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The Toy

19825.8 / 10102 min
Comedy, Family

Overview

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.

Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Jack Brown

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason

Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Sydney Morehouse

Scott Schwartz

Scott Schwartz

Eric Bates

Teresa Ganzel

Teresa Ganzel

Fancy Bates

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Barkley

Tony King

Tony King

Clifford

Annazette Chase

Annazette Chase

Angela

Don Hood

Don Hood

O'Brien

Karen Leslie-Lyttle

Karen Leslie-Lyttle

Fraulein

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Ruby Simpson

Steve Kahan

Steve Kahan

State Trooper

B.J. Hopper

B.J. Hopper

Geffran

Ray Spruell

Ray Spruell

Senator Newcomb

Stocker Fontelieu

Stocker Fontelieu

District Attorney Russell

Robert Adams

Robert Adams

Store Executive

Crew

Richard Donner

Richard Donner

Director

Phil Feldman

Phil Feldman

Producer

Carol Sobieski

Carol Sobieski

Screenplay

Bob Herron

Bob Herron

Stunt Double

László Kovács

László Kovács

Director of Photography

Robert L. Stevenson

Robert L. Stevenson

Hairstylist

Charles Rosen

Charles Rosen

Production Design

Tony Lloyd

Tony Lloyd

Makeup Artist

Thomas R. Ward

Thomas R. Ward

Special Effects

Michael A. Stevenson

Michael A. Stevenson

Editor

Margaret Booth

Margaret Booth

Associate Producer

Richard A. Harris

Richard A. Harris

Editor

Ken Chase

Ken Chase

Makeup Artist

Patrick Williams

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Hans Metz

Hans Metz

Visual Effects

Phil Cory

Phil Cory

Special Effects Supervisor

Marvin March

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Moss Mabry

Moss Mabry

Costume Design

Ray Stark

Ray Stark

Producer

Yolanda Toussieng

Yolanda Toussieng

Hairstylist