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. |