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Dec 10, 1982 · A comedy film about a journalist who is hired as a toy for a rich kid by his father. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- (15K)
- Comedy
- Richard Donner
- 1982-12-10
The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Richard Pryor as a janitor at a department store owned by Jackie Gleason. The owner's son, played by Scott Schwartz, is told that he may have anything in the toy department. He chooses the janitor, who the owner pays to spend a week with the boy.
The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason, with Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, and Virginia Capers in supporting roles. Plot. Jack Brown (Pryor) is a married, unemployed man in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in danger of having his house repossessed.
- 102 min
- 24.4K
- Cardinal Sparrow
A comedy film about a down-on-his-luck janitor who is hired as a toy for a rich brat by his father, a business tycoon. The janitor teaches the boy how to be a friend and exposes the tycoon's corruption in a newspaper.
A comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a janitor who becomes a plaything for a rich kid. Critics panned the movie for its unfunny and muddled plot, while audiences gave it mixed reviews.
- (30)
- Richard Donner
- PG
- Richard Pryor
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy film The Toy, directed by Richard Donner and written by Francis Veber. See the full cast and crew list, including Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, and more.
Comedy 1982 1 hr 39 min. 3% 13+. Starring Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scotty Schwartz. Director Richard Donner. Trailers. The Toy. Related. Cast & Crew. About. The Toy. COMEDY. For the first time in motion picture history, the outrageous talent of Richard Pryor and the ingenious comedic sense of Jackie Gleason are combined in the same film.
