The read
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes3%
Metacritic16/100
Audiences rate it 42 points higher than critics do.
236 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard DonnerDirector
- Carol SobieskiScreenplay
- Patrick WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard PryorJack Brown
- Jackie GleasonUlysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates
- Ned BeattySydney Morehouse
- Scott SchwartzEric Bates
- Teresa GanzelFancy Bates
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteBarkley
- Tony KingClifford
- Annazette ChaseAngela
- Don HoodO'Brien
- Karen Leslie-LyttleFraulein
- Virginia CapersRuby Simpson
- Steve KahanState Trooper
Stills
Themes
department storerich kidtrophy wifeemployment terminationrichard pryor