The Toy | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

For the first time in motion picture history, the outrageous talent of Richard Pryor and the ingenious comedic sense of Jackie Gleason are combined in the same film. Gleason is U.S. Bates, a megalomaniac millionaire who owns most of south central Louisiana. Pryor is Jack Brown, a former journalist who has worked his way down the vocational ladder to the position of janitor in Bates' department store. Among Bates' other vast holdings is a young son Eric (Scott Schwartz), who visits his father for one week a year. Typically, Eric is chauffeured to the department store after-hours to pick out anything he wants. This time, Eric has a more elaborate toy in mind ? Jack Brown. So begins the unique relationship that teaches Eric more about life than fun and games.

Production Year:

1982

Released:

Tue, 11/13/2001

Run Time Minutes:

102

Rating:

Genres:

Comedy

Trailer:

Yes

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-6

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

2-Channel Stereo

Actors:

Richard Pryor - Jack Brown

Actors:

Jackie Gleason - U.S. Bates

Actors:

Ned Beatty - Mr. Morehouse

Actors:

Scott Schwartz - Eric Bates

Actors:

Teresa Ganzel - Fancy Bates

Actors:

Wilfrid Hyde-White - Barkley

Actors:

Annazette Chase - Angela

Actors:

Tony King - Clifford

Actors:

Don Hood - O'Brien

Actors:

Karen Leslie-Lyttle - Fraulein

Actors:

Virginia Capers - Ruby Simpson

Actors:

B. J. Hopper - Geffran

Actors:

Linda McCann - Honey Russell

Actors:

Ray Spruell - Senator Newcomb

Actors:

Stocker Fontelieu - District Attorney Russell

Actors:

Stuart Baker-Bergen - Aerobics Class Leader

Actors:

Robert Adams

Actors:

Mark Bennett

Actors:

John R. Wilson

Actors:

Robert Costley

Actors:

Robert Earle

Actors:

Pauline Barcelona

Actors:

Juan Coleman

Actors:

Valerian Smith

Actors:

Elbert Andre Patrick - Jack's Neighbor

Actors:

Orwin Harvey - Grand Wizard

Actors:

Jim Clancy - Clancy

Actors:

Davis Hotard - Eugene Russell

Actors:

Debra Cole - Terry Gay

Actors:

Marilyn Gleason - Mrs. Newcomb

Actors:

Charlie Detraz - Pilot

Actors:

Steve Kahan

Actors:

Paul Tuerpe

Actors:

Jim Beyer

Actors:

Tot Beyer

Actors:

Robert M. Stevens - Drunk in Jail

Actors:

Sally Birdsong - Morehouse's Secretary

Actors:

Louis Weinberg - Chauffeur

Actors:

Annie McGuire

Actors:

Beverly Tagge

Actors:

George Howard

Actors:

Helen Howard

Actors:

Alex Hyde-White - Photographer

Actors:

Bill Holliday

Actors:

J. D. Martin

Actors:

James Roddy

Actors:

Lucy Campbell Rowland - Bate's Secretary

Actors:

Robert Cherry - Man in Carwash

Actors:

Delana Renay Cole

Actors:

Lewis Baker

Actors:

La Monica Matthews

Actors:

Bruce Langley

Actors:

Dawnis Kaye Smith

Actors:

Santos Swing

Actors:

Willie Swing

Actors:

Tody Bernard - Party Guest

Actors:

Tony Burton - Jack's Friend

Actors:

Harold G. Herthum - Extra

Actors:

Louis Herthum - Man in Box