Movie·1982·1h 32m
My Favorite Year
The year the dreams came true.
Directed By
Richard Benjamin
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Norman Steinberg
Producer
Joel Chernoff, Michael Gruskoff
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Music
Ralph Burns
Editor
Richard Chew
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
118 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Alan Swann
Mark Linn-Baker
Benjy Stone
Jessica Harper
K.C. Downing
Joseph Bologna
King Kaiser
Bill Macy
Sy Benson
Lainie Kazan
Belle Carroca
Anne DeSalvo
Alice Miller
Basil Hoffman
Herb Lee
Lou Jacobi
Uncle Morty
Adolph Green
Leo Silver
Tony DiBenedetto
Alfie Bumbacelli
George Wyner
Myron Fein
Selma Diamond
Lil
Cameron Mitchell
Karl Rojeck
Jenny Neumann
Connie
Corinne Bohrer
Bonnie
George Marshall Ruge
Lord Drummond / Featured Player
Amanda Horan Kennedy
Lady Eleanor
// crew
Crew
Richard Benjamin
Director
Norman Steinberg
Screenplay
Dennis Palumbo
Screenplay, Story
Ralph Burns
Original Music Composer
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Richard Chew
Editor
Joel Chernoff
Producer
Michael Gruskoff
Producer
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