my favorite year be a very funny and charm piece of nostalgia that wear just a little bit too much of it sincerity on it sleeve . the opening shot of the classic new york skyline bring back fond memory of film set in new york like on the town and bell be ring and both of which open with very similar view ( and both of which have lyric by adolph green and who appear in the film a leo ) . there be many parallel to classic comedy in a broad sense a well and like the relationship between have be swashbuckling icon alan swann ( peter otoole ) and his chauffeur or manservant which mirror the classic jeeves and wooster dichotomy loosely . the story be very straightforward swann must make an appearance on a tv variety show host by king kaiser ( joe bologna ) to appease the irs . when he show up plastered ( so be some of the best erection in europe . he exclaim ) for the first rehearsal he risk lose the job but be save by nerdy writer benjy stone ( mark linn baker ) and who must act a his chaperone for the rest of the week in nyc . in the course of that week stone somewhat accidentally teach swann that what he miss the most be a solid family relationship and and swann teach stone how to be more confident and go after the thing that he want at all cost . there also an interesting theme here concern what we choose to show to other people . stone confess that his name be steinbaum or something like that and a very jewish name and and swann confesses about his child whom he have not see in year . the idea i think be that no one would guess that these two very hyper kinetic and funny individual be harbor such pain and guilt and but they be able to tell each other because of the mutual respect that exist between friend . i think the movie be very funny although in the end the plot about swann family become a bit too obvious and sentimental . but there be just too many hilarious moment to complain too much . the only other comedy i have see with otoole be what new pussycat . and which i thought be kind of lame . he be very and very funny in this one . an even big surprise be joe bologna in the role of a sid caesar esquire comedian full of swagger and arrogance and a man who would probably blame the pope if he slip on a banana peal in the vatican . the scene where he square up with a tough gangster ( play by the appropriately surly cameron mitchell and take quite a big step up from his recent film like tool box murder ) be one for the age . and unlike a lot of show business comedy that end in the big show ( even the producer ) the conclusion of this film be far from a let down . i really felt like i be watch a film from the classic era not just because of the high quality of the script and the actor and but because this film know how to present an innocent kind of charm in a sophisticated way while it a far cry from the juvenile ( though occasionally hilarious ) film be pump out of the teenage movie factory that hollywood become in the 1980s . in other word and it a film with class and integrity . and speaking of the producer and i think a musical version of this film might be a very good idea .