Jack Brown
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Jack Brown is a fictional character from the 1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy," in which a wealthy boy is allowed to "own" him as a human plaything, leading to humorous yet socially charged situations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Brown canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Toy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bates family mansion
ⓘ
toy store scene ⓘ |
| centralThemeContext |
consumerism
ⓘ
race relations ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Carol Sobieski ⓘ |
| createdForWork | The Toy ⓘ |
| employer | local newspaper ⓘ |
| featuredInWork | 1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy" ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Pixar Toy Story universe
ⓘ
surface form:
The Toy universe
|
| filmGenreContext |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackgroundContext |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African-American
|
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralArc |
helps Eric understand dignity and respect
ⓘ
stands up against being treated as property ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | vehicle for social satire ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
reporter ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Pryor ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Eric Bates ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
becomes a human "toy" for a wealthy boy
ⓘ
challenges the values of the Bates family ⓘ develops a friendship with Eric Bates ⓘ is hired to be a live-in plaything for Eric Bates ⓘ |
| workLocation | Louisiana ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.