My Favorite Year
1982 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 10,844 VOTES · DIR. Richard Benjamin
Overview
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,256 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:55 You don't get years like that anymore. It was my favorite year.
00:06:10 Sy, that one, Defender of the Crown, is a classic.
00:09:22 Check that! Perfect! I wrote it!
00:12:32 They were the wrong size. And they were used.
00:16:00 -Hey, Swann dive. -You're on!
00:19:07 Did you say that, Karl? What a guy!
00:23:45 Try $250.
00:27:14 Mr. Swann, it's a pleasure to see you, sir.
00:32:49 Never better. Stone, good morning.
00:35:34 Before your beloved father passed away, and eventually died...
00:38:09 Maybe this will change your mind.
00:41:05 Doesn't Sy's office take on a different feeling at night?
00:43:36 He has a duck on his head.
00:48:30 ...I'm a fan.
00:52:01 I got to get back to my meatloaf.
00:54:56 ...now that we sat nice, broke bread together, shared wine...
00:58:01 Mr. and Mrs. Kessler, apartment 4B. God bless you, Mr. Swann.
01:02:26 Niblick is my Sherpa guide from the Himalayas.
01:06:06 Finishes up in English "B" movies.
01:12:07 -That's good. That's good, Leo. -Okay.
01:14:55 ...which sketch comes first on my show...
01:18:10 Ladies and gentlemen, a second ago...
01:20:54 Did you tell Tess that? That's right.
01:24:35 It really slowed him down.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,256
Dialogue density13.7 lines / min
First line00:01:55
Final line01:24:35
Production Record
DirectorRichard Benjamin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7,900,000
Revenue$20,123,620
IMDb votes10,844