Directed by:
Richard DonnerScreenplay:
Carol SobieskiCinematography:
László KovácsComposer:
Patrick WilliamsCast:
Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Tony King, Alex Hyde-White, Tony Burton, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Louis Herthum (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
On one of his bratty son Eric's (Scott Schwartz) annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason) 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. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Richard Pryor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267570_34060f.jpg)
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Blue Collar (1978)
![Jackie Gleason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886399_cd6ea7.jpg)
Jackie Gleason
USA
Best movies:
The Hustler (1961)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
All Through the Night (1941)
![Ned Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267403_eacd77.jpg)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Scott Schwartz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312486_42cba8.jpg)
Scott Schwartz
USA
Best movies:
Silver Screen Confidential (1996)
The Devil in Miss Jones 6 (1999)
Flashpoint (1998)
Teresa Ganzel
USA
Best movies:
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
WALL-E (2008)
Cars (2006)
![Tony King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/999/165999448_61397d.jpg)
Tony King
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather (1972)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
![Alex Hyde-White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716533_8be057.jpg)
Alex Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Pretty Woman (1990)
![Tony Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/232/161232449_fa0aa5.jpg)
Tony Burton
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky IV (1985)
![Wilfrid Hyde-White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505282_5b2925.jpg)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Browning Version (1951)
![Louis Herthum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883089_09fb03.jpg)
Louis Herthum
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Robert M. Stevens
Best movies:
The Toy (1982)
![Steve Kahan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712290_18d615.jpg)
Steve Kahan
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Maverick (1994)
![Virginia Capers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741806_a537aa.jpg)
Virginia Capers
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
![Paul Tuerpe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/259/160259732_66a817.jpg)
Paul Tuerpe
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Maverick (1994)
Don Hood
USA
Best movies:
Ed Wood (1994)
An Early Frost (1985) (TV movie)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
Stocker Fontelieu
USA
Best movies:
Angel Heart (1987)
Glory Road (2006)
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Annazette Chase
USA
Best movies:
Truck Turner (1974)
Hotel (1967)
Blume in Love (1973)
Debra Cole
Best movies:
The Hot Spot (1990)
The Toy (1982)