"When Jackie Gleason told his son he could have any present he wanted, he picked the most outrageous gift of all...Richard Pryor."10 December 1982Comedy, Family102 mins
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.
Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store.
In this feature film version of the popular BBC sitcom, the staff of Grace Brothers go on holiday to Costa Plonka, where they find themselves in the middle of a revolution.
The discovery that she has a terminal illness prompts introverted department store saleswoman Georgia Byrd to reflect on what she realizes has been an overly cautious life.
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade.
Keith Nelson, an artsy high school outcast, tries to land a date with popular girl Amanda Jones with some help from his tomboy best friend, Watts.
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The Toy Trailer
Here's a trailer I did awhile back for this Richard Pryor comedy (also starring Jackie Gleason Ned Beatty and Scott Schwartz). Richard Donner directed this ...
For the first time in motion picture history the outrageous talent of Richard Pryor and the ingenious comedic sense of Jackie Gleason are combined in the same ...
The Toys Trailer
So for University I had to make a 1minute move about a topic of my choice I chose to make a fake trailer on a story line which is a bit like the the anti-toy story.
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