“Globotech Industries. Long recognised as the worldwide leader in high tech weaponry is now reaching even higher. Under the leadership of CEO Gil Mars, Globotech engineers are blazing the trail into tomorrow's most exciting market sector: introducing advanced battlefield technology into consumer products for the whole family. For the first time, you and yours will enjoy the same high quality standards as demanded by the US Defence Department, at private sector prices. Globotech: Turning swords into ploughshares, for you and your family”
―Globotech marketing🗩 |
Globotech Industries is an American conglomerate run by CEO Gil Mars, self-described as the worldwide leader in high tech military weaponry.
According to their promotional video, Globotech is expanding its interests into the private sector by selling consumer-grade products based on their military R&D. This introduction to the movie foreshadows its central plot, where the X-1000 is used in the manufacture of the Small Soldiers toy line.
Small Soldiers (film)[]
The film opens on a promotional video for Globotech's expansion into the commercial section, explaining why an arms manufacturer would be acquiring an independent toy company. The very next scene is their acquisition of Heartland Toy Company, renaming it to Heartland Play Systems, and firing all but Irwin Wayfair and Larry Benson to streamline the production of their next hit childrens' toy, following the success of the Belch Brigade toy line.
The Globotech Family of Companies[]
Alternate Globotech logo
| Company Name | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| EZ Mulch Garden Centers | 555-2860 |
| Fassbinder Pharmaceuticals | 555-5000 |
| Fluffy Bunny Pet Cloning Labs | 555-4100 |
| Globogolf Country Clubs | 555-3333 |
| Globo Robotics [*] | 555-8000 |
| Glutes of Iron Fitness Centers | 555-SWET |
| Grosset & Dunlap Publishing | 555-3450 |
| Hassenpfeffer Fragrances | 555-4444 |
| Heartland Play Systems | 555-1500 |
| Inter-Tek Bio-Moldings [*] | 555-6200 |
| Ion Stream Fish Farms | 555-1777 |
| Ipswich Industries | 555-2100 |
| Jamsons Jellies | 555-3618 |
| Jenko Chemicals | 555-9600 |
| K.Cox Research Associates | 555-7541 |
| Killemall Pest Control | 555-2345 |
| King Krispee Breakfast Brands | 555-8787 |
| Krapko Importers | 555-5555 |
| Lauralee Weight Loss Clinics | 555-4000 |
| Laser-Lite Laboratories | 555-6340 |
| Li’l Buckaroo Day Care Centers | 555-WAAH |
| Make ‘N’ Break Brokerage Firms | 555-3800 |
| Mars Micro-Digitech [*] | 555-5000 |
| Mister Mattress | 555-2222 |
| Motown Motors Auto Dealerships | 555-7200 |
| Multi-Mac Munitions MFG | 555-1000 |
| Nobel Prize Committee | 555-OSLO |
[*]The companies used by Larry Benson and Irwin Wayfair to source parts for the Small Soldiers toy line.[1]
Known Employees[]
- Gil Mars - Chief Executive Officer of Globotech Industries.
- Ms. Kegel - Gil Mars' personal secretary.
- Ralph Quist - Semiconductor Engineer at Mars Micro-Digitech; project Manager of the X-1000 Chip.
- Larry Benson - Toy designer; former employee of Heartland Toy Company.
- Irwin Wayfair - Toy designer; former employee of Heartland Toy Company.
- Joe Kawalski - Delivery truck driver; former employee of Heartland Toy Company,
Trivia[]
- Globotech's marketing slogan, "turning swords into ploughshares" is a reference to the Messianic Bible, Isaiah 2:3–4. The phrase literally means "to turn weapons into peaceful tools", which ironically foreshadows the plot of the movie, where smart ballistic missile guidance microprocessors are mistakenly used in children's toys, turning them into weapons.
- Fassbinder Pharmaceuticals is the company that make Irwin Wayfair's inhalers.[1]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dreamworks (1998). "Small Soldiers Top Secret Dossier", ISBN 0-14-130242-9