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My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

The year the dreams came true.

19826.61h 32m

Overview

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

Directed by Richard Benjamin
Written by Norman Steinberg, Dennis Palumbo
Produced by Joel Chernoff, Michael Gruskoff
Box OfficeBudget: $7.9MRevenue: $20.1M

Top Cast

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Alan Swann

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Benjy Stone

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

K.C. Downing

Joseph Bologna

Joseph Bologna

King Kaiser

Bill Macy

Bill Macy

Sy Benson

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Belle Carroca

Anne DeSalvo

Anne DeSalvo

Alice Miller

Basil Hoffman

Basil Hoffman

Herb Lee

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Uncle Morty

Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Leo Silver

Themes & Keywords

new york cityalcoholismlive televisionacting1950s

About My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year is a comedy, drama film released in 1982 exploring themes of new york city, alcoholism, live television, acting, 1950s. Directed by Richard Benjamin, it stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper. Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

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