The Toy

Original title: Le jouet

19761976
PGPG
1h 35min

Le jouet (1976)

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A poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss' son. Making friends with a naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.A poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss' son. Making friends with a naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.A poor journalist finds himself as a toy of a boss' son. Making friends with a naughty child, he tries to save him from the cruel power of his father.

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Pierre Richard and Fabrice Greco in Le jouet (1976)

Pierre Richard and Fabrice Greco in Le jouet (1976)

Pierre Richard and Fabrice Greco in Le jouet (1976)

Pierre Richard and Michel Bouquet in Le jouet (1976)

Pierre Richard and Fabrice Greco in Le jouet (1976)

Pierre Richard in Le jouet (1976)

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When François, a journalist, is touring a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. All afraid of the despotic industrialist who is also the newspaper's owner, François is forced to agree to this masquerade. Becoming the friend of the child, he induces him, who wants to make a newspaper, to unveil publicly the real tyrannical way of life of his father. —Jean-Marie Berthiaume <jiembe@videotron.ca>

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Taglines
- An Unexpected Human Comedy
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Goofs
Around 01:18:41, François's arms are along his body. On the next shot, his thumbs are inside pockets. On the next shot, his arms are along his body again. And so on...

Connections
Featured in Francis Veber artisan du rire: La mécanique dure rire (2002)

Top review

8/10

A newspaper reporter is chosen to be the human toy of his employer's child

(IMDB summary corrected for grammar and augmented.) When Francois, a journalist, tours a big store for an article, he is chosen by the son of the newspaper's owner, Rambal-Cochet, as his new toy. Needing money and unwilling to quit his job, Francois agrees to this ridiculous assignment. Gradually befriending the spoiled boy, he induces him to play at making a newspaper, unveiling publicly the tyrannical way of life of the father. The powerful emotional climax we experience with the child astonishes both men.

This funny, thoughtful film is much better than its American remake and deserves wider recognition.

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Jan 30, 2007

Release date
- December 8, 1976 (France)
Country of origin
- France
Language
- French
Also known as
- Čovjek igračka
Production companies
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Runtime
- 1h 35min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

Le jouet (1976)

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