The Toy

1982Rated5.91h 42mComedy, Family

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.

Starring: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty

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Cast

  • Richard PryorJack Brown
  • Jackie GleasonUlysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
  • Ned BeattySydney Morehouse
  • Scott SchwartzEric Bates
  • Teresa GanzelFancy Bates
  • Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteBarkley
  • Tony KingClifford
  • Annazette ChaseAngela
  • Don HoodO'Brien
  • Karen Leslie-LyttleFraulein

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