

MOVIE
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Toy in its release era
Released in 1982, The Toy sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1982-12-10
- Rating
- PG
- TMDB score
- 5.9/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- Delphi Films, Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions
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