My Favorite Year

– Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early yea..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 32 Minutes
Release Year:
1982
My Favorite Year (1982)

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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

My Favorite Year (1982) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Oct 1982

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Writer:

Norman Steinberg (screenplay), Dennis Palumbo (screenplay), Dennis Palumbo (story)

Main Actors:

Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna

Plot:

Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Its a new medium and the rules were not fully established. Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that weeks guest star. When King Kaiser, the headliner wants to throw Swann off the show, Benjy makes a pitch to save his childhood hero, and is made Swann's babysitter. On top of this, a union boss doesn't care for Kaiser's parody of him and has plans to stop the show.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%