Abramorama debuted the official trailer for Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids, a documentary film on the story of the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, which were popular in the 1980s.
Narrated and executive produced by Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris, Billion Dollar Babies is a feature-length documentary that captures the incredible true story of the Cabbage Patch Kids, leaving nothing untouched, including the fundamental dispute over who originated the idea. From the marketing genius of the “hospital” in an idyllic North Georgian town where children “adopted” the dolls and solemnly pledged to love and care for them, to the subsequent business deal that gave rise to utter retail pandemonium, the film takes viewers on the wild ride through the Cabbage Patch Kids’ highs, lows and undeniable legacy.
Release Date
Directed by Andrew Jenks, Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids world premiered at Tribeca Film Festival and opens in theaters on November 24, 2023 – Black Friday.
Synopsis
Before the Cabbage Patch Kids, no one could have imagined a world where police would need to break up fights between rampaging adults in toy stores. But after the Cabbage Patch Kids, every manufacturer in the world was desperate for their own “riot-worthy” toy. Everything had changed, and we were never going back.
“Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids” is the evolution of that change, told through the lens of what is arguably the most beloved toy of the 1980s. It’s one filled with doll hospitals with delightfully attentive staff tending to every need of the “babies” birthed from a cabbage patch before their adoptions, dangerous counterfeit dolls and intense U.S. Customs raids, inevitable black-market sales, a glut of spin-off products, severe doll shortages and a rabid media frenzy that gave rise to a Billion-dollar toy brand unlike anything the world had ever seen. Oh, and did we mention the “custody battle” over the origin of the idea? An unassuming and relatively unknown artist from rural Kentucky filed suit claiming she was the true creator of the dolls, setting off a contentious four-year legal battle over the Kids.
This is the story you never knew about the dolls that stole America’s heart… and turned us all into total maniacs.
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer for Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids.