Summary
The Toy is an American film comedy first released in 1982,
directed by Richard Donner.
The film stars Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz and Teresa Ganzel.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Richard Donner
- Script: Carol Sobieski, Francis Veber
- Photo: László Kovács
- Music: Patrick Williams
- Cast: 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 D. Simpson), B.J. Hopper (Geffran), Linda McCann (Honey Russell), Ray Spruell (Senator Newcomb), Stocker Fontelieu (D. A. Russell), Stuart Baker-Bergen (Aerobics Class Leader), Robert Adams (Store Executive), Mark Bennett (Store Executive), Jon Ralph Wilson (Store Executive), Robert Costley (Poker Player), Robert Earle (Poker Player), Pauline Barcelona (Poker Player), Juan Coleman (Poker Player), Valerian Smith (Poker Player), Elbert Andre Patrick (Jack’s Neighbor), Orwin C. Harvey (Grand Dragon), Jim Clancy (Clancy), Davis Hotard (Eugene Russel), Debra Cole (Terry Gay), Marilyn Gleason (Mrs. Newcomb), Charles Detraz, Steve Kahan (State Trooper), Paul Tuerpe (State Trooper), Jim Beyer (Klan Demonstrator), Tom Beyer (Klan Demonstrator), Robert M. Stevens (Drunk in Jail), Sally Birdsong (Morehouse’s Secretary), Louis Weinberg (Chauffeur), Annie McGuire (Party Guest), Beverly Tagge (Party Guest), Howard George (Party Guest), Helen Howard (Party Guest), Alex Hyde-White, Bill Holliday (Policeman), J.D. Martin (Policeman), James Roddy (Policeman), Lucy Campbell Rowland (Bates’ Secretary), Bob Cherry (Man in Carwash), Delana Renay Cole (Ruby’s Girl), Lewis Baker (Ruby’s Boy), LaMonica Matthews (Ruby’s Girl), Bruce Langley (Ruby’s Boy), Dwan Smith (Ruby’s Girl), Santos Swing (Ruby’s Boy), Willie Swing (Ruby’s Boy), Nick Cardona (Cop), Tody Bernard (Party Guest), Tony Burton (Stanley), Harold G. Herthum (Extra), Louis Herthum (Man in Box), Robert Neilson (Chaffeur in last scene)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / German
- Runtime: 102 min
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