This feature documentary reveals how a group of soccer moms from suburban Illinois spark a trend for collecting Beanie Babies, which quickly becomes one of the biggest investment bubbles in American history.
BEANIE MANIA tracks the characters at the heart of the story – from those who built the plush toy fad from their spare rooms and garages to those who worked closely with their elusive billionaire creator, Ty Warner – and asks who were the real winners and losers of the phenomenon?