An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.
Peter O'Toole Alan Swann
Mark Linn-Baker Benjy Stone
Joseph Bologna King Kaiser
Jessica Harper K.C. Downing
Bill Macy Sy Benson
Lainie Kazan Belle Carroca
Lou Jacobi Uncle Morty
George Wyner Myron Fein
Cameron Mitchell Karl Rojeck
Basil Hoffman Herb Lee
Richard Benjamin Director
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Writer (Mark Linn-Baker) must keep a man (Peter O'Toole) sober for a live '50s TV show.