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PETER O'TOOLE as ALAN SWANN in MY FAVORITE YEAR (1982)

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Richard Benjamin’s MY FAVORITE YEAR, starring Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, and Joseph Bologna, opened in the U.S. on October 8, 1982.

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PETER O'TOOLE as ALAN SWANN in MY FAVORITE YEAR (1982)

On his DVD audio commentary, director Richard Benjamin says how Peter O'Toole, who insisted on doing as many of his own stunts as he could, said that the great thing about swashbuckler actors like Errol Flynn was that they did many or most of their own stunts, so when the audience saw the action sequence, they knew it was really the star in the scene and not some faked double in a cutaway. This realism gave authenticity and believability to a sequence which would be lost by faked sequences with doubles.

“I couldn’t stop him from doing [the physical stunts]! The bathroom scene required him to fall headfirst into the wall. I came to him before we shot and I said, ‘The camera is so close, I can’t pad this wall.’ He said, ‘I was brought up in music hall. I can do this all day. Don’t concern yourself.’” - Richard Benjamin

Sources: IMDB Trivia, TCM Interview with director Richard Benjamin

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I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star!

PETER O'TOOLE AS ALAN SWANN IN MY FAVORITE YEAR (1982)

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I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star!

PETER O'TOOLE AS ALAN SWANN IN MY FAVORITE YEAR (1982)

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I’m not an actor, I’m a movie star!

PETER O'TOOLE AS ALAN SWANN IN MY FAVORITE YEAR (1982)