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My Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo from a story written by Palumbo. The film tells the story of a young comedy writer [2] and stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna.
Oct 8, 1982 · With Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna. An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.
Oct 5, 2012 · Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that weeks guest star. MGM - 1982. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly ...
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole), gets booked to appear on the variety show he...
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Directed by Richard Benjamin and inspired by incidents from comedy legend Mel Brooks' early career, My Favorite Year is a Golden Age revisited, a zany, misty-eyed tribute to TV's early days. Academy Award® recipient* Peter O'Toole plays Swann.
Alan Swann ( Peter O'Toole ), aging movie idol, former star of swashbucklers, a womanizer and an alcoholic, is to be this week's guest star. When he arrives drunk, the show's headliner, King Kaiser ( Joseph Bologna ), wants to cancel Swann's appearance.
