The Toy (1982)
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.
Director:
Richard Donner
Writer:
Carol Sobieski
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Richard Pryor as Jack Brown |
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Jackie Gleason as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates |
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Ned Beatty as Sydney Morehouse |
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Scott Schwartz as Eric Bates |
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Teresa Ganzel as Fancy Bates |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Barkley |
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Tony King as Clifford |
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Annazette Chase as Angela |
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Don Hood as O'Brien |
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Karen Leslie-Lyttle as Fraulein |
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Virginia Capers as Ruby Simpson |
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Steve Kahan as State Trooper |
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B.J. Hopper as Geffran |
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Ray Spruell as Senator Newcomb |
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Stocker Fontelieu as District Attorney Russell |
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Robert Adams as Store Executive |
| Directing | Richard Donner | Director |
| Production | Phil Feldman | Producer |
| Writing | Carol Sobieski | Screenplay |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunt Double |
| Camera | László Kovács | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Art | Charles Rosen | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Lloyd | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Thomas R. Ward | Special Effects |
| Editing | Michael A. Stevenson | Editor |
| Production | Margaret Booth | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Chase | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Patrick Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Hans Metz | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Phil Cory | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Production | Ray Stark | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yolanda Toussieng | Hairstylist |
| Writing | Francis Veber | Original Film Writer |
