The Toy
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| Initial release | December 10, 1982 |
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| Directors | Richard Donner |
| Box office | 47. 12 million USD (US) |
| Composers | Patrick Williams |
| Screenplay | Francis Veber |
| Carol Sobieski | |
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| ID | 1397183 |
About The Toy
Unemployed journalist Jack Brown (Richard Pryor) is attempting to make ends meet as the night janitor in a ritzy department store owned by Louisiana millionaire U. S. Bates (Jackie Gleason). On his annual visit to his father's store, Bates' pampered son, Eric (Scott Schwartz), is told he can choose one item in the toy department. To everyone's horror, he chooses Jack. Paid handsomely to spend one week with the troublesome kid, Jack soon discovers the roots of Eric's bad behavior. …
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Tom Hanks writes in boy by the name of Corona, who said he was bullied
Tom Hanks recovered from coronavirus in the past month in Australia
U.S. actor Tom Hanks has written a letter and sent a Corona typewriter brand gift for an Australian boy Who Said he was bullied because his name is Corona .
Corona De Vries, 8, first wrote to the Toy Story -actor and his wife Rita Wilson , after ill with The Virus in Queensland.
"I Heard The News , had you and your wife caught the Corona Virus," wrote young. "Are you OK?"
he added that he loved his name, but was titled "Corona -Virus" in the school.
"I'm very sad and angry when people Call Me ," he wrote.
In response, Hanks responded with a letter that began: "Dear Friend Corona ".
"did your letter My Wife and I feel so wonderful! Thanks for doing such a good friend - Friends , Friends , a good feeling when you are down. "
Hanks and Wilson are both Back in the USA, after he recovered for about three weeks from The Virus on the Gold Coast in March.
The Oscar-winning actor said The Boy : "you are the only person I have ever known, the name of Corona - Like ring around The Sun , a crown. "
He also sent a Corona brand typewriter that he had used during his quarantine in The City .
"I thought the typewriter would fit you," He Said . "I had it from the Gold Coast , and now it is Back with them. Ask a grown-up is, how it works. And use it to write Back to me. "
the one that helped Corona to convey his letter to Tom Hanks , The Boy was excited to have a "new boyfriend in the USA".
Corona reached Hanks because of his role as Woody in the Toy Story films, His Family .
Hanks had to be written by hand, at The End of The Letter : "PS! You've got a friend in ME!" - a reference to the popular movie's theme song.
Last month, the Hollywood couple traveled to Australia , where Wilson gave a series of concerts and Hanks started shooting to Elvis Presley biopic directed by Baz Luhrmann '.
It is thought the pair may have The Virus moved into the United States or during the trip to Australia .
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Source of news: bbc.com
