The Beanie Bubble: Toy Empire Rises and Falls as Women Play Key Roles Behind the Scenes

• Ty Warner created Beanie Babies and built a toy empire in the 1990s with help from three women behind the scenes.
• The Beanie Baby craze drove up demand and prices, with some models fetching high prices from collectors.
• The film explores the contributions and experiences of the fictionalized women who helped foster Beanie Babies' success.
• After becoming a billionaire, Ty Warner was later convicted of tax evasion in 2014.
• The boom and bust of Beanie Babies serves as a cautionary tale about greed, capitalism, and consumerism.

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