Alan Swann
[played by Peter O’Toole]: “We'll be two for dinner. Telephone the Stork
Club.”
Alfi [played by
Tony DiBenedetto]: “You sure you mean the Stork Club, Mr. Swann?”
Alan: “Certainly. It's
been a year and a half. Surely they've repaired the wall of the bandstand by
now.”— My Favorite Year (1982),
screenplay by Norman Steinberg and Dennis Palumbo and based on a story by Palumbo,
directed by Richard Benjamin
It had been over 40 years, during its original release,
since I’d seen this rollicking comedy, inspired by young TV writer Mel Brooks’
attempt to keep the rambunctious Errol Flynn (the “Alan Swann” character) safe
and sober before his appearance on Your Show of Shows.
Watching the
movie again on TCM was like revisiting an old friend, with plenty of smiles and
memories abounding.
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