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The Toy (1982)

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Average Rating: 4/10
Reviews Counted: 9
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Release Date: Dec 10, 1982 Wide

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Movie Info

In The Toy, director Richard Donner and screenwriter Carol Sobieski update the 1976 Pierre Richard farce Le Jouet as a vehicle for comedian Richard Pryor. Pryor stars as out-of-work journalist Jack Brown, who's hit with the sudden realization that his idle book writing won't pay a 10,000-dollar sum necessary to keep his house from going to auction. Desperate, he is improbably hired as a cleaning lady in the offices of rich businessman and newspaper magnate U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason). Running

PG, 1 hr. 42 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Richard Donner

Written By: Carol Sobieski, Francis Veber

In Theaters: Dec 10, 1982 Wide

On DVD: Nov 13, 2001

Cast

Richard Pryor
Jack Brown
Jackie Gleason
U.S. Bates
Ned Beatty
Mr. Morehouse
Scott Schwartz
Eric Bates
Teresa Ganzel
Fancy Bates
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Barkley
Annazette Chase
Angela
Tony King
Clifford
Don Hood
O'Brien
Karen Leslie-Lyttle
Fraulein
Virginia Capers
Ruby Simpson
Linda McCann
Honey
Stuart Baker-Bergen
Aerobics Class Leader
Robert Cherry
Man in Carwash
Debra Cole
Terry Gay
Robert Earle
Stocker Fontelieu
District Attorney Russe...
Harold G. Herthum
B.J. Hopper
Geffran
Stephen Kahan
Ray Spruell
Sen. Newcomb
Paul Tuerp�
State Trooper
Orwin Harvey
Grand Dragon
Bill Holliday
George Howard
Bruce Langley
Annie McGuire
Helen Howard
Party Guest

Critic Reviews for The Toy

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (8) | DVD (6)

Great cast, painfully precious result.

July 22, 2005 Comment

Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Absolutely awful.

May 17, 2005 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

The Toy is nothing but a pointless plaything that needlessly wastes the gigantic comedy talents of legendary funnymen Pryor and Gleason

May 23, 2003 Comment (1)

Frank Ochieng

TheWorldJournal.com

Wonder wheel! Pryor at his comedic best!

February 18, 2003 Comments (2)

Kevin Fiddler

Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

Clearly, heavy-handed social commentary, cheesy slapstick and kiddie comedy aren't the most compatible of components to shoehorn into one movie.

November 22, 2001 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Scott Weinberg

Apollo Guide

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I have no idea why anyone thought it would be funny if some rich guy bought Richard Pryor as a "toy" for his son. That sounds pretty crazy, right? This movie is actually pretty funny for the most part, but it's hard to get over the stupid plot. Overall, it's okay.

September 6, 2010