The toy refers to jack brown richard pryor, an unemployed journalist who will lose his house to the bank if he cant come up with a job and some big bucks. One of my favorite scenes from the movie the toy starring richard pryor. Richard pryors film output rarely matched the quality of his stand up, both in content and performance, but they were never boring. The toy 1982 unemployed journalist jack brown richard pryor is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by. Search, discover and share your favorite richard pryor gifs. He snags a position as a cleaner at a local department store just when the stores owner, u. An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy.
Wonder wheel scene richard pryor the toy 1982 youtube. On a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. His comedy routines drew on a variety of downtrodden urban characters, rendered with brutal emotional honesty. All actors richard pryor, jackie gleason, ned beatty, scott schwartz, teresa ganzel, wilfrid hydewhite.
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat. The toy is a 1982 american comedy film directed by richard donner. Richard pryor plays an outofwork journalist who is paid to be a pal to the young son of a ruthless southern tycoon in the toy, directed by richard donner and written by carol sobieski. The toy, a new comedy that costars richard pryor and jackie gleason for the first time and, possibly, the last, is a remake of an especially witless, similarly titled. Africanamerican comedian richard pryor grew up bombarded by mixed messages. Heres a trailer i did awhile back for this richard pryor comedy also starring jackie gleason, ned beatty and scott schwartz. An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a. It may have had something to do with the fact that while making stir crazy with gene wilder, pryor, in june of 1980, suffered a psychotic episode, doused himself with rum and lit himself on fire after several days of freebasing cocaine. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The toy 1982 bad movie recommendations earwolf forums.
Richard pryor live in concert 1979 the muppet movie 1979 in god we trust 1980 wholly moses. Richard pryor celebrity profile check out the latest richard pryor photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Richard pryor, jackie gleason, ned beatty, scott schwartz. Published on dec 11, 2010 one of my favorite scenes from the movie the toy starring richard pryor. Living in one of the worst slums in peoria, il, pryor found that he could best defend himself by getting gang. A megalomaniac millionaire jackie gleason hires a broke writer richard pryor as an extravagant toy for his son. In the toy, director richard donner and screenwriter carol sobieski update the 1976 pierre richard farce le jouet as a vehicle for comedian richard pryor. Pryor stars as outofwork journalist jack brown, whos hit with the sudden realization that his idle book writing wont pay a 10,000dollar sum necessary to keep his house from going to auction. Still, they raised richard to be honest, polite, and religious.
In the original, that man was played by impish white. The toy 1982 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. So then pryor teams up with the kid to expose gleason, and you figure gleason will go to jail or something and pryor will adopt the kid. But when richard pryor was cast as the lead in the 1982 remake of vebers 1976 french hit the toy, his race irrevocably altered the nature of the project. The toy, starring richard pryor, is a coarsened american remake of a deft french comedy of the same title, which starred pierre richard and passed this way five or six years ago. This is such a great movie and richard pryor is a comedic genius as always. Rip richard pryor december 1, 1940 december 10, 2005 all rights and licensing belong to the. The toy 1982 cast and crew unemployed journalist jack brown richard pryor is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by louisiana millionaire u. Toy footballer, born 1977, cape verdeanportuguese footballer. Rip richard pryor december 1, 1940 december 10, 2005 all rights and licensing belong to the companies involved with. With richard pryor, jackie gleason, ned beatty, scott schwartz.
The toy is a 1982 american comedy film directed by richard donner, and starring richard pryor and jackie gleason, with ned beatty, scott schwartz, teresa ganzel, and virginia capers in supporting roles. However, as the plot unfolds with many many laughs at the pranks the child and richard pryors character play on each other, this movie will warm your heart. Instead, gleason comically chases after richard pryor in a golf cart and then falls into his pool, where he is rescued from drowning by richard pryor. The richard pryor biopic is stacking its cast with stars. Richard pryor list of movies and tv shows tv guide. In the toy, a rich father arranges for a grown man to be purchased, or at least rented, as his prepubescent sons playmate for a week. Pryors grandmother owned a string of brothels, his mother prostituted herself, and his father was a pimp.
With richard pryor, beverly todd, stacey dash, raphael harris. Bates jackie gleason, has promised his spoiled kid, eric scott schwartz, anything he. Save the toy vhs richard pryor to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Richard pryor, in full richard franklin lennox thomas pryor iii, born december 1, 1940, peoria, illinois, u. Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to idaho. Hear no evilstir crazythe toy dvd, 2012, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Rent the toy 1982 starring richard pryor and jackie gleason on dvd and bluray. The toy 1982 an underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat. For the first time in motion picture history, the outrageous talent of richard pryor and the ingenious comedic sense of jackie gleason are combined in the same film. Published on may 30, 2008 heres a trailer i did awhile back for this richard pryor comedy also starring jackie gleason, ned beatty and scott schwartz. Moving is a 1988 american comedy film starring richard pryor as arlo pear, a father moving his family crosscountry other notable appearances in the film include randy quaid as an annoying neighbor, dana carvey as a man with multiple personalities hired to drive pryors car, rodney dangerfield as an embezzling loan officer, musician morris day, and wwf wrestler king kong.
It is an adaptation of the 1976 french comedy film le jouet. The film stars richard pryor, jackie gleason, ned beatty, scott schwartz, teresa ganzel, and virginia capers. Movie info in the toy, director richard donner and screenwriter carol sobieski update the 1976 pierre richard farce le jouet as a vehicle for comedian richard pryor. Wacky concept that creates a few amusing scenarios, but mostly pryor espouses the. The upcoming richard pryor biopic has been in development for a very long time, but now is finally starting to really get its wheels in motion. The toy, from director richard donner, sees the spoilt son of a department store millionaire hire pryor as his own personal plaything in a noncreepy way. Again this type of movie would never be made today with just the plot alone. Richard pryor full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. What possessed richard pryor to do the movie the toy 1982. Richard pryor biography, movie highlights and photos. The toy gave richard pryor his hollywood nadir the dissolve. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
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