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- ርልዪረ3 januari 2026I know there was a lot of controversy around this film, due to the fact we have a rich white man buying a black man for his son, but I think that people just took this film way too seriously. Richard Pryor is one of the best comedians of all time, so I definitely became interested in seeing this film after I saw it on VH1's "I love the 80's" show, once again though, it seemed like they were giving the film a hard time. Well, I saw this at a store and figured for 5 dollars, what the heck? It's the rental price, if I liked the movie, I might as well own it. Well, I watched it this morning, I have to say that I thought that this was a very cute film that I'm sure if you have an open mind, you'll definitely enjoy it. Jack is a journalist looking for a job, he's not getting anything though, at first he starts as a cleaning lady, but is fired by a snobby rich man. Then he's security at a toy store where the snobby rich man's son is shopping for anything he wants, he sees Jack and thinks he is funny, he wants him as the toy. When offered enough money to save his house, Jack agrees to it, but he's getting just a bit humiliated when he is constantly mocked, understandably. But when he gives the little boy a chance, they end up becoming great friends. The Toy is just a fun movie that I'm sure you'll get a kick out of if you just give it a shot. It's a definite 80's classic that had great comedy in it, Richard was absolutely hilarious. He and Scott Schwartz were very adorable together and looked like they had so much fun together. I would recommend this film for a fun comedy, you're guaranteed a few laughs.
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The Toy was released on 10 december 1982.
The Toy was directed by Richard Donner.
The Toy has a runtime of 1 u, 42 m.
The Toy was produced by Phil Feldman, Ray Stark.
Jack (Richard Pryor) is zwart en vindt het niet makkelijk om een baan te vinden als journalist. Het enige wat hij kan krijgen bij het grote concern, is een positie als huishouder. Als hij een speelgoedwarenhuis schoonmaakt, dat ook onderdeel is van het concern, komt het zoontje van de directeur binnen en kiest hem als cadeau. Zijn vader had immers gezegd dat hij mocht kiezen uit alles in het warenhuis. Hij besluit zich toch in te laten pakken, omdat hij het geld hard nodig heeft.
The key characters in The Toy are Jack Brown (Richard Pryor), Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates (Jackie Gleason), Sydney Morehouse (Ned Beatty).
The Toy is rated 12.
The Toy is a Komedie, Familie film.
The Toy has an audience rating of 5.4 out of 10.
The Toy had a budget of US$ 28 mln..
The Toy has made US$ 47,1 mln. at the box office.