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"My Favorite Year" quotes

My Favorite Year poster
An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.

Director: Richard Benjamin
Writer: Norman Steinberg, Dennis Palumbo
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama
Year: 1982
MetaScore: 62/100
ImdbRating: 7.3
BoxOffice: $20,123,620
Released: 08 Oct 1982
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 8 nominations total

77 Clips

LilAlan SwannBenjy StoneStockbroker #1Stockbroker #2Rookie CarrocaUncle MortyLeo SilverAlice MillerKing KaiserHerb LeeCurtScalfoniMaitre D'
Ah Mr Swann It's a pleasure to see you sir - My Favorite Year 00:15 Ah Mr Swann It's a pleasure to see you sir So Mr Swann - My Favorite Year 00:37 So Mr Swann Hey Janine - My Favorite Year 00:12 Hey Janine Well we know he can do that - My Favorite Year 00:11 Well we know he can do that Mr Swann - My Favorite Year 00:09 Mr Swann Shame on you Swannee - My Favorite Year 00:14 Shame on you Swannee Your Seltzer A little liver - My Favorite Year 00:10 Your Seltzer A little liver Mr Swann Alan please - My Favorite Year 00:17 Mr Swann Alan please I guess this is the kissing portion of the evening - My Favorite Year 00:09 I guess this is the kissing portion of the evening Do you hear what you've started here - My Favorite Year 00:06 Do you hear what you've started here This is for ladies only - My Favorite Year 00:11 This is for ladies only Is that Think or Drink Yes - My Favorite Year 00:10 Is that Think or Drink Yes Mr Swann may I tell you something - My Favorite Year 00:13 Mr Swann may I tell you something But I needs must take leave of you - My Favorite Year 00:11 But I needs must take leave of you And the hardest work I've done since the world was young - My Favorite Year 00:13 And the hardest work I've done since the world was young Are you in love with the girl - My Favorite Year 00:15 Are you in love with the girl Stone I want you to know that this morning - My Favorite Year 00:15 Stone I want you to know that this morning Who are you to talk to me like that - My Favorite Year 00:08 Who are you to talk to me like that In 1954 a Buick was a Buick - My Favorite Year 00:14 In 1954 a Buick was a Buick Be M Why did you marry so many of them - My Favorite Year 00:10 Be M Why did you marry so many of them Scalfoni 1R You're the best - My Favorite Year 00:10 Scalfoni 1R You're the best Doesn't Sy's office take on - My Favorite Year 00:12 Doesn't Sy's office take on Crap Ben you wanna see movies get a 'gob as an usher - My Favorite Year 00:15 Crap Ben you wanna see movies get a 'gob as an usher What are you doing Drinking and leaving - My Favorite Year 00:10 What are you doing Drinking and leaving That's a sad sight - My Favorite Year 00:04 That's a sad sight Ah Sanctuary Sanctuary - My Favorite Year 00:09 Ah Sanctuary Sanctuary Stone you can either watch me or join me - My Favorite Year 00:10 Stone you can either watch me or join me Okay here we go - My Favorite Year 00:17 Okay here we go Sure this is live television - My Favorite Year 00:39 Sure this is live television What It's not A - My Favorite Year 00:17 What It's not A Mr Swann may I present my mother - My Favorite Year 00:18 Mr Swann may I present my mother By the by Stone where is this Brooklyn - My Favorite Year 00:13 By the by Stone where is this Brooklyn Dim sum are too hard to eat with chopsticks - My Favorite Year 00:08 Dim sum are too hard to eat with chopsticks Uh If there's anything you need - My Favorite Year 00:16 Uh If there's anything you need On an empty stomach No We'll talk over dinner - My Favorite Year 00:31 On an empty stomach No We'll talk over dinner Swann better be at every rehearsal sober - My Favorite Year 00:15 Swann better be at every rehearsal sober Swann's never gonna show up anyhow - My Favorite Year 00:13 Swann's never gonna show up anyhow You call what Swann does acting That's not acting - My Favorite Year 00:11 You call what Swann does acting That's not acting Who is that gorgeous looking creature over there - My Favorite Year 00:28 Who is that gorgeous looking creature over there Sy Benson a tower of Jell O - My Favorite Year 00:13 Sy Benson a tower of Jell O They're not serving tongue at lunch today are they Leo - My Favorite Year 00:13 They're not serving tongue at lunch today are they Leo Uh something to drink before dinner - My Favorite Year 00:15 Uh something to drink before dinner California - My Favorite Year 00:08 California I mean what do you want from me - My Favorite Year 00:08 I mean what do you want from me Look real nice today Alice - My Favorite Year 00:17 Look real nice today Alice On behalf of everyone here - My Favorite Year 00:19 On behalf of everyone here First rule - My Favorite Year 00:23 First rule A week's salary Swann takes a dive - My Favorite Year 00:18 A week's salary Swann takes a dive You don't get years like that anymore - My Favorite Year 00:16 You don't get years like that anymore Oh God this makes me happy - My Favorite Year 00:11 Oh God this makes me happy Mr Swann I think I'm going to be unwell - My Favorite Year 00:24 Mr Swann I think I'm going to be unwell Leo it gets me sick to think we got to put up - My Favorite Year 00:17 Leo it gets me sick to think we got to put up I don't know - My Favorite Year 00:21 I don't know Like Alfie says - My Favorite Year 00:08 Like Alfie says Before your beloved father passed away - My Favorite Year 00:21 Before your beloved father passed away What is the time I don't know - My Favorite Year 00:14 What is the time I don't know Stone women love to be intrigued - My Favorite Year 00:34 Stone women love to be intrigued Oh good God It's Renfield - My Favorite Year 00:14 Oh good God It's Renfield To the question What were you doing naked - My Favorite Year 00:44 To the question What were you doing naked What's in a name - My Favorite Year 00:11 What's in a name Now all we have to do is to get from here - My Favorite Year 00:34 Now all we have to do is to get from here Still in the fight game - My Favorite Year 00:09 Still in the fight game Do you think there are - My Favorite Year 00:22 Do you think there are Oh Benjamin uh we're in the middle - My Favorite Year 00:28 Oh Benjamin uh we're in the middle Signor Bumbacelli we'll be two for dinner - My Favorite Year 00:18 Signor Bumbacelli we'll be two for dinner Uh and you know uh I'm I'm supposed to watch you - My Favorite Year 00:16 Uh and you know uh I'm I'm supposed to watch you So Mr Swann - My Favorite Year 00:37 So Mr Swann Rookie your Meatloaf Mindanao was superb - My Favorite Year 00:23 Rookie your Meatloaf Mindanao was superb He's plastered - My Favorite Year 00:12 He's plastered Bill I think Alan Swann's beneath us - My Favorite Year 00:18 Bill I think Alan Swann's beneath us Bring Alan Swann to Brooklyn - My Favorite Year 00:08 Bring Alan Swann to Brooklyn That's why I couldn't get out of the car to see my Tess - My Favorite Year 01:07 That's why I couldn't get out of the car to see my Tess Comedy is such a mystery to me - My Favorite Year 00:23 Comedy is such a mystery to me Katherine Jews know two things - My Favorite Year 00:08 Katherine Jews know two things Our audiences are great - My Favorite Year 00:31 Our audiences are great You see - My Favorite Year 00:20 You see This is for ladies only - My Favorite Year 00:11 This is for ladies only

Cast

Alan Swann - Peter O'Toole
Benjy Stone - Mark Linn-Baker
K.C. Downing - Jessica Harper
King Kaiser - Joseph Bologna
Sy Benson - Bill Macy
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