My Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin which tells the story of a young comedy writer. It stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Lou Jacobi, Bill Macy, Lainie Kazan, Selma Diamond, Cameron Mitchell, and Gloria Stuart. O'Toole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name. Benjy Stone , the narrator, tells of the summer he met his idol, swashbuckling actor Alan Swann . In the early days of television, Benjy works as a junior comedy writer... for a variety show starring Stan "King" Kaiser . As a special upcoming guest, they get the still famous Swann. However, when he shows up, they realize that he is a roaring drunk. Kaiser is ready to dump him, until Benjy intervenes and promises to keep him sober during the week leading up to the show. As Benjy watches out for Swann , they learn a lot about each other, including the fact that they both have family they try to hide from the rest of the world.
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| Release date: | October 1, 1982 |
| Directed by: | Richard Benjamin |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Joel Chernoff, Mel Brooks |
| Music by: | Ralph Burns |
| Screenplay by: | Dennis Palumbo |
| Genre: | Comedy |