Film
The Toy
1982· PG· 1h 42m· Comedy· Family
“When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor.”
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.
1982-12-10
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorRichard Donner
ScreenplayCarol Sobieski
ProducerPhil Feldman
Director of PhotographyLászló Kovács
Original Music ComposerPatrick Williams
EditorMichael A. Stevenson
Full cast & crew (16 cast · 21 crew)
Details
Released1982-12-10
Runtime1h 42m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosDelphi Films · Columbia Pictures · Rastar Productions
Budget$28M
Box office$47M
LanguagesGerman · English
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating5.9/10 · 228 votes
Original languageen
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