Directed by:
Richard DonnerScreenplay:
Carol SobieskiCinematography:
László KovácsComposer:
Patrick WilliamsCast:
Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Tony King, Alex Hyde-White, Tony Burton, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Louis Herthum (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Jackie Gleason is U.S. Bates, the wealthy owner of a department store. When his bratty young son Eric (Scott Schwartz) makes one of his annual visits, Bates offers the boy the gift of anything he wants in the store. When Jack Brown (Richard Pryor), an out-of-work journalist working as the store's janitor, makes Eric laugh with his antics, the boy chooses the Brown as his gift. Brown suffers through many indignities and embarrassments in his new position, but eventually teaches the selfish child what it means to have a true friend. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Richard Pryor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267570_34060f.jpg)
Richard Pryor
USA
Best movies:
Lost Highway (1997)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Blue Collar (1978)
![Jackie Gleason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886399_cd6ea7.jpg)
Jackie Gleason
USA
Best movies:
The Hustler (1961)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
All Through the Night (1941)
![Ned Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267403_eacd77.jpg)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Scott Schwartz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312486_42cba8.jpg)
Scott Schwartz
USA
Best movies:
Silver Screen Confidential (1996)
The Devil in Miss Jones 6 (1999)
Flashpoint (1998)
Teresa Ganzel
USA
Best movies:
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Wall-E (2008)
Cars (2006)
![Tony King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/999/165999448_61397d.jpg)
Tony King
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather (1972)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
![Alex Hyde-White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/716/162716533_8be057.jpg)
Alex Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Pretty Woman (1990)
![Tony Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/232/161232449_fa0aa5.jpg)
Tony Burton
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky IV (1985)
![Wilfrid Hyde-White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505282_5b2925.jpg)
Wilfrid Hyde-White
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Browning Version (1951)
![Louis Herthum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883089_09fb03.jpg)
Louis Herthum
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Robert M. Stevens
Best movies:
The Toy (1982)
![Steve Kahan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712290_18d615.jpg)
Steve Kahan
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Maverick (1994)
![Virginia Capers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/741/158741806_a537aa.jpg)
Virginia Capers
USA
Best movies:
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
![Paul Tuerpe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/259/160259732_66a817.jpg)
Paul Tuerpe
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Maverick (1994)
Don Hood
USA
Best movies:
Ed Wood (1994)
An Early Frost (1985) (TV movie)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
Stocker Fontelieu
USA
Best movies:
Angel Heart (1987)
Glory Road (2006)
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Annazette Chase
USA
Best movies:
Truck Turner (1974)
Hotel (1967)
Blume in Love (1973)
Debra Cole
Best movies:
The Hot Spot (1990)
The Toy (1982)