Où est passée mon idole?

Original title: My Favorite Year

1982
PG
1h 32m

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7.3/10

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Peter O'Toole and Mark Linn-Baker in Où est passée mon idole? (1982)

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Comedy Drama

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 broa... Read allAn 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

11K

YOUR RATING

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total

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My Favorite Year

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Trivia
Director Richard Benjamin offered Peter O'Toole the role of Alan Swann the day that O'Toole was nominated for an Academy Award for Le diable en boîte (1980). When executive producer Mel Brooks found out about the timing of the offer, he yelled at Benjamin, "Well, that was brilliant. Do you have any idea how much money that cost us?"

Goofs
In the street scene following the "hot dog" shot, the block Benjy and Swann are walking in is a real NY street dressed for 1954. The next block behind them and the skyline, including the long-gone Astor Hotel, is a matte shot. Several modern buses and an RV can be seen under the marque over the left sidewalk.

Quotes
[Alan Swann has blundered into the wrong restroom]
Lil: This is for ladies only!
Alan Swann: [unzipping fly] So is *this*, ma'am, but every now and then I have to run a little water through it.

Alternate versions
The version of "My Favorite Year" syndicated to (American) broadcast television contains at least three extra scenes:
At the beginning of the film, Benjy Stone is carrying a cardboard cutout of Alan Swann into the RCA Building; as he dashes to an elevator in the lobby, the theatrical version jumps to Benjy's arrival in the writers' office. But in the broadcast version, we see Benjy take the elevator up; also on the elevator is K.C., who ignores Benjy's attempts to engage her in conversation.
The broadcast version extends the rehearsal of the "Boss Hijack" sketch to include several more pieces of business, including the illusion of steam shooting out of King Kaiser's ears.
Following Benjy and Alan's wild horse ride through Central Park, the broadcast version adds a shot of the horse parked in front of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Connections
Featured in The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983)

Soundtracks
Stardust
Performed by Nat 'King' Cole (as Nat King Cole)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael (uncredited)
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish (uncredited)
Courtesy of Capitol Records Inc.
Heard during opening credit sequence

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Featured review

8/10

Stardust memories

From the opening notes of Nat 'King' Cole's great recording of Stardust, this film just steals your heart. If you are old enough to remember TV's Show Of Shows, live every week, this is a real treat. Peter O'Toole is magic as an Errol Flynn like movie star, swashing every buck in sight, charming the socks off one and all. The final scene of the live broadcast, with the mayhem caused by the gangsters invading the stage, is a classic. A delighful 90 minutes. 8/10

Jane