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My Favorite Year

Year:

1982

Duration:

92 min

Genres:

Comedy

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Richard Benjamin

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1982-10-01

Filming Locations: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $266,009 (USA) (3 October 1982)

Gross: $17,458,105 (USA) (12 December 1982)

Cast

Actor

Character

Corinne Bohrer

Peter O'Toole

Alan Swann

Mark Linn-Baker

Benjy Stone

Jessica Harper

K.C. Downing

Joseph Bologna

King Kaiser

Bill Macy

Sy Benson

Lainie Kazan

Belle Carroca

Anne De Salvo

Alice Miller

Basil Hoffman

Herb Lee

Lou Jacobi

Uncle Morty

Adolph Green

Leo Silver

Tony DiBenedetto

Alfie Bumbacelli

George Wyner

Myron Fein

Selma Diamond

Lil

Cameron Mitchell

Karl Rojeck

Jenny Neumann

Connie

George Marshall Ruge

Lord Drummond / Featured Player

Amanda Horan Kennedy

Lady Eleanor (as Barbara Horan)

John Welsh

Cubby Brown / Featured Player

Richard Brestoff

Stage Manager / Featured Player

Jed Mills

Member #1 / Featured Player

Ted Grossman

Harris / Featured Player

Teresa Ganzel

Dumpling / Featured Player

Philip Bruns

Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player (as Phil Bruns)

Archie Hahn

Delivery Boy / Featured Player

Karen Haber

Vivian / Featured Player

Priscilla Kovary

Priscilla

Eleanor C. Heutschy

Gossip Columnist (as Eleanor Heutschy)

Peter Eastman

Maitre D'

Fox Harris

Curt / Featured Player

Rieneke

Andrea

Howard George

Artie / Featured Player

Bob Windsor

Alvin Horn / Featured Player

Gloria Stuart

Mrs. Horn

Clyde McLeod

Club Dancer

Harry Bill Roberts

Orchestra Leader

Ramon Sison

Rookie Carroca / Featured Player

Annette Robyns

Sadie

Pearl Shear

Mrs. Kessler

Stanley Brock

Mr. Berkowitz

Martin Garner

Mr. Cantor

John Medici

Scalfoni

Robert G. Denison

Stockbroker #1 / Featured Player

John Christy Ewing

Stockbroker #2 / Featured Player

Vincent Sardi Jr.

Policeman (as Vincent Sardi)

Cady McClain

Tess (as Katie McClain)

Norman Steinberg

Sandy

Richard Warwick

Technical Director

Rex Benson

Makeup Man

Denver Mattson

Thug #1

George Fisher

Thug #2

Bob Terhune

Thug #3

Nick Dimitri

Thug #4

Phil Adams

Stagehand #1

Richard E. Butler

Stagehand #2 (as Richard Butler)

Vince Brocato

Walla Walla (voice)

Lana Clarkson

Girl in Old Gold Cigarette Pack (uncredited)

Ilana Rapp

Neighborhood Girl (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The picture's opening street scene exterior shot of New York City was actually the first sequence that was filmed at the start of principal photography for the picture.

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The name of the television variety comedy show was "The Comedy Cavalcade".

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Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) is described by various names in the film such as Benjamin Steinberg, Ben Stoneberg and Ben Stoneberger.

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Goofs

When Swann first goes out to see Tess in Connecticut, the Chrysler parked in front of Tess' house is a 1955 model that was not yet available at that time of year (before Fall).

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The cameras in the Comedy Cavalcade studio are RCA TK-14s, which were not introduced until the late 1950s. (NBC would have used RCA TK-30, TK-10 or TK-11 cameras for black-and-white shows at this time.) In another scene a Marconi Mark IV camera is being pushed through a hallway; this camera also was not available until the late 1950s.

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When Benji follows Alan Swan to his limo in front of Rockerfeller Center just before the big climax, U.S. state flags flying in the background include Georgia's state seal/Confederate battle flag design, which wasn't adopted until 1956.

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Quotes

Swann: [looking at a smashed liquor bottle] That's a sad sight!

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Sy: He's plastered!

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Uncle Morty: So, Mr. Swann, we've spent time, we've broken bread together. I feel I know you.

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