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The Toy

1982
5.9 ⭐
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.

Cast & Crew
Richard Pryor
Richard PryorJack Brown
Jackie Gleason
Jackie GleasonUlysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ned Beatty
Ned BeattySydney Morehouse
Scott Schwartz
Scott SchwartzEric Bates
Teresa Ganzel
Teresa GanzelFancy Bates
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteBarkley
Tony King
Tony KingClifford
Annazette Chase
Annazette ChaseAngela
Don Hood
Don HoodO'Brien
Karen Leslie-Lyttle
Karen Leslie-LyttleFraulein
Virginia Capers
Virginia CapersRuby Simpson
Steve Kahan
Steve KahanState Trooper