My Favorite Year (1982)
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Cast
as Alan Swann
as Benjy Stone
as K.C. Downing
as King Kaiser
as Sy Benson
as Belle Carroca
as Alice Miller
as Herb Lee
as Uncle Morty

as Leo Silver

as Alfie Bumbacelli
as Myron Fein
as Lil
as Karl Rojeck

as Connie
as Bonnie

as Lord Drummond

as Lady Eleanor
as Cubby Brown

as Stage Manager
as Fed. Marshal Holt

as 1st Member

as Harris
as Dumpling

as Federal Marshal Holt

as Vivian

as Priscilla

as Gossip Columnist

as Maitre d'

as Delivery Boy

as Curt

as Andrea

as Artie

as Alvin Horn
as Mrs. Horn

as Club Dancer

as Orchestra Leader

as Rookie Carroca

as Sadie

as Mrs. Kessler

as Mr. Berkowitz

as Mr. Cantor

as Scalfoni

as 1st Stockbroker

as 2nd Stockbroker

as Policeman

as Tess

as Sandy

as Technical Director

as Make-up Man

as 1st Thug

as 2nd Thug

as 3rd Thug

as 4th Thug

as 1st Stagehand

as 2nd Stagehand
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.
An excellent vehicle for O'Toole to shine in a tour de force performance.
Wildly enjoyable comedy with great O'Toole performance.
Portrays the golden age of television in a warmly affectionate light, while delivering the criminally entertaining Peter O'Toole at his most devilishly charming.
...an affectionate look back on those golden years of live TV...a delightful little romp.
Audience Reviews for My Favorite Year
I love The Sid Caesar Show and Your Show of Shows, the original sketch comedy show, which Carol Burnett and then Saturday Night Live carried on. Those early sketch shows started the careers of many famous writers and comedians. Mel Brooks was one, and this movie is based on a story he wrote about his experiences writing in those early days of TV. I had high expectations, but was disappointed. I haven't been a fan of Peter O'Toole just because his performances usually bother me in their delivery. This was no different. Overall, all the other performances and the story just weren't that funny!
Super Reviewer
Absolutely charming. Peter O'Toole gives a fantastic performance as an Errol Flynn facsimile named Alan Swan.
Super Reviewer
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.
Super Reviewer
My Favorite Year Quotes
Alan Swann: | I didn't marry any of them. They married me. |
Alan Swann: | Dying is easy. Comedy is hard. |
Sy Benson: | It's not acting. It's kissing and jumping and drinking and humping. |
Belle Carroca: | Welcome to our humble chapeau. |
Benjy Stone: | 5 years at the Sorbonne and she still gets it wrong. |
Benjy Stone: | Two years at the Sorbonne and she still can't get it right. |