MY FAVORITE YEAR [1982 / 2019] [Warner Archive Collection] [Blu-ray] [USA Release]
A Very Funny Good-natured Comedy from Debut Director Richard Benjamin!
King Kaiser's Comedy Cavalcade goes on in minutes. But guest star Alan Swann [Peter O’Toole] is exiting the building. Fast. "I'm not an actor. I'm a movie star!" he bellows in stark fear. Alan Swann just found out the show is LIVE!
In 1954, the era of live TV, a hapless production assistant is given the task of keeping his alcoholic film idol out of trouble and long enough to appear on the King Kaiser Hour.
Directed by Richard Benjamin and inspired by incidents from comedy legend Mel Brooks' early career, ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ is a Golden Age revisited, in a zany, misty-eyed tribute to TV's early days.
Academy Award® recipient Peter O'Toole plays Alan Swann in his Oscar-nominated performance. Once a swashbuckling movie idol whose face was plastered on fan magazines, Swann is now mostly plastered. And it falls to Comedy Cavalcade's rookie writer Benjy Stone [Mark Linn-Baker] to keep him on the sober and narrow before show time! Don’t touch that dial.
FILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: 1982 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Nominated: Best Actor for Peter O'Toole. 1982 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Nominated: Best Actor for Peter O'Toole. 1983 Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Actor in a Leading Role for Peter O'Toole. 1983 Golden Globes: Nominated: Best Motion Picture in a Comedy or Musical. Nominated: Best Actor in a Motion Picture in a Comedy or Musical for Peter O'Toole. Nominated: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Lainie Kazan. 1983 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Win: Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing for Dialogue. 1983 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA: Nominated: Best Actor for Peter O'Toole. 1983 Writers Guild of America: Nominated: WGA Award (Screen) for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Dennis Palumbo and Norman Steinberg. 1984 Sant Jordi Awards: Win: Best Foreign Actor (Mejor Actor Extranjero) for Peter O'Toole.
FILM FACT No.2: The film ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name. The film was based on an original script by Norman Steinberg. ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ was the first directing effort for actor Richard Benjamin who was an NBC page at 30 Rock in 1956. Mel Brooks, executive producer of the film, was a writer for the Sid Caesar variety program “Your Show of Shows,” early in his career. Movie swashbuckler Errol Flynn was a guest on one episode, and this real-life occurrence inspired Dennis Palumbo's largely fictional screenplay. Swann was obviously based on Errol Flynn, while Benjy Stone is loosely based on both Mel Brooks and Woody Allen, who also wrote for Sid Caesar. Cameron Mitchell recalled that he met Mel Brooks when both were having lunch at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Commissary. Mel Brooks told him that ‘Gorilla at Large’ was his favourite film and asked him if he wanted to play a Jimmy Hoffa type union boss in a movie for him. Cameron Mitchell accepted and was cast in the film as "Boss" Rojeck.
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Bill Macy, Lainie Kazan, Anne De Salvo, Basil Hoffman, Lou Jacobi, Adolph Green, Tony DiBenedetto, George Wyner, Selma Diamond, Cameron Mitchell, Jenny Neumann, Corinne Bohrer, George Marshall Ruge, Amanda Horan Kennedy, John Welsh, Richard Brestoff, Jed Mills, Ted Grossman, Teresa Ganzel, Philip Bruns, Archie Hahn, Karen Haber, Priscilla Kovary, Eleanor C. Heutschy, Peter Paul Eastman, Fox Harris, Rieneke, Howard George, Bob Windsor, Gloria Stuart, Clyde McLeod, Harry Bill Roberts, Ramon Sison, Annette Robyns, Pearl Shear, Stanley Brock, Martin Garner, John Medici, Robert G. Denison, John Christy Ewing, Vincent Sardi Jr., Katie McClain, Norman Steinberg, Richard Warwick, Rex Benson, Denver Mattson, George Fisher, Bob Terhune, Nick Dimitri, Phil Adams, Richard E. Butler, Vince Brocato (Walla Walla voice), David Armstrong (uncredited), Lana Clarkson (uncredited), Sandy Dell (uncredited), Geoffrey Mark Fidelman (uncredited), Robert Hitchcock (uncredited), David LeBell (uncredited), Freeman Love (uncredited), John Marlin (uncredited), Ilana Rapp (uncredited), Jack Slate (uncredited) and Tom Willett (uncredited)
Director: Richard Benjamin
Producers: Art Levinson, Joel Chernoff (uncredited), Mel Brooks (uncredited) and Michael Gruskoff
Screenplay: Dennis Palumbo (screenplay/story) and Norman Steinberg (screenplay)
Composer: Ralph Burns (music only)
Cinematography: Gerald Hirschfeld, A.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Image Resolution: 1080p (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: English: 2.0 DTS HD-Master Audio
Subtitles: English SDH
Running Time: 92 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Warner Archive Collection
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ [1982] is a Warner Archive Collection’s release includes the Peter O’Toole and a film that is inspired by real life instances that happened to the one and only Mel Brooks while writing for Sid Caesar. The film also stars icon Jessica Harper and was the feature film directorial debut for actor Richard Benjamin. There are many characters and such was based upon real life Hollywood personalities and is one of my all-time classic films of Peter O’Toole film and gest a pretty warm reception from me, ever since I owned it on an inferior DVD release many years ago and was such a joy when I saw it being released on the Blu-ray format.
‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ is delightful hilarious film presenting a poignant portrait of television in the early 1950s. Benjy Stone [Mark Linn-Baker] is a fledgling writer for a live comedy television show hosted by zany, tough, yet soft-hearted King Kaiser [Joseph Bologna]. Benjy Stone is assigned to chaperone the unpredictable, boozing, onetime Hollywood swashbuckler Alan Swann [Peter O'Toole], who is to appear on television in a King Kaiser skit. Arriving in Manhattan drunk and uncontrollable, and Alan Swann begins to lead Benjy Stone into a wild night of revelry, and over the next several days, the famous guest is involved in a series of escapades.
With the film’s premise of ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR,’ which is a very funny and good-natured comedy that marks the directing debut of Richard Benjamin, who works in a steady, affable style that is occasionally wonderfully inspired, always snappy and especially very amusing. Between all the laughs there’s also some very touching little moments throughout the film. Alan Swann dancing with an elderly woman [Gloria Stuart] celebrating her 40th anniversary at the Stork Club, and a really nice little scenes that make the film richer than just a straight out belly laugh comedy.
At the start of ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ we find Peter O'Toole is playing the Errol Flynn-like Alan Swann with a ravaged, sloshed manner that looks all too convincing. When he drops in at a story meeting for King Kaiser's television show, he does it literally, collapsing on the conference table. Swann looks ever the gentleman, but he travels in a special suit that can be unsnapped all at once should he need to be dunked in a shower on short notice.
On the show itself he staggers about with the near-DTs, forgetting his lines and getting into a fight with a bunch of union goons invading the set over King Kaiser's s past insults. Peter O'Toole is superb as the former matinee idol, and Joseph Bologna is outstanding as the brusque and brawling comic and is there any hope for Peter O'Toole who is put in the care of young Benjy Stone [Mark Linn-Baker], just in case there's any question about his showing up for the TV special programme.
Peter O'Toole as Alan Swann soon rises to the challenge delightfully, and who is very witty, dapper and very drole [funny] and is chaperoned by Benjy Stone on a tour through the glamour of New York in 1954, when the film takes place. There is a trip to an impossibly swanky Stork Club, where Alan Swann sets all feminine hearts aflutter and woos the prettiest woman in the room away from her jealous companion. There is a Park Avenue apartment building, where Alan Swann winds up hanging imperturbably from the roof while Benjy Stone wonders desperately if he isn't falling down on the Alan Swann watching job.
We find out that Alan Swann is much too grand to be a snob, especially with a visit to Brooklyn, where Benjy Stone has a dinner invitation from his Jewish mother. This scene, with Lainie Kazan as Benjy Stone's mother, Belle, is one of the great Jewish mother scenes of screen history, as Belle invites friends and relatives for a peek at the great man, cheerfully humiliates her son and finally presses upon Alan Swann some of the worst and most gratuitous advice he'll ever hear about life, love and family.
Mark Linn-Baker, who would later go on to his own television series in 1986, is excellent, playing out a real-life incident where novice comedy writer Mel Brooks was assigned to chaperone the colorful Errol Flynn before he appeared on Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows." Cameron Mitchell plays a union crime boss with lead-foot accuracy and deadpan deadliness. Richard Benjamin's direction surprisingly provides a dizzy pace and inventive set-ups, aided greatly by cinematographer Gerald Hirschfeld and editor Richard Chew.
‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ has a slight sentimental streak, as Alan Swann longs for his missing little daughter and as Benjy Stone finally lectures the star Alan Swann about pulling himself together and getting his act together. But these touches are relatively light, and they are far outweighed by the film's glossy period of the 1950s and it is a totally pleasant old fashioned humour.
Benjy Stone would have been the actor Richard Dreyfuss role a few years ago, who works hard to try and keep control of the madcap Alan Swann, and who makes a good foil for the very dry soigné [dressed very elegantly and well-groomed] Peter O'Toole. Jessica Harper is a little morose as the pert co-worker on whom Benjy has a crush, but the rest of the cast is well-chosen, with Sy Benson [Bill Macy], Alice Miller [Anne De Salvo] and Leo Silver [Adolph Green] as part of the production team making sure that King Kaiser [Joseph Bologna], who is none too popular off camera, looks great on television to a nation of admirers, and in the days of live television, such things weren't always easily control any situation that arose. That is why the scenario had a great idea, especially with a lot of comic possibilities, and it's one of the many things that ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ makes the best out of a hilarity camp madcap situation.
With Richard Benjamin's direction, and the screenplay by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo, are in control to bring you the film with madcap and frenetic heights, but overall they keep it happily on track, and they provide some very hilarious laugh out loud moments that will make you ache with laughter.
MY FAVORITE YEAR MUSIC TRACK LIST
STAR DUST (1927) (Music by Hoagy Carmichael) (uncredited) (Lyrics by Mitchell Parish) (uncredited) (1929) [Performed off-screen (verse only) by Nat 'King' Cole (uncredited) during the opening credits]
HOW HIGH THE MOON (1940) (Music by Morgan Lewis) (uncredited) (Lyrics by Nancy Hamilton) (uncredited) [Performed off-screen by Les Paul and Mary Ford during the opening scene] [Played also as dance music at the Waldorf Hotel]
SOMEBODY STOLE MY GAL (1918) (uncredited) (Written by Leo Wood) [Played by the band at the Waldorf Hotel]
Blu-ray Image Quality – Warner Archive Collection presents us the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ for the first time featuring a “brand new remaster”, which likely means a 2K transfer as there aren’t any further restoration details. It looks very elegantly cinematic in its appearance. The picture is naturally looking and is also keeping things natural in many darkened settings. Grain is very good, and leading to some very natural details and giving the film a really classy feel image wise. The film carries a very natural looking appearance thanks to the grain being left intact and movements are natural and cinematic with no motion distortion issues present. Blacks are pretty solid, especially on the darker end of the spectrum in terms of the Blu-ray image transfer. Colours are fantastically natural looking and especially with fancier looking fabrics. Many of the more rustic items also have a brilliant image. Skin tones are also very natural and consistent looking and due to the nature of the image you view, plus texture and nice details tends to be much smoother in the outside shot scenes in the film. So all in all, Warner Archive Collection gets a five star rating from me.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Warner Archive Collection brings us the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ with a pretty solid stereo audio track that has a really good balance with your three front speakers and manages to present the film pretty accurately. This is not a film demanding an engaging experience from an action angle perspective, but it has an audio track that is really good, especially as it has been well restored with a film released in 1982 and that is about the best you could ask for here, and especially with a dialogue driven film and the audio stereo mix is handled very well, and overall this works very well for a film of this calibre. Again, Warner Archive Collection has done a brilliant job and again gets a five star rating from me.
Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Audio Commentary by Director Richard Benjamin: Here Richard Benjamin introduces himself and informs us that he directed the film, but says that when he hears the song STAR DUST (1927) sung by Nat 'King' Cole during the opening credits, it reminded him of the wonderful time when he directed the film, which at the same time, was specifically seeking some kind of themed music to hear at the start of the film, and Richard felt it was 100% perfect, as the music by Hoagy Carmichael and the lyrics by Mitchell Parish and it felt 100% perfect, as the words especially related to the synopsis of the film were perfect. But to get the rights and go ahead to use it, they could just about afford the price to be able to use it in 1982, but if the film was shot today, it would have been horrendously expensive and they would have had to use much cheaper rights to use in the film. Also the opening shot of the New York City skyline, was valentine homage to the city that never sleeps. The opening shot of the New York pavements, with all the pedestrians, was the first day shoot, and luckily there were vintage yellow taxis cabs and vintage cars park on a side street of the period the film is set in, and just luckily happened to be parked there for the set up for the start of the film. Richard informs us that he actually worked in the 30 Rockefeller Plaza building which is an American Art Deco skyscraper, which was Richard’s first job as a page and guide for the NBC Television, and of course knew the entire layout of the whole building and of course was so easy to know what parts of the building to shoot scenes in. The first scene with Peter O’Toole in bed with the young lady was not in the first edit of the film, and after a preview screening with the M-G-M executives, said, “Is there anything that you shot of Peter O’Toole, that is not in the movie,” so Richard informed them that there the first scene in the bedroom, that Richard was not sure about using, so the executives says, “Can you get it, and can we view it, and put everything in with Peter O’Toole” especially that was edited out that Richard was unsure to use, as the executives feel the reaction of the public seeing those specific edited out scenes would make the film a winner and they were proved right, because Richard felt the scene in the bedroom would never be used, but again Richard was proved wrong and he was glad he was proved wrong. But before the film was shot, the M-G-M executives said if you can get peter O’Toole to appear in the fil, the Richard would get the go ahead to direct the film. So Richard started a frantic search for Peter O’Toole, and if found, would of course asked him if he would like to star in the film as Alan Swann, and on top of all that, Richard’s wife Paula Prentiss is an American actress best known for her film roles in “What's New Pussycat?” which of course Peter O’Toole was also in that film. So of course to actually meet Peter O’Toole, they would have to go to Ireland, where he lives and would have to call up the local Pub to enquire where he lives, then someone would then contact Peter O’Toole, which in fact is a farm, and if you are lucky, you will get some response back, and on top of all that, no one knew where he actually was, on top of all that he was not in London either, so Richard thought the best option was to contact his Agent, and the Agent replied back, saying that he is actually staying at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel, and Richard thought that was hilarious, because that was about ten minutes from his office. So Richard spoke to Peter O’Toole and informs him that he would like to send over a script for him to read that Richard was keen to appear in this comedy film and the fact that he was keen to be the main star in the film, and hoped he would be keen to appear in the film, so Peter O’Toole asked Richard to send over the script, in the hope he likes what he will read. So after some time Petr O’Toole calls Richard back and said he was very keen to appear in the film and Richard was asked to come over to meet Peter O’Toole in his hotel suite and would be right over, but before this happened, Peter O’Toole when speaking to Richard on the phone, wanted to talk about the last ten pages, and asked Richard if he had his own copy of the script in front of him, which Richard informed him that he did have his copy in front of him, so Peter O’Toole asked him to look at the last page, and asked about his character dying in the cemetery, and every year a person called Mark goes to the grave and pours a bottle of Cognac onto the grave, which is always on the actors birthday, and Peter O’Toole about the specific Birth Date and the Death Date on the grave stone, stated in the script and Richard said, “Yes” and Peter O’Toole asked if he knew his actual Birth Date, and Richard replied he did not know Peter O’Toole’s Birth Date, and that no one else knew his exact Birth Date, and especially as they did not know at the time of writing the screenplay who the main character actor was going to be in the film, and that the dates were picked at random, well spookily, we find out from Peter O’Toole that his Birth Date is the same as the one in the script, which is in fact on the 2nd August, 1932 and passed away on the 14th December, 2013 and if you add up the dates in the script, they are exactly the same number of years he has been alive, so therefore Peter O’Toole was extremely keen to be in the film, because as an actor he is extremely aware of these sorts of coincident and believes wholeheartedly in these type of omens, so for Richard that was the first miracle in terms of directing this picture. So immediately Richard ventured out towards the hotel and as Richard was slowly getting near to Peter O’Toole’s hotel suite, he was thinking to himself, especially as it is his first go at directing the film, and finally met Peter O’Toole, and immediately tells Richard that he really loves the script and was very keen to appear as the main character, on top of all that, especially another bit of luck for Richard, is that Peter O’Toole does all his own stunts and wants to do the stunts that is featured in the script, especially with the scene in the film when Peter O’Toole arrives at the office while the team are viewing one of his swashbuckling films, and you see him land on the table on his back with his legs either side of the projector, and the reason he can do all these stunts is because he was trained in musicals for the London stage, and again, would only appear in the film if he is allowed to do all his own stunts. When you see Peter O’Toole enter his hotel suite strapped to the suite case and you see the two porters drag him up the spiral staircase slowly, and at the time of the filming it took ages and Richard even did it in one take, and what you see is slightly speeded up, also the shot of Peter O’Toole falling towards the bathroom wall because he is drunk and bangs his head, well Richard had to do 30 takes, and Richard was very worried about Peter O’Toole hurting himself, but he informed Richard that again he was trained to do this kind of stunt. As to The Beverly Wilshire Hotel suite, well this was actually built in on the M-G-M studio sound stage and Richard thought they did an absolutely amazing job and looked so beautiful. One nice comment Peter O’Toole says to Richard about the actor Mark Linn-Baker, who had to chaperon Alan Swann around New York City, said, “I like the lad, you’ve chosen well,” and Richard felt really honoured and happy to have Peter O’Toole say such a really nice reply, especially being a big star like him and to also be very lucky to have him in the film, because he felt peter O’Toole was a master of being a very professional actor, especially in what he performed in the film and sometimes if Peter O’Toole had to do a certain scene in the film, especially three times because of some technical glitch, he would nail it on the third take and if he accidently fluffed his lines, he would profusely apologise for making such a silly mistake, and especially to all the actors and crew, which of course took some time to do and of course Richard would look at his watch, because of the tight time schedule in getting the film finished to a deadline, but because Peter O’Toole was such a gentleman, Richard excepted this type of being so polite, because peter O’Toole did again his training on the London stage and of course had to be polite with everyone, because you worked as a team, and on top of all that he was a great professional actor who knew his trade inside and out. Also Richard was keen to shoot this film, because previously he grew up in directing shows for the American Television environment in the 1950s and knew he could direct this film, even though this was his first film he would direct, and was extremely keen to direct this particular film and even keener to have a go at doing this film and was also very honoured to do it, even though he had only worked in television. When it comes to comedy scenes, like the one when the young lady Jessica Harper as K.C. Downing who tried to tell a joke that Benjy Stone [Mark Linn-Baker] told her, well Mel Brookes says there are definite rules when it comes to give a good performance in telling a joke well and Richard had up in his office The Ten Rules of Comedy, from Preston Sturges, who is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director, and explains in great detail what those rules are. Also the scene in the office when Benjy Stone and K.C. Downing have their Chinese meal and then watch a short clip from one of Alan Swann’s film, which was actually shot by Richard and informs us that it was a direct homage and copy of the sword fight scene with Errol Flynn in the film ‘Robin Hood’ and Peter O’Toole rehearsed that actual scene for several weeks to get it perfect, because there has to be no mistakes and especially with the sword fight scene, the actors have to look directly at each other and there are no stand in actors, it is for real, as the only way it is going to work and to make it look totally real. When Alan Swann is invited over to meet Benjy Stone’s family in Brooklyn, it was actually shot in the Brooklyn area and actually happened for real for Peter O’Toole, and when at the end of their trip and you see all the Jewish neighbours in the corridor and outside, this what Jewish people were like in the 1950s when a movie star turned up and especially when you see Alan Swann given a send-off and of course for an actor like Alan Swann to visit a Jewish neighbourhood, is like going to Planet Mars and of course Benjy Stone’s family is just a characterisation of the Jewish people, and wat we witness is mild compared to what Jewish people are really like in real life in Brooklyn, meaning they would be well over the top. By the way, Richard mentions the actor Ramon Sison who played the Stepfather Rookie Carroca, who in fact was not a trained actor, but a trained as a Doctor and worked in the Coroner’s Office in Los Angeles and Richard thought he was a real doctor and Richard thought he was perfect for the part. When in the scene where Peter O’Toole and Mark Linn-Baker are walking in Central Park, was the first shoot in the film with Peter O’Toole and was shot at Sunrise to catch the right light and of course the awesome stunt where Peter O’Toole mounts the black Police Horse and gallops off and picking up Mark Linn-Baker onto the back of the horse was a real stunt and again to do this stunt was very dangerous in reality, but of course only Peter O’Toole could pull it off, but when they have to ride over the Central Park bridge, the horse was very reluctant to do it, but as you see it all worked out right in the end and a great shot when the horse rears up and both actors clinging like crazy. As we finally get to the scenes with the comedy sketches on NBC Television and that when Alan Swann finally finds out the show will be live and 20,000,000 people will be viewing it across America to see Alan Swann perform, this is where the real comedy kicks in and Richard thinks this is pure hilarious comedy and especially when total mayhem and chaos kicks in, and is the essence of the classic comedy caper happens, and Richard thinks when people are in very serious life and death trouble, especially when Alan Swann antics, it is really funny, because it is happening to them and not us, even though it is not a tragedy, and again when Alan Swann swings down from the balcony in the NBC TV show, Peter O’Toole again did his own stunt, and was able to do it because he was trained on the London stage for this type of antics and of course Peter O’Toole thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience of doing this type of slapstick comedy. But the way the film ends, is totally different from the original ending they filmed for the graveyard scene, and when the audience saw that preview of the film, people left the cinema very quiet and sombre, and did not like it, but when they re-edited with the final scene we see in this finished film, with the next preview audience they loved this version of the film, as they felt it was a much happier ending and felt it was a really warm hearted film, but Richard would of still preferred his final ending, but despite this, Richard was very happy with the end result and so proud to of directed the film and especially the finished project. As a post script, when people see Richard out and about, they come up to him and tell him that his film ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ is one of their most favourite movies, because they grew up in that period when the film was set in, and also the script was first class, as well as all of the actors who played their part in the film were truly wonderful, and I also second that, and I have loved this film ever since I first viewed. As to Richard Benjamin’s audio commentary, wow this was also first class and is so informative about the informing us about all aspect of the film and the behind-the-scene stories and definitely gets a five star rating from me, so give it a listen, as you will have a very joyous experience and also have a few good laughs on the way.
Theatrical Trailer [1982] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:43] This is the Original Theatrical Trailer for the film ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ and the trailer gives you a really good flavour for the film and even makes you want to view the whole film.
Finally, ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ [1982] is another film that was on my list of films that I like watch every so often, just because it gets better with each viewing. It’s beautifully written, with a wonderful heart-warming message, and it is also has an extremely amazing plethora of star studded actors and ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ is great hilarious fun from start to finish. Once again ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ is based on an experience of Mel Brooks when he was a novice comedy writer for Sid Caesar’s “Your Show Of Shows.” Errol Flynn was a guest, and Mel Brooks was assigned to chaperone him. That’s where the resemblance to ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ Ends. By all accounts, Erol Flynn behaved himself during the show. However, even if you have no idea about any of that, you should still be able to enjoy ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR.’ It’s just a very entertaining comedy with some heart to it. It’s pretty refreshing to watch a comedy that doesn’t have to get by with gross out gags and annoying characters. A good story, likable characters and some very funny dialogue is what continues making ‘MY FAVORITE YEAR’ is a totally ageless comedy to go back and watch. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
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