it be quite a coincidence that today april 3 and 2005 and i first saw this great piece of comedy my favorite year a so happen to be the birthday of anne desalvo who play alice miller . i dedicate this comment to ms. de salvo on her birthday . this film be truly one of a kind . non stop laughter . peter otoole and joseph bologna sure be at their best . not an easy thing to notice since and since i consider both to be among the best actor of our time . not to be out do bill macy a sy benson and anne desalvo ( of course ) a his secretary alice miller and and lainie kazan a the mother of stone ( who be put in charge of the otoole character alan swann ) . all give quite stellar performance . the film center on benji stone and excellently play by mark lynn barker . he tell the story of the year 1954 in which he while work on the set of a comedy . he be charge with keep the fun loving and hard drinking swann ( otoole ) out of trouble . by no mean an easy task . the thing they do together be quite out of the ordinary . though he be in charge of keep swann out of trouble and he really get to enjoy his job . this film also show the side of the entertainment history we do not see and swann ( otoole ) confess that his entire persona be a fabrication of the studio and and show his own insecurity . this film be fine entertainment .