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The Toy (1982)

Poster for The Toy

When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor.

On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.

Cast & Crew

Director
Richard Donner
  • Profile picture of Richard Pryor
    Jack Brown Richard Pryor
  • Profile picture of Jackie Gleason
    Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates Jackie Gleason
  • Profile picture of Ned Beatty
    Sydney Morehouse Ned Beatty
  • Profile picture of Scott Schwartz
    Eric Bates Scott Schwartz
  • Profile picture of Teresa Ganzel
    Fancy Bates Teresa Ganzel
  • Profile picture of Wilfrid Hyde-White
    Barkley Wilfrid Hyde-White
  • Profile picture of Annazette Chase
    Angela Annazette Chase
  • Profile picture of Don Hood
    O'Brien Don Hood

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