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My Favorite Year
My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

The year the dreams came true.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

Others

Budget

$7900000

Revenue

$20123620

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.656/10

Release Date

01 October 1982

Country

United States of America

Cast

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Alan Swann

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Benjy Stone

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

K.C. Downing

Joseph Bologna

Joseph Bologna

King Kaiser

Bill Macy

Bill Macy

Sy Benson

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Belle Carroca

Anne DeSalvo

Anne DeSalvo

Alice Miller

Basil Hoffman

Basil Hoffman

Herb Lee

Lou Jacobi

Lou Jacobi

Uncle Morty

Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Leo Silver

Tony DiBenedetto

Tony DiBenedetto

Alfie Bumbacelli

George Wyner

George Wyner

Myron Fein

Selma Diamond

Selma Diamond

Lil

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Karl Rojeck

Jenny Neumann

Jenny Neumann

Connie

Corinne Bohrer

Corinne Bohrer

Bonnie

George Marshall Ruge

George Marshall Ruge

Lord Drummond / Featured Player

Amanda Horan Kennedy

Amanda Horan Kennedy

Lady Eleanor

John Welsh

John Welsh

Cubby Brown

Richard Brestoff

Richard Brestoff

Stage Manager / Featured Player

Jed Mills

Jed Mills

Member #1 / Featured Player

Ted Grossman

Ted Grossman

Harris / Featured Player

Teresa Ganzel

Teresa Ganzel

Dumpling / Featured Player

Philip Bruns

Philip Bruns

Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player

Archie Hahn

Archie Hahn

Delivery Boy / Featured Player

Karen Haber

Karen Haber

Vivian / Featured Player

Priscilla Kovary

Priscilla Kovary

Priscilla

Eleanor C. Heutschy

Eleanor C. Heutschy

Gossip Columnist

Peter Eastman

Peter Eastman

Maitre D'

Fox Harris

Fox Harris

Curt / Featured Player

Rieneke

Rieneke

Andrea

Howard George

Howard George

Artie / Featured Player

Bob Windsor

Bob Windsor

Alvin Horn / Featured Player

Gloria Stuart

Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Horn

Clyde McLeod

Clyde McLeod

Club Dancer

Harry Bill Roberts

Harry Bill Roberts

Orchestra Leader

Ramon Sison

Ramon Sison

Rookie Carroca / Featured Player

Annette Robyns

Annette Robyns

Sadie

Pearl Shear

Pearl Shear

Mrs. Kessler

Stanley Brock

Stanley Brock

Mr. Berkowitz

Martin Garner

Martin Garner

Mr. Cantor

John Medici

John Medici

Scalfoni

Robert G. Denison

Robert G. Denison

Stockbroker #1 / Featured Player

John Christy Ewing

John Christy Ewing

Stockbroker #2 / Featured Player

Vincent Sardi Jr.

Vincent Sardi Jr.

Policeman

Cady McClain

Cady McClain

Tess

Norman Steinberg

Norman Steinberg

Sandy

Richard Warwick

Richard Warwick

Technical Director

Rex Benson

Rex Benson

Makeup Man

Denver Mattson

Denver Mattson

Thug #1

George Fisher

George Fisher

Thug #2

Bob Terhune

Bob Terhune

Thug #3

Nick Dimitri

Nick Dimitri

Thug #4

Phil Adams

Phil Adams

Stagehand #1

Richard E. Butler

Richard E. Butler

Stagehand #2

Vince Brocato

Vince Brocato

Walla Walla (voice)

Lana Clarkson

Lana Clarkson

Girl in Old Gold Cigarette Pack

David Armstrong

David Armstrong

Club Patron

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