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The Toy (1982)

The Toy

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1h 42m

Comedy, Family

December 10th, 1982

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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.

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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
Ángela
Tony King
Clifford
Don Hood
O'Brien
Karen Leslie-Lyttle
Fräulein
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Directors

Richard Donner
directed by
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Producers

Margaret Booth
associate producer
Phil Feldman
producer (produced by)
Ray Stark
producer
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Writers

Francis Veber
(based on a film by)
Carol Sobieski
screenplay by
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Taglines

When Jackie Gleason Told His Son He Could Have Any Present He Wanted, He Picked The Most Outrageous Gift Of All... Richard Pryor.
When U. S. Bates told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all... Jack Brown.
When U.S. Bates told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all... Jack Brown.
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Keywords

mansion
fired from the job
toy
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

German
English

Release Dates

December 8th, 1983 (Argentina)
January 26th, 1984 (Australia)
June 14th, 1984 (Colombia)
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Alternative Titles

The Toy (original title)
Su juguete preferido (Argentina)
The Toy (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

19050 Perkins Rd E, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (Bates estate)
43037 North Billville Road, Hammond, Louisiana, USA (piranha pond)
7370 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (warehouse: mansion interiors)
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Running Times

102 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Rastar Productions
Delphi Films
Rastar Pictures
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Distribution Companies

Warner-Columbia Films (Argentina) (through)
LK-TEL (Argentina)
Columbia Pictures of Argentina (Argentina)
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Other Companies

Reeltime Creative (trailer music)
Panavision (United States of America) (lenses and Panaflex® Camera by)

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