The Toy (1982) was another Americanized remake of a French hit. Richard Pryor also puts another nail in the coffin that once was his career by starring in another sell-out role. During the seventies, Mr. Pryor was once an innovative comic who stretched the boundaries of bad taste. Now, he was starring in anything that would pay him handsomely.
The story is about a spoiled rich kid who get anything his rich dad can afford. One day he's shopping late night in a toy store and watches a janitor (Richard Pryor) acting real stupid and breaking a lot of expensive toys. After watching him break an expensive toy called "The Wonder Wheel", the kid laughs and wants to buy him as a personal toy. Will this rich kid get what he wants? Can his father afford his services? How will Richard react to it? Is this one of those message movies? To find out the answers to these questions you'll just have to watch THE TOY.
An okay time waster, but it's sad to see Richard Pryor stoop so low just to pick up a pay check.
The story is about a spoiled rich kid who get anything his rich dad can afford. One day he's shopping late night in a toy store and watches a janitor (Richard Pryor) acting real stupid and breaking a lot of expensive toys. After watching him break an expensive toy called "The Wonder Wheel", the kid laughs and wants to buy him as a personal toy. Will this rich kid get what he wants? Can his father afford his services? How will Richard react to it? Is this one of those message movies? To find out the answers to these questions you'll just have to watch THE TOY.
An okay time waster, but it's sad to see Richard Pryor stoop so low just to pick up a pay check.