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My Favorite Year (1982)

PG  92 min  -  Comedy   -  1 October 1982 (USA)
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A dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show.

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Writers:

Norman Steinberg (screenplay), Dennis Palumbo (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter O'Toole ...
Mark Linn-Baker ...
Jessica Harper Jessica Harper ...
K.C. Downing
Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna ...
King Kaiser
Bill Macy ...
Sy Benson
Lainie Kazan ...
Belle Carroca
Anne De Salvo Anne De Salvo ...
Alice Miller
Basil Hoffman ...
Herb Lee
Lou Jacobi Lou Jacobi ...
Uncle Morty
Adolph Green Adolph Green ...
Leo Silver
Tony DiBenedetto Tony DiBenedetto ...
Alfie Bumbacelli
George Wyner ...
Myron Fein
Selma Diamond Selma Diamond ...
Lil
Cameron Mitchell Cameron Mitchell ...
Karl Rojeck
Jenny Neumann Jenny Neumann ...
Connie
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Storyline

Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Its a new medium and the rules were not fully established. Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that weeks guest star. When King Kaiser, the headliner wants to throw Swann off the show, Benjy makes a pitch to save his childhood hero, and is made Swann's babysitter. On top of this, a union boss doesn't care for Kaiser's parody of him and has plans to stop the show. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Live Television | Movie Star | Television | Star | Womanizer  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

My Favourite Year See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$266,009 (USA) (3 October 1982) (52 Screens)

Gross:

$20,123,620 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The film was the basis of a Tony Award-winning musical play. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: In the street scene following the "hot dog" shot, the block Benjy and Swann are walking in is a real NY street dressed for 1954. The next block behind them and the skyline including the long-gone Astor Hotel is a matte shot. Watch under the marque over the left sidewalk and see several modern buses and an RV go by. See more »

Quotes

Alan Swann: [gazing deep into K.C's eyes] These eyes. They're Merle Oberon's eyes.
Benjy Stone: Merle Oberon's! Oh, and what's Merle doing for eyes? Using Katharine Hepburn's?
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Connections

Referenced in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: B-12 (#1.10)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Stardust"
(1927)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael (uncredited)
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish (uncredited) (1929)
Performed off-screen by Nat 'King' Cole during the opening credits
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. See more »