Small Soldiers (1998)

What happens when the military industrial complex gets involved in the toy industry and some highly advanced military microchips find there way into a new line of toys? Chaos is the answer! Join us this week for our 2025 Christmas Special as we discuss 'Small Soldiers', a 90s cult classic from director Joe Dante. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, some '90s stalwarts, and not forgetting members of the iconic casts of The Dirty Dozen and Spinal Tap, the film sees the Gorgonites go head to head with the Commando Elite. Robbie and Matt remember a childhood classic fondly in the last FoF episode before Christmas!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys cover '1941', a war comedy hybrid from Steven Spielberg! A film jam packed with big names such as Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi and John Candy. They are joined by comedian Tony Cowards, to dissect this comedy caper, does it hit their funny bones? Join them to find out...We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we look back at the making of the 1978 classic 'The Wild Geese', Matt is joined by Tony Earnshaw whose latest book '50 Men into the Valley of the Shadow' details the making of the film, featuring interviews with the director, actors and producers. We ask Tony all those questions about the film that you've always wanted to know. Join us for this special episode!This week, we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The hotly anticipated sequel to the now cult classic 'SISU' has just been released in cinemas, and the boys are here to give you their thoughts! Finnish Commando veteran Korpi attempts to get his disassembled house back from Soviet-controlled Finland, but the Russians are hot on his tail in this action-packed sequel!This week we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Historian Andy Chatterton join the boys this week as they cover the 1942 Ealing classic 'Went The Day Well?'. That sees a quintessential English village beset by a covert unit of German infiltrators. We talk about the film, its themes and best bits and also pitch your listeners questions to Andy.This week we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Partisan tells the story of the famed Polish SOE agent Krystyna Skarbek. The boys talk about the film, and director James Marquand joins us to discuss the making of the movie! They also cover your favourite resistance/partisan films...This week we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the boys cover the late Peter Watkins' 1969 Anti-War Sci-fi hybrid, The Gladiators. A film with a great premise, but does it pull it all together to make an entertaining film? Join us to find out!Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comThis week we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys return with a Show & Tell episode tackling Netflix's new 'House of Dynamite' and the 1960s police military procedural show 'Red Cap'. They also talk about your favourite Nuclear war films.Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comThis week we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

G'Day Cobbers! This week, the boys cover the 2024 Australian film 'Before Dawn', which sees a young Private thrust into the trenches on the Western Front after he joins the AIF. An independent film with impressive set design and good scale, but does it pass muster with the FoF duo?Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comThis week we are excited to partner up with Double Diamond, courtesy of Allsopp’s brewery! Be sure to follow Allsopp’s Instagram, Facebook or X and Double Diamond beer on Instagram, to be entered into the draw to win some Double Diamond, it works wonders!We are also thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys take to the depths this week as they join Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington in 1995's 'Crimson Tide'. When rebels in Russia threaten nuclear strike, a tense face-off aboard a US Navy nuclear sub sees a mutiny launched, but who will come out on top?! With great direction, casting, and script, is 'Crimson Tide' one of the best war films of the 90s? Join the FoF duo to find out!Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilmCheck out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.comWe are thrilled to partner with www.warfaremedia.net, who have an incredible range of Cold War posters! Use the code 'FoF20' at checkout for a huge 20% discount. Don't miss out.Support Fighting On Film via Patreon and get a range of thank you perks! - www.patreon.com/fightingonfilm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.