The Toy

IMDb link: 0084809
IMDb rating: 5.8 (15,509 votes)
Genres: Comedy
Director: Richard Donner, Richard Pryor
Cast: Ned Beatty, Jackie Gleason, Scott Schwartz, Scott Schwartz and others

Release date: 10 Dec 1982
Release year: 1982
Runtime: 102 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: remake of french film, fired from a job, wealth, remake of european film, american remake of european film, american remake of french film, foreign language adaptation, morality, american remake, woman wears a tie

Plot:

Former newspaper journalist Jack Brown, now a down-on-his-luck night janitor at business tycoon U.S. Bates' department store, catches the eye of his pampered son, Eric. And just like that, Jack becomes the boy's playmate, or better yet, his living toy, for an entire week. As Jack degrades himself to pay his mortgage, he soon discovers that Eric is an unhappy son looking for a genuine friend and a loving father. But first things first. Will the privileged kid learn that money can't buy everything?

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