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66% Critic Match
My Favorite Year
“The year the dreams came true.”
6.6 / 10• 1982• 1h 32m•PG• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter O'Toole
Alan Swann
Lead
Mark Linn-Baker
Benjy Stone
Jessica Harper
K.C. Downing
Joseph Bologna
King Kaiser
Bill Macy
Sy Benson
Lainie Kazan
Belle Carroca
Anne DeSalvo
Alice Miller
Basil Hoffman
Herb Lee
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Benjamin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Favorite Year is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
