curious adventuresome retro kids movie pack small soldiers + batteries not included & explorers fantasy triple feature  retro kids dvd set<br /> <br> *batteries not included is a delightful fantasy for the whole family presented by academy award winner steven spielberg. when an unscrupulous real estate developer sends thugs to get rid of the last five tenants of a deteriorating apartment building, they need a miracle to save their building from demolition. one night, when all hope seems lost, tiny visitors from outer space mysteriously glide through their windows and begin to turn the tide with their magical powers. filled with dazzling special effects, this amazing story of intergalactic warmth stars the acclaimed husband-and-wife team of hume cronyn and jessica tandy as a pair of feisty long-term tenants whose faith is rewarded in ways they never expected.<br><br>small soldiers - when teenager alan (gregory smith) buys a set of commando elite action figures, he's unaware that they have been programmed with military technology. the toys, including leader chip (tommy lee jones), spring to life and start taking their directives seriously, beginning by "killing" their enemies, the toy gorgonites. but archer (frank langella) and the gorgonites won't go down without a fight. alan gets caught in the middle of the war, as does his neighbor and crush, christy (kirsten dunst).<br><br>explorers - young ben crandall (ethan hawke) spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result -- when he has a vivid dream about technology, his science-loving friend wolfgang muller (river phoenix) manages to create a working spacecraft. joined by their buddy darren woods (jason presson), the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.