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The Toy

1982, Movie, PG, 99 mins

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A dreadful remake of the French farce LE JOUET (1976), THE TOY is poorly written, over-directed, and filled with sophomoric attempts at humor. Only Richard Pryor's personal energy manages to save it from being complete rubbish. Scott Schwartz plays Eric Bates, a bratty 9-year-old whose multimillionaire father, U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason), "buys" him an unemployed news reporter, Jack Brown (Pryor), as his personal plaything. It's a one-joke premise, played out through several... read more leave a comment
Year: 1982
Rated PG

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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

 

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An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat.
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