Movie · 1982

The Toy

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

Taste threads

What this title is working with

Class conscious comedy Humiliating slapstick Unlikely friendship Lonely childhood Redemptive friendship Heartwarming

TasteGraph uses signals like these to connect titles across movies, TV, books, and games. Your ratings decide which ones belong in your Taste DNA and how strongly they matter.

How cross-media recommendations work →

Catalog

Release
1982
Runtime
102 min

Synopsis

On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.

Why you like this

TasteGraph reads what you rate and works out why you like it, then finds matches across movies, TV, books, and games. No account needed.