarifying that they were both independent of one another.


...I guess clarifying is the wrong word.

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why would you want to answer a question that has just been answered?? doesnt this guy have something better to do with his time?!

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I think the film you are talking about is "Dolls" directed by Stuart Gordon.

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no? its the friggin mini series!! based on stephen king!! called Nightmares and DREAMSCApes!~!! kabish???

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