The Toy
An underemployed reporter finds himself literally purchased as a toy for a rich spoiled brat. Initially unwilling to be treated as a possession, he soon agrees after the boy's wealthy father offers to pay him enough to climb out of debt.
18 December 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 November 1945, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
25 November 1940, Marks, Mississippi, USA
6 July 1937, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
5 July 1956, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
May 23, 2003
The Toy is nothing but a pointless plaything that needlessly wastes the gigantic comedy talents of legendary funnymen Pryor and Gleason
November 22, 2001
Clearly, heavy-handed social commentary, cheesy slapstick and kiddie comedy aren't the most compatible of components to shoehorn into one movie.
May 17, 2005
Absolutely awful.
February 18, 2003
Wonder wheel! Pryor at his comedic best!
July 22, 2005
Great cast, painfully precious result.
