1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy"
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The 1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy" is an American movie best known for starring Richard Pryor as a man hired by a wealthy businessman to be a living plaything for his spoiled young son, exploring themes of race, class, and exploitation through humor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1982 comedy-drama film "The Toy" canonical | 1 |
| The Toy (1982 film) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Le Jouet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Toy (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Laszlo Kovacs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | Richard Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Eric Bates
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Jack Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Baton Rouge, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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comedy-drama ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasColor | color ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Le Jouet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Jackie Gleason
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Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Patrick Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of a man hired as a living toy for a rich child
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use of humor to address race and class issues ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American comedy-drama cinema of the 1980s ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A wealthy businessman hires a Black man to be a living toy for his spoiled young son. ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rastar Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-12-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Carol Sobieski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starring |
Jackie Gleason
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Ned Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa Ganzel NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Hyde-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class
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exploitation ⓘ friendship ⓘ race ⓘ wealth and privilege ⓘ |
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The Toy (1982 film)