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 | 3.3423 |
Directed By
Richard Benjamin
Crew
Norman Steinberg
Richard Chew
Ralph Burns
Gerald Hirschfeld
Richard Benjamin
Dennis Palumbo
Dennis Palumbo
William S. Beasley
Lois Planco
Duncan Henderson
Kandy Stern
Gregory Pickrell
Marie Kenney
Richard Edesa
Art Levinson
Jeff Carson
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Steve Maslow
Victor Paul
Arthur Gelb
Bill Varney
Jerry Jost
Ellen Chenoweth
Marc Hirschfeld
Gregg Landaker
Harry V. Lojewski
Mentor Huebner
J.H. Arrufat
Sal Sommatino
Michael J. Smith
David B. Cohn
Brian Ralph
Mia Goldman
Howard Heard
Robert Grieve
Lou Tobin
Len Hekel
Joel Chernoff
May Routh
Ruby Ford
Carol A. O'Connell
Daniel C. Striepeke
Donald J. Remacle
Duncan McEwan
Charles Rosen
Art Levinson
Michael Gruskoff
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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