Hello Movies, My Old Friend: Episode 103 - The Toy

Car RayRob is back with their final episode of HELLO MOVIES, MY OLD FRIEND of 2024! We are ringing in the new year with a revisit a much-maligned Richard Donner (SUPERMAN, THE GOONIES) comedy starring Richard Pryor (SILVER STREAK, STIR CRAZY) and Scott Schwartz (KIDCO, A CHRISTMAS STORY), THE TOY! This blast from the past revolves around Jack Brown, a down on his luck writer who is forced to take a job as a cleaning person in a department store owned by ruthless businessman U.S. Bates. When U.S.’s son Eric (Schwartz) arrives for his yearly visit, Eric decides that he wants his ”present” from the store to be Jack! A controversial storyline, even for the time, THE TOY has been an infamous entry in Donner’s filmography and has been labeled a movie that would never see the light of day today. Will Ray and Rob’s lighthearted memories of this Richard Pryor comedy be able to outweigh the obvious problems with the narrative? Or will the lens of adulthood show the movie to be what the critics have always said? Tune in for this year’s finale to find out! Theme Song: Music: Jay You Voice: Rob Morgan Intermission: Voice: Jeremy Catarelli Music: Jay You