The Toy poster

The Toy( 1982)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Pryor

      Jack Brown

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      Jackie Gleason

      Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

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      Ned Beatty

      Sydney Morehouse

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      Scott Schwartz

      Eric Bates

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      Teresa Ganzel

      Fancy Bates

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      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Barkley

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      Tony King

      Clifford

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      Annazette Chase

      Angela

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      Don Hood

      O'Brien

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      Karen Leslie-Lyttle

      Fraulein

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      Virginia Capers

      Ruby Simpson

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      Steve Kahan

      State Trooper

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      B.J. Hopper

      Geffran

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      Ray Spruell

      Senator Newcomb

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      Stocker Fontelieu

      District Attorney Russell

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      Robert Adams

      Store Executive

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by GenerationofSwine

    10
    Written by GenerationofSwine on Thu Jan 12 2023
    In "I Am Richard Pryor" they kind of blasted this movie as being horrible....And here I am thinking it was a beloved childhood classic. They won't remake it now, the PC police would be all over them...despite the fact that it was Richard Pryor and he was BLM long before there was a BLM. And, honestly, I can see how the people that made "I Am Richard Pryor" would look down on this, I mean...it's childish. But it's also childish fun, and just because Pryor is cleaning things up a bit for the film, just because he's not vulgar and not dropping the N-bomb every few seconds doesn't mean he'...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    28000000.00

    Revenue

    47118057.00

    Keywords

    • department store
    • rich kid
    • trophy wife
    • employment termination
    • richard pryor