The Toy (1982)

Directed by

Richard Donner

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 232 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A janitor is chosen as a living toy by a rich boy and must spend a week playing with him. The janitor tries to make the best of the strange situation.

comediclightheartedabsurdwhimsicaldatedunevensilly

What happens

The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Richard Pryor as a janitor at a department store owned by a businessman played by Jackie Gleason. The owner's son, played by Scott Schwartz, is told that he may have anything in the toy department. He chooses the janitor, who the owner pays to spend a week with the boy. The film also stars Ned Beatty, Teresa Ganzel, and Virginia Capers. It is an adaptation of the 1976 French comedy film Le Jouet. It was a box office success, despite being pilloried by film critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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