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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 film. Gleason is U.S. Bates, a megalomaniac millionaire who owns most of south central Louisiana. Pryor is Jack Brown, a former journalist who has worked his way down the vocational ladder to the position of janitor in Bates' department store. Among Bates' other vast holdings is a young son Eric (Scott Schwartz), who visits his father for one week a year. Typically, Eric is chauffeured to the department store after-hours to pick out anything he wants. This time, Eric has a more elaborate toy in mind - Jack Brown. So begins the unique relationship that teaches Eric more about life than fun and games.
Original Release
12/10/1982
US Release
12/10/1982
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Pryor | Jack Brown |
Jackie Gleason | U.S. Bates / Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates |
Ned Beatty | Mr. Morehouse / Sydney Morehouse |
Scott Schwartz | Eric Bates |
Teresa Ganzel | Fancy Bates |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Barkley |
Annazette Chase | Angela |
Tony King | Clifford |
Don Hood | O'Brien |
Karen Leslie-Lyttle | Fraulein |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Pryor | Jack Brown |
Jackie Gleason | U.S. Bates / Ulysses Simpson 'U.S.' Bates |
Ned Beatty | Mr. Morehouse / Sydney Morehouse |
Scott Schwartz | Eric Bates |
Teresa Ganzel | Fancy Bates |
Wilfrid Hyde-White | Barkley |
Annazette Chase | Angela |
Tony King | Clifford |
Don Hood | O'Brien |
Karen Leslie-Lyttle | Fraulein |
Virginia Capers | Ruby Simpson |
B.J. Hopper | Geffran |
Linda McCann | Honey Russell |
Ray Spruell | Senator Newcomb |
Stocker Fontelieu | District Attorney Russell |
Stuart Baker-Bergen | Aerobics Class Leader |
Robert Adams | Store Executive |
Mark Bennett | Store Executive |
Jon Ralph Wilson | Store Executive |
Robert Costley | Poker Player |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Margaret Booth | Producer |
Phil Feldman | Producer |
Ray Stark | Producer |