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5.9On 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.
Released: 1982-12-10102 minDir: Richard DonnerComedy, Family
Cast
- Richard Pryor as Jack Brown
- Jackie Gleason as Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
- Ned Beatty as Sydney Morehouse
- Scott Schwartz as Eric Bates
- Teresa Ganzel as Fancy Bates
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Barkley
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Key dates
- Published
- 15 April 1983
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Toy
- Director
- Richard Donner
- Screenwriter
- Carol Sobieski
- Composer
- Patrick Williams
- Producer
- Ray Stark
- Cinematographer
- László Kovács
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Categories
1982 American films1982 comedy films1982 English-language films1982 filmsAmerican comedy filmsAmerican remakes of French filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language comedy filmsFilms about the Ku Klux KlanFilms based on works by Francis VeberFilms directed by Richard DonnerFilms produced by Ray Stark