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Dec 10, 1982 · The Toy: Directed by Richard Donner. With Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz. An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
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- 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.
- $17 million
- Patrick Williams
- December 10, 1982
- Phil Feldman, Ray Stark
Jun 15, 2021. Unemployed journalist Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by Louisiana millionaire U.S. Bates (Jackie...
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- Richard Donner
- PG
- Richard Pryor
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The Toy. A billionaire, his spoiled son and a writer hired to become a human toy, learn there are things money can't buy... like love, in this heartwarming comedy. 3,893 IMDb 5.8 1 h 41 min 1982. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Heartwarming · Playful · Upbeat. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.59. Buy. HD $12.99. More purchase. options.
- 101 min
Synopsis. Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is an unemployed newspaper reporter living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana who is in danger of losing his house to the bank since he and his wife, Angela (Annazette Chase), cannot make their mortgage.
Richard Donner. Director. Carol Sobieski. Screenplay. Reviews. 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.
The Toy - Apple TV. Available on iTunes. 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. Gleason is U.S. Bates, a megalomaniac millionaire who owns most of south central Louisiana.
