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The Toy
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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.
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User Score230 ratings
TMDB 5.916+19821h 42mEnglish
ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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.

Director
Richard DonnerFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Delphi Films3 production companies
Release
December 10, 1982Released
Box Office
$47MBudget $28M

Top Cast

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Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Jack Brown
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
Sydney Morehouse
Scott Schwartz
Scott Schwartz
Eric Bates
Teresa Ganzel
Teresa Ganzel
Fancy Bates
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Barkley
Tony King
Tony King
Clifford
Annazette Chase
Annazette Chase
Angela

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Reviews

From TMDB users
GenerationofSwine
Jan 12, 2023

In "I Am Richard Pryor" they kind of blasted this movie as being horrible....And here I am thinking it was a beloved childhood classic. They won't remake it now, the PC police would be all over them...despite the fact that it was Richard Pryor and he was BLM long before there was a BLM. And, honestly, I can see how the people that made "I Am Richard Pryor" would look down on this, I mean...it's childish. But it's also childish fun, and just because Pryor is cleaning things up a bit for the film, just because he's not vulgar and not dropping the N-bomb every few seconds doesn't mean he's not hysterical. And let's be hones, he had more family friendly and less adult movies in the past as well. His movies don't have to be as gritty as his stand up is. You can enjoy both, liking one doesn't mean you like the other any less. So, OK, it's not a review, just felt the need to defend it. If you walk in expecting the Mack, you clearly didn't read the back of the box.

MidnightHustlePodcast
Oct 23, 2023

New Video Drop: Full review, reaction, and roast of THE TOY (1982) starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason. If you want to relive the film with a hilarious commentary - check out the video on the Midnight Hustle Podcast YouTube channel: <a href=“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4epx4Po_c”>Retro Movie Rewind: THE TOY (1982)</a> ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4epx4Po_c

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