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, which tells the story of a young comedy writer. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2013. : The Extra Terrestrial's eighteenth).[5]. Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2019, There's not a misstep or wasted frame in this loving homage to the weekly network comedy/variety shows of my misspent youth, specifically Sid Caesars' Your Show of Shows. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. I loved it from the first minute and would quote it whenever I got the chance. For Swann, it is his young daughter, Tess, who has been raised entirely by her mother, one of his many ex-wives. But Lanie Kazan almost steals the movie as the loud, garish mother of character Benjy Stone. Benjy angrily confronts him, saying how he always believed Swann was the swashbuckling hero he watched on the silver screen, and that deep down, Swann possesses those qualities. The film, now available on a gorgeous Blu-ray transfer, still works and continues to be genuinely entertaining. My favorite time of the year is naturally the time when I have the most fun. Fast. There are great scenes, great lines, and great homage to a bygone era of Hollywood and television, but there some editing choices and pacing that are very much of the early 1980’s ilk. I rated this film 4 stars because of it's nostalgia value, but if you're in your twenties or thirties, three stars is a more relevant rating. The film was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name. 1-2 of 2 items. He portrays the washed up alcoholic film star of decades past beautifully. This film is worth watching for the amazing performance from Peter O'Toole alone. My Favorite Year (1982), the Richard Benjamin-directed comedy starring Peter O'Toole and set in the world of live 1950s television, is a highly-satisfying, often delightful comedy. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Opening titles with Nat Cole singing "Stardust," and narration by Mark Linn-Baker as "Benji Stone," setting up the director Richard Benjamin's "Peter O'Toole as Errol Flynn" comedy My Favorite Year, 1982, executive producer Mel Brooks.. View the TCMDb entry for My Favorite Year (1982) [3], Cameron Mitchell recalled that he met Mel Brooks when both were having lunch at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Commissary. Directed by Richard Benjamin.Written by Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg. His antics and those of his 'babysitter', a young member of the TV production team whose job depends on the outcome of the show, will have you wishing you could have been there. Next. 2 items. Larger than Life Uncle Morty used to send me to the movies "Here's a nickel kid, cheer up and go." When he arrives at the studio falling-down drunk, Kaiser nearly "dumps him" until Benjy intervenes, promising to keep Swann sober during the week preceding his scheduled appearance. Swann mentors Benjy, which ultimately results in Benjy being unable to prevent the drunken star from crashing a party at the home of K.C. A very undervalued film, and to me it's a real reminder of the power the old stars had - O'Toole is excellent in the role clearly based on Errol Flynn and well supported my Mark Lynn-Baker, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 19, 2015. Do I ever cross your mind. Peter O'Toole's role in the film is based on Errol Flynn, who was a famous actor of the thirties and forties who gained fame for starring in action films, notably swashbucklers such as Captain Blood and The Seahawk. Swann, dressed for the Musketeer skit, grabs a rope and swings onto the stage and into action. [citation needed], However, Errol Flynn was never a guest on Your Show of Shows. Still overall, a very fun movie, and one that still holds up after all these years. Come 37 years later and it gets released on Blue-Ray. The TV show at it's center is based on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows which ran from 1950 to 1954. He said that Flynn's appearance on Your Show of Shows was uneventful and that none of the writers had much interaction with Flynn, became his friend, or took him home to dinner. But guest star Alan Swann is exiting the building. Mel Brooks was a young writer for that show whose writers included Carl Reiner, Woody Allen and Neil Simon. [citation needed], This article is about the original film. And though I was only seven, I discovered heaven at the R.K.O. Maybe you’ll even grab a King of Christmas flocked Christmas tree at a steal of a deal! My Favorite Year is a musical with a book by Joseph Dougherty, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. This film is nostalgia for people my age (66) or older. Films similar to or like My Favorite Year 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo, which tells the story of a young comedy writer. It is based on the 1982 film of the same name. Listen to My Favorite Year (Music from the Musical) by My Favorite Year Original Cast on Apple Music. My Favorite Year is a 1982 film American comedy film about a young comedy writer in 1954 who must guide his aging, alcoholic actor idol through an appearance on a variety show.. Presented by CFCArts Theatre Book by Joseph Dougherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty. Benjy Stone, the narrator, recalls the summer (in his "favorite year" of 1954) he met his idol, swashbuckling actor Alan Swann (inspired by Errol Flynn, whose title roles like Captain Blood would be evoked by Swann's imagined (but screened) one in Captain from Tortuga). Peter O'Toole - how we miss him! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. By the 1950's his best career days were behind him.