My Favorite Year (1982)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $7,900,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $20,123,620.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.773 |
Directed By
Richard Benjamin
Crew
Richard Benjamin
Norman Steinberg
Dennis Palumbo
Dennis Palumbo
Ralph Burns
Gerald Hirschfeld
Richard Chew
Ellen Chenoweth
Lois Planco
Art Levinson
William S. Beasley
Duncan Henderson
Marie Kenney
Kandy Stern
Gregory Pickrell
Richard Edesa
Marc Hirschfeld
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Jerry Jost
Bill Varney
Steve Maslow
Gregg Landaker
Robert Grieve
J.H. Arrufat
David B. Cohn
Mia Goldman
Howard Heard
Jeff Carson
Sal Sommatino
Harry V. Lojewski
Lou Tobin
Mentor Huebner
Arthur Gelb
Michael J. Smith
Victor Paul
Len Hekel
Brian Ralph
Joel Chernoff
Charles Rosen
Donald J. Remacle
May Routh
Ruby Ford
Carol A. O'Connell
Daniel C. Striepeke
Duncan McEwan
Michael Gruskoff
Art Levinson
Norman Howell
TOP CAST
Peter O'Toole
Alan Swann
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
Lou Jacobi
Uncle Morty
Adolph Green
Leo Silver
Tony DiBenedetto
Alfie Bumbacelli
George Wyner
Myron Fein
Selma Diamond
Lil
Cameron Mitchell
Karl Rojeck
Jenny Neumann
Connie
Corinne Bohrer
Bonnie
George Marshall Ruge
Lord Drummond / Featured Player
Amanda Horan Kennedy
Lady Eleanor
John Welsh
Cubby Brown
Richard Brestoff
Stage Manager / Featured Player
Jed Mills
Member #1 / Featured Player
Ted Grossman
Harris / Featured Player
Teresa Ganzel
Dumpling / Featured Player
Philip Bruns
Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
Archie Hahn
Delivery Boy / Featured Player
Karen Haber
Vivian / Featured Player
Priscilla Kovary
Priscilla
Eleanor C. Heutschy
Gossip Columnist
Peter Eastman
Maitre D'
Fox Harris
Curt / Featured Player
Rieneke
Andrea
Howard George
Artie / Featured Player
Bob Windsor
Alvin Horn / Featured Player
Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Horn
Clyde McLeod
Club Dancer
Harry Bill Roberts
Orchestra Leader
Ramon Sison
Rookie Carroca / Featured Player
Annette Robyns
Sadie
Pearl Shear
Mrs. Kessler
Stanley Brock
Mr. Berkowitz
Martin Garner
Mr. Cantor
John Medici
Scalfoni
Robert G. Denison
Stockbroker #1 / Featured Player
John Christy Ewing
Stockbroker #2 / Featured Player
Vincent Sardi Jr.
Policeman
Cady McClain
Tess
Norman Steinberg
Sandy
Richard Warwick
Technical Director
Rex Benson
Makeup Man
Denver Mattson
Thug #1
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