The Toy
Brief Synopsis
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On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat US Bates takes Eric to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor, Jack Brown, 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.
Cast & Crew
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Richard Donner
Director
Jackie Gleason
Linda Mccann
Delana Renay Cole
Wilfrid Hyde-white
Robert M Stevens
Film Details
Also Known As
Toy
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat US Bates takes Eric to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor, Jack Brown, 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
Director
Cast
Jackie Gleason
Linda Mccann
Delana Renay Cole
Wilfrid Hyde-white
Robert M Stevens
Jim Clancy
Pauline Barcelona
Sally Birdsong
Helen Howard
James Roddy
Mark Bennett
Richard Pryor
Charlie Detraz
Tot Beyer
Scott Schwartz
Ned Beatty
Karen Leslie-lyttle
Marilyn Gleason
Beverly Tagge
Willie Swing
Valerian Smith
Elbert Andre Patrick
John R Wilson
Stuart Baker-bergen
Dawnis Kaye Smith
Annie Mcguire
Annazette Chase
B J Hopper
Ray Spruell
Paul Tuerpe
Don Hood
Orwin Harvey
J D Martin
Stocker Fontelieu
Teresa Ganzel
Jim Beyer
Santos Swing
George Howard
Tony King
Alex Hyde-white
Robert Cherry
Robert Earle
Bruce Langley
Davis Hotard
Louis Weinberg
Debra Cole
Robert Costley
Robert Adams
Juan Coleman
Virginia Capers
Stephen Kahan
Lucy Campbell Rowland
Lamonica Matthews
Bill Holliday
Crew
Dick Alexander
Sound
Wayne Artman
Sound
Jerry A. Baerwitz
Unit Production Manager
Tom Beckert
Sound
Margaret Booth
Associate Producer
Frank Bueno
Assistant Director
William H Burch
Camera Operator
Norman Burza
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gene S Cantamessa
Sound
Jeff Carson
Music Editor
Ken Chase
Makeup
Phil Cory
Special Effects Supervisor
Dee Cothern
Casting
Alice I Daniels
Wardrobe
James Devis
Production Consultant
Pennie Dupont
Casting
John Dustin
Camera Operator
Phil Feldman
Producer
Wayne Fitzgerald
Titles
Sam Gordon
Props
Richard A Harris
Editor
David Klassen
Set Designer
George Kohut
Camera Operator
Laszlo Kovacs
Director Of Photography
Michelle Kuhar
Production Coordinator
Trevor Lawrence
Song
Tom Lloyd
Makeup
Len Lookabaugh
Key Grip
Moss Mabry
Costume Designer
Marvin March
Set Decorator
Hans Metz
Special Effects
Paul Moen
Assistant Director
Frank Musker
Song
Jeffrey Osborne
Song Performer
Gregory Pickrell
Set Designer
Elizabeth Pine
Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Pitalo
Casting
Bobby Porter
Stunt Coordinator
David Price
Production Assistant
Morgan Renard
Photography
Charles Rosen
Production Designer
Daniel Sackheim
Assistant Editor
William P Scott
Assistant Director
Carol Sobieski
Screenplay
Patrick Somerset
Sound Effects
Frank Spencer
Sound Effects
Robert M Stevens
Camera Operator
Michael A Stevenson
Editor
Robert L Stevenson
Hair
Yolanda Toussieng
Hair
Francis Veber
Story By
George Villasenor
Assistant Editor
Paul Vom Brack
Camera Operator
Tom Ward
Special Effects
Patrick Williams
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
Toy
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 1982
Released in United States Winter February 1982
