My Favorite Year

A warm, nostalgic comedy with a bittersweet edge, watching a fallen idol and a young dreamer find unexpected friendship.

Directed by

Richard Benjamin

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

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

Tagline

The year the dreams came true.

Overview

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 his former idol from going completely off the rails.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, whimsical and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Identity, redemption, friendship, addiction

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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