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My Favorite Year (1982)

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Release Date: Oct 1, 1982 Wide

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In Richard Benjamin's directorial debut, Mark Linn-Baker stars as Benjy Stone, junior writer on the popular 1950s TV comedy/variety series The King Kaiser Show. Kaiser (Joseph Bologna)'s guest star this week is Hollywood matinee idol Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole), a swashbuckling Errol Flynn type, right down to his indiscriminate womanizing and fondness for mass quantities of booze. Stone is assigned to keep the actor out of trouble during rehearsals and deliver him sober to the performance.

PG, 1 hr. 32 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Richard Benjamin

Written By: Dennis Palumbo

In Theaters: Oct 1, 1982 Wide

On DVD: Jul 9, 2002

MGM Home Entertainment

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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 De Salvo
Alice Miller
Basil Hoffman
Herb Lee
Lou Jacobi
Uncle Morty
Adolph Green
Leo Silver
Tony di Benedetto
Alfie Bumbacelli
George Wyner
Myron Fein
Selma Diamond
Lil
Cameron Mitchell
Karl Rojeck
Rex Benson
Makeup Man
Corinne Bohrer
Bonnie
Richard Brestoff
Stage Manager
Stanley Brock
Mr. Berkowitz
Philip Bruns
Fed. Marshal Holt
Nick Dimitri
Thug #4
Teresa Ganzel
Dumpling
Martin Garner
Mr. Cantor
Howard George
Artie
Ted Grossman
Marris
Karen Haber
Vivian
Archie Hahn III
Delivery Boy
Fox Harris
Curt
Barbra Horan
Lady Eleanor
Denver Mattson
Thug #1
John Medici
Scalfoni
Jed Mills
Member #1
Jenny Neumann
Connie
George Marshall Ruge
Lord Drummond
Vincent Sardi
Policeman
Pearl Shear
Mrs. Kessler
Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Horn
Richard Warwick
Technical Director
John Welsh
Cubby Brown
Norman Steinberg
Sandy
Phil Adams
Stagehand #1
Richard Butler
Stagehand #2
Priscilla Kovary
Priscilla
Ramon Sison
Rookie Carroca
George Fisher
Thug #2
Barbara Horan
Tony DiBenedetto

Critic Reviews for My Favorite Year

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Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination for playing an eccentric womanizer and boozy star (modeled on Errol Flynn) in this charming comedy set in the 1950s.

August 16, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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An excellent vehicle for O'Toole to shine in a tour de force performance.

June 14, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Wildly enjoyable comedy with great O'Toole performance.

May 12, 2003 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Absolutely charming. Peter O'Toole gives a fantastic performance as an Errol Flynn facsimile named Alan Swan.

May 16, 2007

Ken Stachnik

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A tribute to the golden age of live television. Peter O'Toole plays "Swann", a great drunken washed-up actor. It's got some fun comical scenes.

November 22, 2007

Lafe Fredbjornson

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My Favorite Year Quotes

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1. Alan Swann: I'm not an actor; I'm a movie star!
– Submitted by Lidia B (4 months ago)
1. King Kaiser: [to Boss Rojeck] We never cut funny!
– Submitted by Peter C (5 months ago)
1. Alan Swann: [unzipping his fly to urinate] So is this madam. But every now and then I need to run some water through it.
– Submitted by Peter C (5 months ago)
1. Alan Swann: There's OUT, and there's out.
– Submitted by William C (7 months ago)

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