The Toy

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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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Label Occurrences
The Toy canonical 16
The Toy (1982 film) 1

Statements (48)

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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Subject: The Toy
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Pryor notableWork The Toy
The Toy title The Toy self-link
Carol Sobieski wrote The Toy
Scott Schwartz notableWork The Toy
Jack Brown appearsIn The Toy
Jack Brown createdForWork The Toy
U.S. Bates appearsIn The Toy
U.S. Bates antagonistIn The Toy
U.S. Bates createdFor The Toy
U.S. Bates firstAppearance The Toy
Le Jouet hasRemake The Toy
Le Jouet hasRemake The Toy
this entity surface form: The Toy (1982 film)
Le Jouet titleTranslation The Toy
Teresa Ganzel notableWork The Toy
Teresa Ganzel appearedIn The Toy
Toni Lawrence notableWork The Toy
Eric Bates appearsIn The Toy