The Party (1968)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writers:

Blake Edwards (screenplay) &
Tom Waldman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

4 April 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

If you've ever been to a wilder party... you're under arrest.

Plot:

A clerical mistake results in a bumbling film extra being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Actor | Shoe | Elephant | Trip And Stumble

Cast

Peter Sellers	...	Hrundi V. Bakshi
Claudine Longet	...	Michele Monet
Natalia Borisova	...	Ballerina
Jean Carson	...	Nanny
Marge Champion	...	Rosalind Dunphy
Al Checco	...	Bernard Stein
Corinne Cole	...	Janice Kane
Dick Crockett	...	Wells
Frances Davis	...	Maid
Danielle De Metz	...	Stella D'Angelo (as Danielle de Metz)
Herbert Ellis	...	Director (as Herb Ellis)
Paul Ferrara	...	Ronnie Smith
Steve Franken	...	Levinson
Kathe Green	...	Molly Clutterbuck
Allen Jung	...	Cook

Also Known As:

La party (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
A Festa (Portugal) [pt]
Der Partyschreck (West Germany) [de]
El guateque (Spain) [es]
Ett sjujävle party (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Festen (Denmark) [da]
Hollywood Party (Italy) [it]
Kom og vask min elefant (Denmark) [da]
La festa (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
La fiesta inolvidable (Argentina) [es]
Oh vilket party (Sweden) [sv]
Pahuksenmoiset pirskeet (Finland) [fi]
Tatli budala (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
The Party (Denmark) (reissue title) [da]
To party (Greece) [el]
Um Convidado Bem Trapalhão (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:G (TV rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Brazil:Livre | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:G | Finland:S | France:U | Norway:7 (DVD rating) | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:6 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mirisch Corporation, The

Trivia:

The only Blake Edwards -Peter Sellers collaboration that was not a Pink Panther film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Bakshi lifts the lid on the toilet cistern, it is full of water. If it was continuously flushing, it should be empty.

Quotes:

Levinson: [Comes in with a plate of hors d'oeuvres with Hrundi's shoe on top of it] Would you care for some hors-d'oeuvres sir?
Hrundi V. Bakshi: I am on a diet, but to hell with it!
[Takes his shoe]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Funny Films (#4.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Party

Elvis' favorite movie..

What can you say about Peter Sellers? From the Goon Show, through the Ealing comedies, the Pink Panther films, up to Being There, he was consistently brilliant! Kubrick knew it, Blake Edwards knew it, and this movie does a lot to prove it to everyone else. Instead of making his stereotype just a vehicle for laughs, he brings out the pathos and beauty inherent in alienation..instead of using scripted antique gags as an invitation to walk through the role, he transcends each tired joke with impeccable timing and facial expressions. Even the silly sixties situations don't ruin the comedy here, as they did in Alice B. Toklas. In my opinion, this one is timeless, and should be seen by anyone who has a sense of humor.