The Toy (1982). Wonder Wheel!! Starring Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Annazette Chase, Tony King, Virginia Capers, Karen Leslie-Lyttle, Don Hood 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

Forty years ago, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” became a cultural phenomenon when an alien stranded on Earth met a boy named Elliott, played by Henry Thomas, Jr. Also starring a 6-year-old Drew Barrymore, the film was the highest-grossing movie of all time until “Jurassic Park” in 1993. Bust out some Reese’s Pieces and your old Speak & Spell, and be mesmerized again by one of the greatest films of the ’80s. | AARP

#OTD 1982: E.T. was just days away from a UK cinema release - six long months after it opened in the US. Film 82's Iain Johnstone gave it the once-over. | BBC Archive

4.8K views · 102 reactions | The movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial was released on June 11, 1982 and I loved it from the day I saw it. I had toys and stickers and so much more with E.T. on them. Still my favorite movie from the 1980s. Did you see it? What did you think? #movie #toys #nostalgia #genx #80s #et #throwback | Recaptured80s | Facebook

10K views · 652 reactions | The Toy was released 41 years ago on this day in 1982!  The Toy (1982) ✒ Francis Veber, Carol Sobieski  Richard Donner  Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason, Ned Beatty, Scott Schwartz, Teresa Ganzel, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Annazette Chase, Tony King, Don Hood, Karen Leslie-Lyttle  Patrick Williams | Nostalgic Nebula | Facebook