The Toy (1982 film)

The Toy
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Donner
Screenplay by	Carol Sobieski
Based on	Le Jouet by Francis Veber
Produced by	Phil Feldman Ray Stark
Starring	Richard Pryor Jackie Gleason Teresa Ganzel Wilfrid Hyde-White Ned Beatty Scott Schwartz
Cinematography	László Kovács
Edited by	Richard A. Harris Michael A. Stevenson
Music by	Patrick Williams
Production company	Rastar Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$17 million[1]
Box office	$47,118,057 (United States and Canada)[2]

The Toy is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Donner. The film stars Richard Pryor as a janitor at a department store owned by Jackie Gleason. The owner's son, played by Scott Schwartz, is told that he may have anything in the toy department. He chooses the janitor, who the owner pays to spend a week with the boy. The film also stars Ned Beatty, Teresa Ganzel, and Virginia Capers. It is an adaptation of the 1976 French comedy film Le Jouet. It was a box office success, despite being pilloried by film critics.