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Overview
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Release Date:
10 December 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
When Jackie Gleason Told His Son He Could Have Any Present He Wanted, He Picked The Most Outrageous Gift Of All... Richard Pryor.
Plot:
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
Toy
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Department Store
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Newspaper
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Rich Kid
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Trophy Wife
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Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
(From Moviefone. 24 January 2012, 1:04 PM, PST)
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Richard Pryor is a very funny man
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Richard Donner | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Carol Sobieski | screenplay | |
| Francis Veber | film | |
Produced by | |||
| Margaret Booth | .... | associate producer | |
| Phil Feldman | .... | producer | |
| Ray Stark | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Patrick Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| László Kovács | (director of photography) (as Laszlo Kovacs) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Richard A. Harris | (as Richard Harris) | ||
| Michael A. Stevenson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Pennie DuPont | (as Pennie du Pont) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Charles Rosen | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Marvin March | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Moss Mabry | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ken Chase | .... | makeup artist | |
| Tony Lloyd | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Pryor | |
| Robert L. Stevenson | .... | hair stylist (as Bob Stevenson) | |
| Yolanda Toussieng | .... | hair stylist (as Yolanda Toussing) | |
Production Management | |||
| Jerry A. Baerwitz | .... | unit production manager (as Jerry Baerwitz) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Frank Bueno | .... | second assistant director | |
| Paul Moen | .... | second assistant director | |
| Bill Scott | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Joe Acord | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Tom Bartholomew | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Sam Gordon | .... | property master | |
| David F. Klassen | .... | set designer (as David Klassen) | |
| Ted Mossman | .... | assistant property master | |
| Paul Myerberg | .... | leadman (as Paul Meyerberg) | |
| Gregory Pickrell | .... | set designer (as Greg Pickrell) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Rick Alexander | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Wayne Artman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Tom Beckert | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Raul A. Bruce | .... | boom operator (as Raul Bruce) | |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Pat Somerset | .... | sound effects | |
| Frank Spencer | .... | sound effects | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Phil Cory | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Hans Metz | .... | special effects | |
| Thomas R. Ward | .... | special effects (as Tom Ward) | |
Stunts | |||
| Bobby Porter | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Brad Baker | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Wayne | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Dee Cothern | .... | casting: Baton Rouge | |
| Michael Pitalo | .... | casting: Baton Rouge | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Norman A. Burza | .... | wardrobe supervisor: men (as Norman Burza) | |
| Alice Daniels | .... | wardrobe: Mr. Pryor | |
| Elizabeth Pine | .... | wardrobe supervisor: women | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Daniel Sackheim | .... | assistant film editor | |
| George C. Villaseñor | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Michael Thau | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Jeff Carson | .... | supervising music editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Butch Chaney | .... | transportation captain: Baton Rouge | |
| Alan Falco | .... | transportation coordinator (as Allan Falco) | |
| Robert Neilson | .... | transportation captain | |
Other crew | |||
| Jeffrey Benjamin | .... | production associate | |
| Pete Emmet | .... | unit publicist | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | title designer | |
| Ann Ford | .... | assistant: Mr. Donner | |
| Michelle Kuhar | .... | production coordinator | |
| Betsy Norton | .... | script supervisor | |
| David Oliver | .... | title designer | |
| David Price | .... | assistant: Mr. Donner | |
| Rusty Warren | .... | production accountant | |
| Melanie Tanz | .... | assistant: producers (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| A.C. Lewis | .... | the producers wish to thank (as Mr. A.C. Lewis) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1982) (USA) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1985) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
- Warner-Columbia Film (1984) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner-Columbia Films (1982) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
- LK-TEL (198?) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Panavision lenses and Panaflex® Camera by (as Panavision®)
- Reeltime Creative trailer music
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Parents Guide:
Runtime:
102 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
Scott Schwartz (who played Eric Bates) became a porn star later in life.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Jack is shown wearing slippers as Barkley delivers his breakfast. After Eric pulls Jack's breakfast off the cart and Jack begins to give Eric a spanking, he is no longer wearing slippers.See more »
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "David Walliams' Awfully Good: Awfully Good Movies (#1.3)" (2011)See more »
Soundtrack:
I Just Want To Be Your FriendSee more »
FAQ
The toy car the kid rides down the stairs with Richard Pryor?See more »
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Richard Pryor is a very funny man. This was my first experience seeing him in a movie and I will be looking for more. The movie starts out about Pryor needing to find a job. He gets hired by a rich CEO to be his kid's toy. Towards the end the plot starts to break away from what the movie initially starts to do and gets too serious and uncomfortably unfunny at times. There's a scene where they go fishing and it felt like an forced switch up of scenery.
The racial humor is carried well by Pryor and made the movie overall a good watch.
7/10