My Favorite Year
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. The film tells the story of a young comedy writer and stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna. 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.
Plot
Through narration, Benjy Stone recalls the week (in his "favorite year" of 1954) when he met his idol: film actor Alan Swann, known for appearing in swashbuckler films during the 1930s and 1940s.
More details
| author | Dennis Palumbo Norman Steinberg |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Richard Benjamin |
| editor | Richard Chew |
| events | alcoholism television |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | 1930s 1930s in film 1940s 1940s in film 30 rockefeller plaza bantamweight bos comedy writer film actor live broadcast married narration panic attack swashbuckler films variety show young daughter |
| musicBy | Ralph Burns |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor |
| producer | Michael Gruskoff |
| productionCompany | Brooksfilms Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer#MGM/UA Entertainment |
| theme | films à clef |