My Favorite Year (1982)
PG 08 Oct 1982 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 32m
Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). It's a new medium and the rules were not fully established. Alan Swann, an Erol Flynn type actor with a drinking problem is to be that week's guest star. When King Kaiser, the headliner wants to throw Swann off the show, Benjy makes a pitch to save his childhood hero, and is made Swann's babysitter. On top of this, a union boss doesn't care for Kaiser's parody of him and has plans to stop the show.
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Language:
English
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total
Country:
United States
Metacritic Score:
62
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Box Office Total:
$20,123,620