The Toy (1982)

  
Format:  The Toy DVD 
 
 
Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason star in this outrageous comedy, based on a 1976 French film, about a multimillionaire (Gleason) who hires a writer working as a janitor (Pryor) to be a human plaything for his bratty son. You can imagine how the outrageous comic might react to being purchased, but in this more family-friendly outing, his character finds a golden opportunity to teach some lessons about real friendship. With Ned Beatty, Teresa Ganzel. 102 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; theatrical trailers.
 
SKU: D31067
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