My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film written by Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg, and directed by Richard Benjamin, which tells the story of a young comedy writer. It stars Peter OToole, Mark LinnBaker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna. OToole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name.

As Benjy watches out for Swann or at least tries to keep up with him, they learn a lot about each other, including the fact that they both have family they try to hide from the rest of the world. In Benjys case, its his Jewish mother Lainie Kazan, who is married to a Filipino former bantamweight boxer, Rookie Carroca Ramon Sison, and Benjys embarrassing relatives, such as uncouth Uncle Morty Lou Jacobi. For Swann, it is his young daughter, Tess Cady McClain, who has been raised entirely by her mother, one of his many exwives. He stays away, but continues to keep tabs on her secretly, frustrated that he cannot muster the courage to reconnect with her.During the week of rehearsals, Kaiser is threatened by corrupt union boss Karl Rojeck Cameron Mitchell, who does not appreciate being parodied on the show. Accidents start happening when Kaiser refuses to stop performing the Boss Hijack sketches. ........

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