The Toy (1982 film)
1982 comedy film by Richard Donner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Richard Pryor as a janitor at a department store owned by Jackie Gleason. The owner's son, played by Scott Schwartz, is told that he may have anything in the toy department. He chooses the janitor, who the owner pays to spend a week with the boy. The film also stars Ned Beatty, Teresa Ganzel, and Virginia Capers. It is an adaptation of the 1976 French comedy film Le Jouet. It was a box office success, despite being pilloried by film critics.
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Directed by | Richard Donner |
Screenplay by | Carol Sobieski |
Based on | Le Jouet by Francis Veber |
Produced by | Phil Feldman Ray Stark |
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Cinematography | László Kovács |
Edited by | Richard A. Harris Michael A. Stevenson |
Music by | Patrick Williams |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $17 million[1] |
Box office | $47,118,057 (United States and Canada)[2] |
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