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My Favorite Year

1982 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin
Movie film Q1304397
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My Favorite Year

Summary

My Favorite Year is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • My Favorite Year's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • My Favorite Year was directed by Richard Benjamin[4].
  • Norman Steinberg wrote the screenplay for My Favorite Year[5].
  • Dennis Palumbo wrote the screenplay for My Favorite Year[6].
  • My Favorite Year's composer is recorded as Ralph Burns[7].
  • My Favorite Year's genre is comedy film[8].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Peter O'Toole[9].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Mark Linn-Baker[10].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Jessica Harper[11].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Joseph Bologna[12].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Lainie Kazan[13].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Cameron Mitchell[14].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Lou Jacobi[15].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Bill Macy[16].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Adolph Green[17].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was George Wyner[18].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Selma Diamond[19].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Gloria Stuart[20].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Anne De Salvo[21].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Archie Hahn[22].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Phil Bruns[23].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Richard Warwick[24].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Lana Clarkson[25].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Cady McClain[26].
  • A cast member of My Favorite Year was Basil Hoffman[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Mel Brooks[28] and Joel Chernoff[29]. My Favorite Year was directed by Richard Benjamin[4]. Screenwriters include Norman Steinberg[5] and Dennis Palumbo[6]. Cast members include Peter O'Toole[9], Mark Linn-Baker[10], Jessica Harper[11], Joseph Bologna[12], Lainie Kazan[13], and Cameron Mitchell[14].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1982[30], October 1, 1982[31], and October 8, 1982[32]. The original language of My Favorite Year was English[33]. Its genre is comedy film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[34].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include alcoholism[35] and television[36].

Reception

Reviews include 7.9/10[37] and 97%[38].

Why It Matters

My Favorite Year has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

film Gloria Stuart Mel Brooks Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Museum of Modern Art Netflix New York City Peter O'Toole Richard Benjamin United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Charles Rosen
    Publication date → +1982-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1982-10-01T00:00:00Z, +1982-10-08T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Norman Steinberg, Dennis Palumbo
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+92'}
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