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The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Richard Pryor as a janitor at a department store owned by Jackie Gleason. The owner's son, played by Scott Schwartz, is told that he may have anything in the toy department.
Dec 10, 1982 · A rich businessman buys a janitor as a gift for his spoiled son, and they form an unlikely friendship. The Toy is a remake of a French film, and features Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, and a young Eric Bates.
- (15K)
- Comedy
- Richard Donner
- 1982-12-10
The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason, with Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, and Virginia Capers in supporting roles.
- 102 min
Unemployed journalist Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by Louisiana...
- (30)
- Richard Donner
- PG
- Richard Pryor
A wealthy businessman gives his son a black janitor as a present, who becomes his friend and teacher. Watch the trailer, read the review and see the cast and crew of this classic comedy film.
Find out who starred in and worked on the comedy film The Toy, directed by Richard Donner and written by Francis Veber. See the full cast and crew list, including Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, and more.
A comedy film about a poor janitor who is hired as a toy for a rich brat by his father, a business tycoon. The janitor teaches the boy how to be a friend and exposes the tycoon's cruelty in a newspaper they publish together.
