SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

namashi_1 'My Favorite Year' is quite simply, a hilarious film from the early 1980's! Over-The-Top, Crazy & All Heart, this is an underrated comedic gem! And The Late/Great Peter O'Toole is astonishing in the funniest role of his legendary career.'My Favorite Year' Synopsis: When a dissolute matinée idol (Peter O'Toole) is slated to appear on a live TV variety show, chaos ensures. 'My Favorite Year' works because its genuinely funny & the sequences that follow one after the other, result in hilarity. And while it aims for laughs predominantly, the film also has heart in the form of a sub-plot involving O'Toole's daughter, who's away from him. So its not just the laughs that work, but also some genuine emotion.Dennis Palumbo & Norman Steinberg's Screenplay is really funny & arresting. The Writing is consistently brisk & builds the story scene-by-scene. Richard Benjamin's Direction is superb. Cinematography is nicely done. Editing is perfect. Art & Costume Design are fabulous.Performance-Wise: Peter O'Toole is at his best, yet again! In a parody of himself here, The Thespian is a riot all through. I was pleasantly surprised by how funny he is & how he effortlessly carries the film. A Stellar Act! Mark Linn-Baker is wonderfully goofy. Jessica Harper is first-rate. The Late/Great Joseph Bologna also lends excellent support. Bill Macy & Lainie Kazan are superb. Rest lend great support.On the whole, 'My Favorite Year' is a fun watch! Two Thumbs Up!

SnoopyStyle 1954 is Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker)'s favorite year. He is a lowly junior writer on NBC's top rated The King Kaiser Comedy Cavalcade. King Kaiser (Joseph Bologna) is a bombastic tyrant. Sy Benson (Bill Macy) is the head writer who always bows down to Kaiser. Benjy is in unrequited love with production assistant K.C. Downing (Jessica Harper). Legendary actor Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole) is coming to guest star on the show. However he's a hopeless drunk. When he shows up plastered, Kaiser commands to replace him until Benjy pleads for his childhood hero. Kaiser puts Benjy as Swann's handler. Also union boss Karl Rojeck (Cameron Mitchell) is angry at his parody and starts causing trouble with the show.Inspired by Errol Flynn's appearance on 'Your Show of Shows', this is a great insightful period piece on a certain era of television. It has some good laughs. Linn-Baker is good as the young hopeful writer. Joseph Bologna is terrific as essentially Sid Caesar. However this is all about Peter O'Toole and he is amazing. It works even better because he is that legend. He does great drunk acting and with great charisma.

dougdoepke Hilarious, an unexpected joy. The laughs keep coming, thanks to an expert cast and a big dose of Jewish humor. No one seems in charge of getting the weekly TV show together for an audience of 20-million. Instead, everyone backstage appears to be rushing around like spinning tops. Even the alleged star King Kaiser (Bologna) can't seem to keep the order of his skits straight. Looks to me like bibulous guest star Alan Swann (O'Toole) should fit right in, drunk or sober. Then there's poor young schlemiel (Linn-Baker) who gets to baby-sit Swann when not pursuing a fruitless romance with the comely K.C. (Harper). Mix in a bunch of mobsters who don't like being made fun of, and you've got a finale to end all finales, even if the mayhem is every TV producer's nightmare.Now I'm really curious whether the old Sid Caesar show was really as wild backstage as the movie presents it. At the time, I was a faithful watcher, so the hijinks here come as a special revelation. But what else could you expect from backstage characters like Caesar's writers Mel Brooks and Woody Allen. Anyhow, this was Dick Benjamin's first directorial outing even though you'd never know it. Then too, credit O'Toole with coming up with a really sly performance that alternates between drunken stupor and charming finesse. I particularly like it when Swann reveals his real self but still shifts gears into the movie swashbuckler when needed.All in all, it's a wacko comedy well deserving its place on Premiere's Top 50 comedies of all time.

WakenPayne Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show, in the mid 50s (the early years). Its 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 weeks 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. Boy Peter O'Toole Creates One Of The Greatest One Of The Best Comedy Characters Of All Time In This Movie Allan Swann. Peter O'Toole Also Is Funny From Start To Finish. I Am Surprised No-One Has Remade This Movie. It Would Be Better Than Any Comedy Released Since 2006(Besides Superhero Movie(I Do Watch A Lot Of Stupid Comedy's)). Now Let Me See Whats 'My Favourite Year'...For Movies. I Personally Enjoyed The Year 2005 For Movies Not Because It Made My Favourite Movie (It Didn't). But The Quantity Of Good Movies That Year Was Great. I Loved This Movie As A Comedy. Its Gonna Be A Classic To Me.Rating: 8/10