The Toy (1976 film)

The Toy (French: Le Jouet) is a 1976 French comedy-drama film directed by Francis Veber.^[1]

The Toy
Directed by	Francis Veber
Written by	Francis Veber
Produced by	Claude Berri Pierre Grunstein Pierre Richard
Starring	Pierre Richard Michel Bouquet
Cinematography	Étienne Becker
Edited by	Robert Laloux
Music by	Vladimir Cosma
Production companies	Andrea Films EFVE Fideline Films Renn Productions
Distributed by	AMLF
Release date	December 8, 1976 (1976-12-08)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The film was remade in 1982 as the American film The Toy.^[2]

Plot

The movie tells the story of a little boy who is trying to prove his father wrong by acting exactly like him. His father "buys" people and nothing can stop him from getting what he wants. His son does not see why he cannot do the same and decides to buy a man, who he encountered at the toy shop. The man he chose happened to be a journalist at his father's newspaper. Gradually with the help of his “toy” the boy manages to prove his father's wrong deeds by exposing them in the newspaper produced by him and his "toy". Along this journey, the boy establishes warm relationships with the man and refuses to stay with his father any longer. The message behind the story is that love and respect matter more than money.

Cast

• Pierre Richard as François Perrin
• Michel Bouquet as Pierre Rambal-Cochet
• Fabrice Greco as Eric Rambal-Cochet
• Jacques François as Blénac
• Michel Aumont as Le directeur du magasin
• Gérard Jugnot as Pignier
• Éva Darlan as The Press Secretary
• Michel Robin as The domestic
• Charles Gérard as The photographer
• Yves Barsacq as Robert