Ratings

TMDB Rating 6.8
IMDB Rating 7.4
RottenTomatoes Rating 100%

Financials

Revenue: $20,123,620

Budget: $7,900,000

Profit: + $12,223,620


Movie Details

Tag Line: The year the dreams came true.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Oct 1, 1982

Rating: PG

Run Time: 1h 32m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Brooksfilms , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer


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Synopsis

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.


Main Cast

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Alan Swann

Age : 81 | Popularity : 21%

Mark Linn-Baker

Mark Linn-Baker

Benjy Stone

Age : 69 | Popularity : 8%

Jessica Harper

Jessica Harper

K.C. Downing

Age : 74 | Popularity : 10%

Joseph Bologna

Joseph Bologna

King Kaiser

Age : 82 | Popularity : 6%

Bill Macy

Bill Macy

Sy Benson

Age : 97 | Popularity : 3%

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Belle Carroca

Age : 83 | Popularity : 12%

Anne De Salvo

Anne De Salvo

Alice Miller

Age : 74 | Popularity : 11%

Basil Hoffman

Basil Hoffman

Herb Lee

Age : 86 | Popularity : 5%


Crew

Department Role Name
Art Production Design
Charles Rosen
Charles Rosen
Construction Coordinator
Michael J. Smith
Michael J. Smith
Property Master
Sal Sommatino
Sal Sommatino
Set Decoration
Donald J. Remacle
Donald J. Remacle
Set Designer
Gregory Pickrell
Gregory Pickrell
Kandy Stern
Kandy Stern
Production Illustrator
Mentor Huebner
Mentor Huebner
Graphic Designer
Arthur Gelb
Arthur Gelb
Production Casting
Ellen Chenoweth
Ellen Chenoweth
Lois Planco
Lois Planco
Producer
Michael Gruskoff
Michael Gruskoff
Joel Chernoff
Joel Chernoff
Executive Producer
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Unit Production Manager
Art Levinson
Art Levinson
Associate Producer
Art Levinson
Art Levinson
Camera Director of Photography
Gerald Hirschfeld
Gerald Hirschfeld
Second Assistant Camera
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Still Photographer
Len Hekel
Len Hekel
First Assistant Camera
Marc Hirschfeld
Marc Hirschfeld
Camera Operator
Richard Edesa
Richard Edesa
Directing Second Assistant Director
Duncan Henderson
Duncan Henderson
Director
Richard Benjamin
Richard Benjamin
First Assistant Director
William S. Beasley
William S. Beasley
Script Supervisor
Marie Kenney
Marie Kenney
Editing Editor
Richard Chew
Richard Chew
Assistant Editor
Howard Heard
Howard Heard
Negative Cutter
Brian Ralph
Brian Ralph
Sound Production Sound Mixer
Jerry Jost
Jerry Jost
Music Editor
Jeff Carson
Jeff Carson
Dialogue Editor
David B. Cohn
David B. Cohn
Assistant Sound Editor
Mia Goldman
Mia Goldman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Varney
Bill Varney
Steve Maslow
Steve Maslow
Gregg Landaker
Gregg Landaker
Original Music Composer
Ralph Burns
Ralph Burns
Music Supervisor
Harry V. Lojewski
Harry V. Lojewski
Sound Effects Editor
John H. Arrufat
John H. Arrufat
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Grieve
Robert Grieve
Sound
Duncan McEwan
Duncan McEwan
Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Daniel C. Striepeke
Costume Design
May Routh
May Routh
Hairstylist
Carol A. O'Connell
Carol A. O'Connell
Ruby Ford
Ruby Ford
Writing Screenplay
Norman Steinberg
Norman Steinberg
Dennis Palumbo
Dennis Palumbo
Story
Dennis Palumbo
Dennis Palumbo
Crew Stunt Coordinator
Victor Paul
Victor Paul
Lighting Gaffer
Lou Tobin
Lou Tobin
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