Portrays the golden age of television in a warmly affectionate light, while delivering the criminally entertaining Peter O’Toole at his most devilishly charming.
My Favorite Year (1982)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:22
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: The year is 1954, and dashing Alan Swann, an alcoholic, swashbuckling movie star, is about to make his first television appearance, on "The Comedy Cavalcade" (a brilliant take-off on Sid Caesar's... The year is 1954, and dashing Alan Swann, an alcoholic, swashbuckling movie star, is about to make his first television appearance, on "The Comedy Cavalcade" (a brilliant take-off on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows"). Fearing Swann will make a drunken fool of himself on live TV, the producers ask Benji Stone, one of the show's youthful writers, to watch and babysit Swann for the few days prior to his stint on the show. The unlikely duo experience numerous adventures together (such as a dinner with Benjy's star-struck relatives) and form a lasting bond in the process. [More]
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Basil Hoffman, Lainie Kazan, Bill Macy, Selma Diamond
Director: Richard Benjamin
Director: Richard Benjamin
Screenwriter: Dennis Palumbo
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Reviews for My Favorite Year
...an affectionate look back on those golden years of live TV...a delightful little romp.
An excellent vehicle for O'Toole to shine in a tour de force performance.
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