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10/12/1982 Comedy, Family 1h 42m
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When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor.

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.

  1. Richard Donner

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Pryor

    Jack Brown

  2. Jackie Gleason

    Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

  3. Ned Beatty

    Sydney Morehouse

  4. Scott Schwartz

    Eric Bates

  5. Teresa Ganzel

    Fancy Bates

  6. Wilfrid Hyde-White

    Barkley

  7. Tony King

    Clifford

  8. Annazette Chase

    Angela

  9. Don Hood

    O'Brien

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by MidnightHustlePodcast
Written by MidnightHustlePodcast on 2023-10-23
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:
Retro Movie Rewind: THE TOY (1982) ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4epx4Po_c

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$28,000,000.00

Revenue
$47,118,057.00

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