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My Favorite Year (1982)
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A dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show. Director:Richard Benjamin |
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Cast
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| Peter O'Toole | ... | ||
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Jessica Harper | ... |
K.C. Downing
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Joseph Bologna | ... |
King Kaiser
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| Bill Macy | ... |
Sy Benson
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| Lainie Kazan | ... |
Belle Carroca
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Anne De Salvo | ... |
Alice Miller
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| Basil Hoffman | ... |
Herb Lee
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Lou Jacobi | ... |
Uncle Morty
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Adolph Green | ... |
Leo Silver
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Tony DiBenedetto | ... |
Alfie Bumbacelli
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| George Wyner | ... |
Myron Fein
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Selma Diamond | ... |
Lil
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Cameron Mitchell | ... |
Karl Rojeck
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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>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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My Favourite Year See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$266,009 (USA) (3 October 1982) (52 Screens)Gross:
$20,123,620 (USA)Company Credits
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Benjy Stone: Merle Oberon's! Oh, and what's Merle doing for eyes? Using Katharine Hepburn's?
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(1927)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael (uncredited)
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish (uncredited) (1929)
Performed off-screen by Nat 'King' Cole during the opening credits
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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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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
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