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My Favorite Year is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Benjamin released in USA on 8 october 1982 with Peter O'Toole

My Favorite Year (1982)

My Favorite Year
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Released in USA 8 october 1982
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating72% 3.646413.646413.646413.646413.64641

My Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film written by Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg, and directed by Richard Benjamin, which tells the story of a young comedy writer. It stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna. O'Toole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name.

Synopsis

Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker), the narrator, tells of the summer (in his "favorite year" of 1954) he met his idol, swashbuckling actor Allan Swann (Peter O'Toole). In the early days of television, Benjy works as a junior comedy writer for a variety show starring Stan "King" Kaiser (Joseph Bologna). As a special upcoming guest, they get the still famous (though largely washed-up) Swann. However, when he shows up, they realize that he is a roaring drunk. Kaiser is ready to dump him, until Benjy intervenes and promises to keep him sober during the week leading up to the show.

Actors

Peter O'Toole

(Alan Swann)Mark Linn-Baker

(Benjy Stone)Jessica Harper

(K.C. Downing)Joseph Bologna

(King Kaiser)Bill Macy

(Sy Benson)
And :
Lainie Kazan
Lou Jacobi
Basil Hoffman
George Wyner
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