Question: Why does Leland refuse to help Leslie from the Sea Swine down the pit?
Answer: Because he cares more about proving the Sea Swine works than he does about his nephew.
Toys (1992)
4 questions
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Starring: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright
Alsatia Zevo: So this is Paris.
Patrick Zevo: What?
Leslie Zevo: She still needs some work.
Answer: In universe, it's likely because he's drunk and reckless, as you see him continuing to drink while doing it. Out of universe, it's a reference to the Confucius quote "Don't use a cannon to kill a mosquito."
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