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Dude means nice guy. Dude means a regular sort of person. -Captain America
Easy Rider

The Toy

Movie Summary

Released: 1982
On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates 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.

Cast overview, first billed only:

Richard Pryor .... Jack Brown
Jackie Gleason .... Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
Ned Beatty .... Sydney Morehouse
Scott Schwartz .... Eric Bates

Teresa Ganzel .... Fancy Bates
Wilfrid Hyde-White .... David Barkley
Annazette Chase .... Angela
Tony King .... Clifford
Don Hood .... O'Brien
Karen Leslie-Lyttle .... Fräulein Hilda Hans
Virginia Capers .... Ruby Simpson
B.J. Hopper .... Geffran
Linda McCann .... Honey Russell
Ray Spruell .... Senator Newcomb
Stocker Fontelieu .... D. A. Russell

Comments

Richkid83Posted: 11/15/2005

Bad Ass movie, god speed in Richard Prior, oh man lots of memories

OweparPosted: 05/15/2006

I watched this movie endlessly on cable when I was a kid -- Pryor at his best. Man, they couldn't get away with a premise like this today!

After recently seeing it, I realized that it's a little heavy-handed near the end, and it seems choppy in a lot of places, as if there's big scenes missing. I'd love to see a special edition disc with deleted scenes, but I doubt that'll ever happen.

EightiesManPosted: 04/06/2007

That kid had some serious toys.

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