The Toy

  • Comedy
  • Family
12/10/1982
102
PG

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.

Revenue:
$47,118,057
Budget:
$28,000,000

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  • GenerationofSwine

    In "I Am Richard Pryor" they kind of blasted this movie as being horrible....And here I am thinking it was a beloved childhood classic.

    They won't remake it now, the PC police would be all over them...despite the fact that it was Richard Pryor and he was BLM long before there was a BLM.

    And, honestly, I can see how the people that made "I Am Richard Pryor" would look down on this, I mean...it's childish.

    But it's also childish fun, and just because Pryor is cleaning things up a bit for the film, just because he's not vulgar and not dropping the N-bomb every few seconds doesn't mean he's not hysterical.

    And let's be hones, he had more family friendly and less adult movies in the past as well. His movies don't have to be as gritty...

    January 12, 2023
  • MidnightHustlePodcast

    New Video Drop: Full review, reaction, and roast of THE TOY (1982) starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason. If you want to relive the film with a hilarious commentary - check out the video on the Midnight Hustle Podcast YouTube channel: <a href=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4epx4Po_c>Retro Movie Rewind: THE TOY (1982)</a> ---- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp4epx4Po_c

    October 23, 2023

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