On one of his bratty son Eric's annual visits, the plutocrat U.S. Bates takes him to his department store and offers him anything in it as a gift. Eric chooses a black janitor who has made him laugh with his antics. At first the man suffers many indignities as Eric's "toy", but gradually teaches the lonely boy what it is like to have and to be a friend.
The Toy has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Toy was released in 1982 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 159 reviews, giving The Toy (1982) an average rating of 46%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 68%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 32%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Toy a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 46%, The Toy is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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