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The Toy

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.
Comedy   Family
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 28,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: German , English
📆 Date Released: 1982-12-10
⌚ Running Time: 102 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.81

Beloved Cast

Richard Pryor original image
Jack Brown
Richard Pryor
Jackie Gleason original image
Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Jackie Gleason
Ned Beatty original image
Sydney Morehouse
Ned Beatty
Scott Schwartz original image
Eric Bates
Scott Schwartz
Teresa Ganzel original image
Fancy Bates
Teresa Ganzel
Wilfrid Hyde-White original image
Barkley
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Tony King original image
Clifford
Tony King
Annazette Chase original image
Angela
Annazette Chase
Don Hood original image
O'Brien
Don Hood
Karen Leslie-Lyttle original image
Fraulein
Karen Leslie-Lyttle
Virginia Capers original image
Ruby Simpson
Virginia Capers
Steve Kahan original image
State Trooper
Steve Kahan
B.J. Hopper original image
Geffran
B.J. Hopper
Ray Spruell original image
Senator Newcomb
Ray Spruell
Stocker Fontelieu original image
District Attorney Russell
Stocker Fontelieu
Robert Adams original image
Store Executive
Robert Adams

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