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.

Directed by

Richard Benjamin

Written by

Norman Steinberg, Dennis Palumbo

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Released

October 1, 1982

Runtime

1h 32m

Status

Released

Language

English

Countries

United States of America

Studios

Brooksfilms, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Budget

$7,900,000

Box office

$20,123,620