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ComedyFamily

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.

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.

Release Date : 1982-12-10

Language :GermanEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Delphi FilmsColumbia PicturesRastar Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Richard Pryor

Character Name : Jack Brown

Original Name : Richard Pryor

Gender : Male

Jackie Gleason

Character Name : Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

Original Name : Jackie Gleason

Gender : Male

Ned Beatty

Character Name : Sydney Morehouse

Original Name : Ned Beatty

Gender : Male

Scott Schwartz

Character Name : Eric Bates

Original Name : Scott Schwartz

Gender : Male

Teresa Ganzel

Character Name : Fancy Bates

Original Name : Teresa Ganzel

Gender : Female

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Character Name : Barkley

Original Name : Wilfrid Hyde-White

Gender : Male

Tony King

Character Name : Clifford

Original Name : Tony King

Gender : Male

Annazette Chase

Character Name : Angela

Original Name : Annazette Chase

Gender : Female

Don Hood

Character Name : O'Brien

Original Name : Don Hood

Gender : Male

Karen Leslie-Lyttle

Character Name : Fraulein

Original Name : Karen Leslie-Lyttle

Gender : Male

Virginia Capers

Character Name : Ruby Simpson

Original Name : Virginia Capers

Gender : Female

Steve Kahan

Character Name : State Trooper

Original Name : Steve Kahan

Gender : Male

B.J. Hopper

Character Name : Geffran

Original Name : B.J. Hopper

Gender : Male

Ray Spruell

Character Name : Senator Newcomb

Original Name : Ray Spruell

Gender : Male

Stocker Fontelieu

Character Name : District Attorney Russell

Original Name : Stocker Fontelieu

Gender : Male

Robert Adams

Character Name : Store Executive

Original Name : Robert Adams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

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.

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MidnightHustlePodcast

@MidnightHustlePodcast

2023-10-25