The Toy (1982) (original) (raw)

The Toy

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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.

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.

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'n Knotsgek Kado, Giocattolo a ore, Der Spielgefährte, Su juguete preferido, A kis terrorista és a játékszer, O Brinquedo, Игрушка, הצעצוע, Le Joujou, Іграшка, Oyuncak Adam, Zabawka, Hračka, Mi juguete preferido, 토이, 超级玩具

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10 Dec 1982
30 Mar 1983

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An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
This was one of those movies that I had never got round to watching and was hoping it contained a great Richard Pryor performance. Sadly it was not to be, the early 80’s were a bit of a graveyard of awful films starring Richard Pryor, he deserved so much better. Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is in danger of losing everything - his marriage and his home - and becomes so desperate for a job that he dresses up like a traditional Southern maid to serve lunch to businessman U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason).
He's quickly fired, but Bates' spoiled son…

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