The Toy

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comedy film film

The Toy is a 1982 comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a man hired by a wealthy businessman to be a spoiled rich child's "live" plaything, exploring themes of race, class, and exploitation through slapstick humor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn Le Jouet ⓘ
basedOnCreator Francis Veber ⓘ
basedOnWorkType French film ⓘ
boxOfficePerformance modest success ⓘ
character Eric Bates ⓘ
Jack Brown ⓘ
U.S. Bates ⓘ
cinematographyBy Laszlo Kovacs ⓘ
colorProcess color ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed reviews ⓘ
criticizedFor handling of racial themes ⓘ
director Richard Donner ⓘ
distributedBy Columbia Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States ⓘ
editedBy Richard Marks ⓘ
filmingLocation Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasSlapstickElements true ⓘ
mainTheme class ⓘ
exploitation ⓘ
race ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
mpaaRating PG ⓘ
musicBy Patrick Williams ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A wealthy businessman hires a Black man to be his spoiled son’s live-in plaything. ⓘ
portrays power imbalance between rich and poor ⓘ
racial stereotypes being challenged ⓘ
praisedFor Richard Pryor’s performance ⓘ
producer Ray Stark ⓘ
productionCompany Rastar Films ⓘ
releaseDateUS 1982-12-10 ⓘ
releaseYear 1982 ⓘ
runtime approximately 102 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Carol Sobieski ⓘ
setting Louisiana ⓘ
a wealthy businessman’s mansion ⓘ
starring Jackie Gleason ⓘ
Ned Beatty ⓘ
Richard Pryor ⓘ
Scott Schwartz ⓘ
Teresa Ganzel ⓘ
title The Toy self-link ⓘ
uses slapstick humor ⓘ

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Richard Pryor → notableWork → The Toy ⓘ
The Toy → title → The Toy self-link ⓘ