---
title: 'The Toy (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Donner'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-toy-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084809/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Toy (1982)

1982 · 106 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Richard Pryor as a janitor at a department store owned by a businessman played by Jackie Gleason. The owner's son, played by Scott Schwartz, is told that he may have anything in the toy department. He chooses the janitor, who the owner pays to spend a week with the boy. The film also stars Ned Beatty, Teresa Ganzel, and Virginia Capers. It is an adaptation of the 1976 French comedy film Le Jouet. It was a box office success, despite being pilloried by film critics.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-donner)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-donner), [Francis Veber](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-veber), [Carol Sobieski](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-sobieski)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Patrick Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-williams)
- **Producer:** [Ray Stark](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-stark)
- **Director of Photography:** [László Kovács](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-kovacs)
- **Editor:** [Richard A. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-a-harris)

## Cast

- [Louis Herthum](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-herthum)
- [Alex Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-hyde-white)
- [Wilfrid Hyde-White](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfrid-hyde-white)
- [Jackie Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-gleason)
- [Robert M. Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-m-stevens)
- [Virginia Capers](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-capers)
- [Richard Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-pryor)
- [Tony Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-burton)
- [Scott Schwartz](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-schwartz)
- [Ned Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-beatty)
- [Tony King](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-king)

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