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Comedy • Drama
1982
PG
1 hour and 32 minutes
The year the dreams came true.
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.
Release:
October 01, 1982
Original language:
English
Production country:
United States
Producer company:
Budget:
7.900.000 $
Revenue:
20.123.620 $
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Crew
Cast
Peter O'Toole
Alan Swann
Alan Swann
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Mark Linn-Baker
Benjy Stone
Benjy Stone
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Jessica Harper
K.C. Downing
K.C. Downing
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Joseph Bologna
King Kaiser
King Kaiser
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Bill Macy
Sy Benson
Sy Benson
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Lainie Kazan
Belle Carroca
Belle Carroca
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Anne DeSalvo
Alice Miller
Alice Miller
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Basil Hoffman
Herb Lee
Herb Lee
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Lou Jacobi
Uncle Morty
Uncle Morty
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Adolph Green
Leo Silver
Leo Silver
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Tony DiBenedetto
Alfie Bumbacelli
Alfie Bumbacelli
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George Wyner
Myron Fein
Myron Fein
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Selma Diamond
Lil
Lil
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Cameron Mitchell
Karl Rojeck
Karl Rojeck
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Jenny Neumann
Connie
Connie
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Corinne Bohrer
Bonnie
Bonnie
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George Marshall Ruge
Lord Drummond / Featured Player
Lord Drummond / Featured Player
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Amanda Horan Kennedy
Lady Eleanor
Lady Eleanor
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John Welsh
Cubby Brown
Cubby Brown
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Richard Brestoff
Stage Manager / Featured Player
Stage Manager / Featured Player
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Jed Mills
Member #1 / Featured Player
Member #1 / Featured Player
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Ted Grossman
Harris / Featured Player
Harris / Featured Player
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Teresa Ganzel
Dumpling / Featured Player
Dumpling / Featured Player
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Philip Bruns
Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
Fed. Marshal Holt / Featured Player
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Archie Hahn
Delivery Boy / Featured Player
Delivery Boy / Featured Player
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Karen Haber
Vivian / Featured Player
Vivian / Featured Player
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Priscilla Kovary
Priscilla
Priscilla
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Eleanor C. Heutschy
Gossip Columnist
Gossip Columnist
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Peter Eastman
Maitre D'
Maitre D'
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Fox Harris
Curt / Featured Player
Curt / Featured Player
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Rieneke
Andrea
Andrea
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Howard George
Artie / Featured Player
Artie / Featured Player
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Bob Windsor
Alvin Horn / Featured Player
Alvin Horn / Featured Player
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Gloria Stuart
Mrs. Horn
Mrs. Horn
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Clyde McLeod
Club Dancer
Club Dancer
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Harry Bill Roberts
Orchestra Leader
Orchestra Leader
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Ramon Sison
Rookie Carroca / Featured Player
Rookie Carroca / Featured Player
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Annette Robyns
Sadie
Sadie
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Pearl Shear
Mrs. Kessler
Mrs. Kessler
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Stanley Brock
Mr. Berkowitz
Mr. Berkowitz
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Martin Garner
Mr. Cantor
Mr. Cantor
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John Medici
Scalfoni
Scalfoni
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Robert G. Denison
Stockbroker #1 / Featured Player
Stockbroker #1 / Featured Player
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John Christy Ewing
Stockbroker #2 / Featured Player
Stockbroker #2 / Featured Player
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Vincent Sardi Jr.
Policeman
Policeman
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Cady McClain
Tess
Tess
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Norman Steinberg
Sandy
Sandy
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Richard Warwick
Technical Director
Technical Director
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Rex Benson
Makeup Man
Makeup Man
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Denver Mattson
Thug #1
Thug #1
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George Fisher
Thug #2
Thug #2
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Bob Terhune
Thug #3
Thug #3
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Nick Dimitri
Thug #4
Thug #4
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Phil Adams
Stagehand #1
Stagehand #1
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Richard E. Butler
Stagehand #2
Stagehand #2
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Vince Brocato
Walla Walla (voice)
Walla Walla (voice)
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Lana Clarkson
Girl in Old Gold Cigarette Pack
Girl in Old Gold Cigarette Pack
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David Armstrong
Club Patron
Club Patron
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