The Toy (1982)
11 %
Reviews Counted: 9 Fresh: 1 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Synopsis: Jackie Gleason is U.S. Bates, the wealthy owner of a department store. When his bratty young son Eric (Scott Schwartz, A CHRISTMAS STORY) makes one of his annual visits, Bates offers the boy the gift of anything he wants in the store. When Jack Brown (Richard Pryor), an out-of-work journalist... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Ned Beatty
Director: Richard Donner
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The Toy is nothing but a pointless plaything that needlessly wastes the gigantic comedy talents of legendary funnymen Pryor and Gleason
05/23/03
Clearly, heavy-handed social commentary, cheesy slapstick and kiddie comedy aren’t the most compatible of components to shoehorn into one movie.
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