The Toy (1982)

Starring:

• Richard Pryor
• Jackie Gleason
• Ned Beatty
• Scott Schwartz
• Teresa Ganzel
• Wilfrid Hyde-White
• Annazette Chase
• Tony King
• Virginia Capers
• Karen Leslie-Lyttle
• Don Hood

Storyline
Unemployed journalist Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by Louisiana millionaire U.S. Bates (Jackie Gleason). On his annual visit to his father's store, Bates' pampered son, Eric (Scott Schwartz), is told he can choose one item in the toy department. To everyone's horror, he wants Jack. Paid handsomely to spend one week with the troublesome kid, Jack soon discovers the roots of Eric's bad behavior.