# The Toy (1982)

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**Runtime**: 102 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Family
**Directed by**: Richard Donner
**Written by**: Carol Sobieski
**Starring**: Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Wilfrid Hyde-White

> *When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A high-gloss lesson plan disguised as a holiday special, complete with laugh track and financial endowment. When a spoiled rich kid picks a janitor as his living gift, the joke slowly flips its own script. It’s heartwarming, if you don’t mind your social commentary gift-wrapped and ribbon-tied.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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