My Favorite Year
1982 · 92 min · Director: Richard Benjamin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
My Favorite Year (1982) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Empathy and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Empathy
- Joy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Empathy | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Nostalgia | 58 % | 37 % | 10 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 58 % | 53 % | 10 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 59 % | 63 % | 13 % | 19 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 60 % | 56 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Tension | 57 % | 49 % | 19 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 53 % | 50 % | 21 % | 19 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Humor | 53 % | 55 % | 21 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 56 % | 59 % | 24 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 58 % | 60 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 59 % | 60 % | 29 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Humor | 59 % | 59 % | 28 % | 41 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Humor | 58 % | 59 % | 33 % | 34 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Humor | 63 % | 63 % | 35 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 68 % | 60 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 65 % | 48 % | 45 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Tension | 66 % | 44 % | 50 % | 8 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 74 % | 45 % | 54 % | 6 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 80 % | 38 % | 68 % | 14 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Empathy | 83 % | 29 % | 75 % | 40 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Nostalgia | 82 % | 22 % | 73 % | 62 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Lil
Connie
Lord Drummond / Featured Player
Lady Eleanor
Cubby Brown
Details
- Directed by
- Richard Benjamin
- Written by
- Norman Steinberg, Dennis Palumbo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1982
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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