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Toys Are Us: A Revolution in Plastic

2006
Documentary

Get a glimpse of the fascinating world of designer vinyl toys, featuring interviews with some of the most creative pop culture artists working today who specialize in producing distinctive vinyl figures, often for die-hard adult collectors. This documentary features luminaries in the popular field such as Frank Kozik, Patrick Ma, Tara McPherson and others, and was filmed on location at their studios and at Comic Con International 2006.

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EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Frank Kozik

Himself

Patrick Ma

Himself

Tara McPherson

Kano

Erick Scarecrow

Mark Nagata

Brian Flynn

Wendy Bryan

Nathan Jurevicius

Glenn Pogue

Drew Lippman

J Neth

Jermaine Rogers

Aurelio Voltaire

Aurelio Voltaire

Himself

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