The Toy (1982)

Title: The Toy

Tagline: When U. S. Bates told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all... Jack Brown.

Genre: Comedy,Family

Director: Richard Donner

Cast: Richard Pryor,Jackie Gleason,Ned Beatty,Scott Schwartz,Teresa Ganzel,Wilfrid Hyde-White,Tony King,Annazette Chase,Don Hood,Karen Leslie-Lyttle,Virginia Capers,Steve Kahan,B.J. Hopper,Ray Spruell,Stocker Fontelieu,Robert Adams

Status: Released

Release: 1982-12-10

Runtime: 102

Plot: 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.

Trailer Cast Crew Videos

    • Richard Pryor

      Jack Brown
    • Jackie Gleason

      Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
    • Ned Beatty

      Sydney Morehouse
    • Scott Schwartz

      Eric Bates
    • Teresa Ganzel

      Fancy Bates
    • Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Barkley
    • Tony King

      Clifford
    • Annazette Chase

      Angela
    • Don Hood

      O'Brien
    • Karen Leslie-Lyttle

      Fraulein
    • Virginia Capers

      Ruby Simpson
    • Steve Kahan

      State Trooper
    • B.J. Hopper

      Geffran
    • Ray Spruell

      Senator Newcomb
    • Stocker Fontelieu

      District Attorney Russell
    • Robert Adams

      Store Executive
    • Richard Donner (Directing)

      Director
    • Ray Stark (Production)

      Producer
    • Charles Rosen (Art)

      Production Design
    • Michael A. Stevenson (Editing)

      Editor
    • Carol Sobieski (Writing)

      Screenplay
    • Tony Lloyd (Costume & Make-Up)

      Makeup Artist
    • Phil Feldman (Production)

      Producer
    • Ken Chase (Costume & Make-Up)

      Makeup Artist
    • Margaret Booth (Production)

      Associate Producer
    • Moss Mabry (Costume & Make-Up)

      Costume Design
    • Thomas R. Ward (Crew)

      Special Effects
    • Richard A. Harris (Editing)

      Editor
    • László Kovács (Camera)

      Director of Photography
    • Marvin March (Art)

      Set Decoration
    • Yolanda Toussieng (Costume & Make-Up)

      Hairstylist
    • Hans Metz (Visual Effects)

      Visual Effects
    • Robert L. Stevenson (Costume & Make-Up)

      Hairstylist
    • Phil Cory (Visual Effects)

      Special Effects Supervisor
    • Patrick Williams (Sound)

      Original Music Composer
    • The Toy Trailer

      • Trailer
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