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New York City | Alcoholism
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Best Sound Editing Dialogue | 1983
Best Foreign Actor Mejor Actor Extranjero | 1984 | Peter
Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1983 | Peter
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Motion Picture | 1983 | Lainie
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1983 | Peter
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1983
Best Actor | 1983 | Peter
Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen | 1983 | Norman
Best Actor | 1982 | Peter
Best Actor | 1982 | Peter
Budget 7,900,000 USD
Box Office Collection 20,123,620 USD
According to film critic Leonard Maltin, "The woman Peter O'Toole dances with in night club is 1930s leading lady Gloria Stuart".
Director Richard Benjamin offered Peter O'Toole the role of Alan Swann the day that O'Toole was nominated for an Academy Award for The Stunt Man (1980). When executive producer Mel Brooks found out about the timing of the offer, he yelled at Benjamin, "Well, that was brilliant. Do you have any idea how much money that cost us?"
The part of Lil, the wardrobe lady, was played by Selma Diamond. She, herself, was a writer for Your Show of Shows (1950), the television program on which the film was based.
In order to show footage from swashbuckling matinée idol Alan Swann's (Peter O'Toole) film career, the production utilized clips from O'Toole's earlier movies Lord Jim (1965) and Great Catherine (1968), which doubled as those of his character's films. Moreover, new specific footage was also shot to create other scenes of Alan Swann's adventure movies.
According to Cameron Mitchell, his Boss character was based on Jimmy Hoffa, while the character of Herb was modeled after Neil Simon.
"[Alan Swann has blundered into the wrong restroom] Lil: This is for ladies only! Alan Swann: [unzipping fly] So is *this*, ma'am, but every now and then I have to run a little water through it."
"Swann: You see, people like me, we're targets. I'm blamed for a lot of things I had absolutely nothing to do with. On the other hand, because of who I am, I get away with murder in other areas. I suppose it all balances out in the end."
