My Favorite Year: Difference between revisions

The film is is a highly fictional account of when [[Errol Flynn]] guest starred on ''[[Your Show Of Shows]]'', and the characters are almost all based on [[Real Life]] people.

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* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: King Kaiser's producer, Leo Silver is not happy to get that response when reading the following from the newspaper: "In response to the question, 'What were you doing in Central Park, in Bethesda Fountain, at 1 in the morning, naked?', Swann replied, 'The back stroke.'"

* [[Alcohol Hic]]: Swann.

{{quote|'''Benjy:''' Is that what you do?

'''Swann:''' No. I don't have that luxury. The women who are interested in me know exactly who I am and what they want, and nine times out of ten, they get it.

'''Swann:''' You'd be surprised. You see, no matter what I do, I can never fulfill their expectations.}}

* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Benjy grows disgusted with many aspects of Swann's behavior, especially his minimal contact with his daughter. Swann does redeem himself at the end, though.

* [[Studio Audience]]: The [[Variety Show]] is broadcast live in front of an audience, [[Performance Anxiety|much to Swann's dismay]].

{{quote|'''Swann:''' I haven't performed in front of an audience for twenty-eight years! I played a butler! I had one line!

'''Swann:''' I ''FORGOT'' IT!}}

* [[Tag-Along Actor]]: A movie actor prepares for his roles by imitating real people. In one scene he's sitting in on a discussion between a Mafia don and some movie exec, and the don is getting irritated by the actor constantly imitating his mannerisms.