- Actors: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel
- Directors: Richard Donner
- Writers: Carol Sobieski, Francis Veber
- Producers: Margaret Booth, Phil Feldman, Ray Stark
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: Nov 13 2001
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005Q4CV
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#22,434 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #9 in DVD > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Richard Pryor
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This well-packaged 1983 remake of the French comedy Le Jouet features two legendary actors in an unlikely pairing. Richard Pryor (Live on the Sunset Strip, Stir Crazy) plays a down on his luck writer who is talked into taking a job as a plaything for the spoiled rich kid of billionaire Jackie Gleason (The Hustler), who just can't communicate with his own son. Amidst a constant stream of abuse and slapstick adventures, Pryor manages to bring out the heart in both father and son and bring them closer together, as he fights to retain his own dignity. Director Richard Donner (Superman, Lethal Weapon) concentrates on the outlandish set pieces and wisely leaves the comic timing up to the two old pros, making The Toy an entertaining diversion. --Robert Lane
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
very hard to digest,
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This review is from: The Toy (DVD)
being a Big Richard Pryor Fan it's hard to get into this film.seeing a Black Man used as Property for laughs&whatnot is not easy to take&therefore i avoid this film.it's not something worth watching it has a few ok moments but nothing worth talking about.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Leaves a nice warm feeling.,
By Bobby Brady "Radioman970" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Toy (DVD)
Gleason and Pryor together in the same film. How could it miss? They have some really fine moments with the rest of the very funny cast. Some have objected to the story but if Pryor saw nothing wrong with the film I don't either. This is one of those wonderfully silly comedies from the 80s that takes me back. It's one of those films that's "never quite as funny as all that" but Pryor and Schwartz turn in good performances with eventually likeable characters. The friendship they form is great. Makes you feel good.Scott Schwartz, who plays Gleason's son Eric, said he wrote a sequel himself but it's difficult to take him seriously for obvious (and painful) reasons. He went on to do adult films but mostly as the comic relief. You might remember him in A Christmas Story as the kid who sticks to the flagpole. The anamorphic video on this DVD is top notch. I was so happy because I'd never seen it in widescreen. Some grain but this was most probably on the master copy. The sound is good and clear 2.0 stereo. I noticed an occational whine. Bonus materials consist of 3 trailers, none of which is The Toy!! ...sigh...
5.0 out of 5 stars
Comedy Classic Plain and Simple,
By TIM B "tbro1971" (Rosemont, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Toy (DVD)
So many people try to turn this movie into a battle about race. Lest we forget that Richard Pryor is the hero in this movie teaching the boy NOT to be racist, arrogant or judge people. In the end the Klan and the other racists get what they have coming to them. So enjoy this movie for what it is; Lighthearted, simple, fun and hysterical, nothing more and nothing less.
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