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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.
Oct 8, 1982 · A young comedy writer takes care of an aging, drunken actor who is the guest star on a live TV show in 1954. The film is a tribute to Errol Flynn and the 50s era, with humor, drama and romance.
A young writer (Mark Linn-Baker) takes care of his idol, a troubled actor (Peter O'Toole), who is booked to appear on his variety show. My Favorite Year is a nostalgic and hilarious tribute to the golden age of television.
Oct 5, 2012 · Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that weeks guest star...
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Watch a young writer escort a movie legend and keep him sober in this 1982 comedy. My Favorite Year stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper and more.
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 ...
