The Toy (1982)

The Toy (1982)

When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor. 1982-12-10 United States of America 102 Min. PG-13
5.8 203 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Pryor is Jack Brown
Jack Brown
Jackie Gleason is Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ned Beatty is Sydney Morehouse
Sydney Morehouse
Scott Schwartz is Eric Bates
Eric Bates
Teresa Ganzel is Fancy Bates
Fancy Bates
Tony King is Clifford
Clifford
Don Hood is O'Brien
O'Brien
Virginia Capers is Ruby Simpson
Ruby Simpson
Steve Kahan is State Trooper
State Trooper