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1 October 1982 (USA) morePlot:
A dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Rip: Lou Jacobi (From Cinematical. 28 October 2009, 3:18 PM, PDT)
Character Actor Lou Jacobi Dead At Age 95
(From CinemaRetro. 27 October 2009, 4:25 AM, PDT)
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O'Toole at his best more (59 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 | ... | Alfi Bambacelli |
 | George Wyner | ... | Myron Fein |
| Selma Diamond | ... | Lil |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Karl Rojeck |
| Jenny Neumann | ... | Connie |
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Peter O'Toole talked the producers into paying for a fencing instructor to get him in shape for the fight sequence. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: 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. moreQuotes:
Benjy Stone: Catherine, Jews know two things: suffering, and where to find great Chinese food. moreSoundtrack:
How High the Moon moreFAQ
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Peter O'Toole is at the height of his comic powers in this wonderful homage to Errol Flynn, the 50's, and early live TV. Alan Swann (O'Toole) is a swashbuckling, aging, alcoholic actor billed to appear on television - which is fine until he realises that the thing is going to be broadcast LIVE, which is unthinkable. This prompts severe stage fright and heavy drinking, as he is cojoled with endless patience by his adoring young minder, Benjy Stone, (Mark Linn-Baker).
The film is funny, brilliant, sad, stirring, inspiring, exciting - unique. The cast is perfect from top to bottom A tour de force by O'Toole. Watch it. 'My Favorite Year' should become one of Your Favorite Films. 9 out of 10.