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.
Directed By
Richard DonnerWritten By
Carol SobieskiWatch on these services
Cast of The Toy
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
Virginia CapersRuby Simpson
Steve KahanState Trooper
B.J. HopperGeffran
Ray SpruellSenator Newcomb
Stocker FontelieuDistrict Attorney Russell
Robert AdamsStore Executive