The Toy
1982 · Movie · PG · 102 min · ★ 5.9
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 102 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (229 votes)
Themes
- department store
- rich kid
- trophy wife
- employment termination
- richard pryor
Cast & crew
Richard Pryor
as Jack Brown
Jackie Gleason
as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ned Beatty
as Sydney Morehouse
Scott Schwartz
as Eric Bates
Teresa Ganzel
as Fancy Bates
Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Barkley
Tony King
as Clifford
Annazette Chase
as Angela
Don Hood
as O'Brien
Karen Leslie-Lyttle
as Fraulein
Directed by Richard Donner