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My Favorite Year

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My Favorite Year (1982)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:22

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: The year is 1954, and dashing Alan Swann, an alcoholic, swashbuckling movie star, is about to make his first television appearance, on "The Comedy Cavalcade" (a brilliant take-off on Sid Caesar's... The year is 1954, and dashing Alan Swann, an alcoholic, swashbuckling movie star, is about to make his first television appearance, on "The Comedy Cavalcade" (a brilliant take-off on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows"). Fearing Swann will make a drunken fool of himself on live TV, the producers ask Benji Stone, one of the show's youthful writers, to watch and babysit Swann for the few days prior to his stint on the show. The unlikely duo experience numerous adventures together (such as a dinner with Benjy's star-struck relatives) and form a lasting bond in the process. [More]

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

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Basil Hoffman, Lainie Kazan, Bill Macy, Selma Diamond

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin
Screenwriter: Dennis Palumbo

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03/26/09
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08/26/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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07/29/07
Neil Cohen
Neil Cohen
Echo Magazine
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08/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

An excellent vehicle for O'Toole to shine in a tour de force performance.

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06/14/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

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07/06/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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02/04/05
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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10/08/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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New York Times
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Los Angeles CityBeat

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06/04/04
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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11/07/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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06/04/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Wildly enjoyable comedy with great O'Toole performance.

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05/12/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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02/23/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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01/09/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
 
 
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