My Favorite Year (1982)
The year the dreams came true.
1982 · PG · 1h 32m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image.
Director: Richard Benjamin
Writers: Norman Steinberg, Dennis Palumbo
Music by: Ralph Burns
Cinematography: Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor: Richard Chew
Box office: $20M · Budget: $8M · Rated 6.6/10 by 120 viewers
Cast
Peter O'Toole as Alan SwannMark Linn-Baker as Benjy StoneJessica Harper as K.C. DowningJoseph Bologna as King KaiserBill Macy as Sy BensonLainie Kazan as Belle CarrocaAnne DeSalvo as Alice MillerBasil Hoffman as Herb LeeLou Jacobi as Uncle MortyAdolph Green as Leo SilverTony DiBenedetto as Alfie BumbacelliGeorge Wyner as Myron FeinMore like this
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