The Toy

When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor.

102 mins
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.

Richard Pryor

Jack Brown

Jackie Gleason

Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates

Ned Beatty

Sydney Morehouse

Scott Schwartz

Eric Bates

Teresa Ganzel

Fancy Bates

Tony King

Clifford

Don Hood

O'Brien

Virginia Capers

Ruby Simpson

Steve Kahan

State Trooper

Ray Spruell

Senator Newcomb

Stocker Fontelieu

District Attorney Russell

Robert Adams

Store Executive

Phil Feldman

Producer

Carol Sobieski

Screenplay

Bob Herron

Stunt Double

Ray Stark

Producer

Tony Lloyd

Makeup Artist

László Kovács

Director of Photography

Charles Rosen

Production Design

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Moss Mabry

Costume Design

Phil Cory

Special Effects Supervisor

Patrick Williams

Original Music Composer

Margaret Booth

Associate Producer

Thomas R. Ward

Special Effects

Ken Chase

Makeup Artist

Hans Metz

Visual Effects

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