A Dangerous Toy (originally titled Il giocattolo) is a 1979 Italian noir film written and directed by Giuliano Montaldo.

Wounded in the course of a robbery at a supermarket, Barletta is replaced by a more aggressive former carabinieri marshal for the tasks of security guard of the Griffo.

Abandoned by Nicola, who fires him after making him sign the sale of a phantom company, the accountant locks himself up in the house with the increasingly weak Ada.

The film was co-produced by Sergio Leone, who preferred to stay uncredited and leave the credit to his brother-in-law Fulvio Morsella.

[3] The original screenplay had a darker ending, which was eventually re-written at the request of the leading actor Nino Manfredi against the wishes of Leone and Donati.