My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed by	Richard Benjamin
Screenplay by	Norman Steinberg Dennis Palumbo
Story by	Dennis Palumbo
Produced by	Michael Gruskoff
Starring	Peter O'Toole Jessica Harper Joseph Bologna Mark Linn-Baker
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Edited by	Richard Chew
Music by	Ralph Burns
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Brooksfilms Ltd.
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 8, 1982 (1982-10-08)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$7.9 million[1]
Box office	$20,123,620

My Favorite Year is a 1982 American comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo from a story written by Palumbo. The film tells the story of a young comedy writer^[2] and stars Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna. O'Toole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was adapted into an unsuccessful 1992 Broadway musical of the same name.