It's My Party (1996)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writer (WGA):

Randal Kleiser (written by)

Release Date:

22 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A gathering of friends. A gift of love. A celebration of life.

Plot:

"You won't leave me, will you?" Nick asks Brandon shortly after revealing to him the results of his last blood test for HIV...

Plot Keywords:

Homosexual | Honorable Death | Pool Party | Male Nudity | AIDS

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Margaret Cho	...	Charlene Lee
Bruce Davison	...	Rodney Bingham
Lee Grant	...	Amalia Stark
Devon Gummersall	...	Andrew Bingham
Gregory Harrison	...	Brandon Theis
Marlee Matlin	...	Daphne Stark
Roddy McDowall	...	Damian Knowles
Olivia Newton-John	...	Lina Bingham
Bronson Pinchot	...	Monty Tipton
Paul Regina	...	Tony Zamara
George Segal	...	Paul Stark
Eric Roberts	...	Nick Stark
Steve Antin	...	Zack Phillips (as Steven Antin)
Dimitra Arliss	...	Fanny Kondos
Christopher Atkins	...	Jack Allen

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Singapore:R21 (re-rating) | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | Singapore:(Banned) (original rating) | Germany:12 (w) | Spain:13 | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:R (certificate #33778)

Filming Locations:

June Mountain, California, USA

Company:

Opala Productions

Trivia:

As there was only a small budget for this movie, cast and crew members made use of their own things to meet the story's needs. 'Randall Kleiser' used his house and pool for the scenes set in Brandon's home. Eric Roberts provided his own white horse to ride in flashback scenes. Lee Grant used a favorite coin ring for Amalia's gift from Nick. Sally Kellerman brought her own dog, and so on.

Quotes:

Nick: This is for you.
[He hands Monty a bust.]
Monty: For good luck?
Nick: Well, you always wanted me to give you head.

Movie Connections:

References Pote tin Kyriaki (1960)

Soundtrack:

We Live The Life Of Love

So sad...

Please keep your Kleenex close!I think the part where my eyes started getting watery was when Brandon(Gregory Harrison) and Nick (Eric Roberts) kissed. I was yelling and screaming, "Greg!Why?????NOOO!!" Yes I am a big fan of the man and I found it very surprising that he took the part as Brandon. After being lovers for 8 years Brandon and Nick are the complete opposite of each other yet they have so much to teach and learn from each other. When Nick gets tested positive Brandon gets scared and after trying his hardest to cope with Nick's illness he backs away from him in fear...maybe even a slight hatred that he is going to die. So they break up, Brandon finds someone else, who is very young and Nick just pretends he doesn't care. 1 year later Nick finds out he has only a few days to live after he discovers he has a brain tumour. He holds a party gathering friends and family. When Brandon turns up out of the blue everyone hates the idea of him being there, even Nick, but Brandon too needs to say goodbye. The actual part that was the saddest is when Brandon discovers that Nick wants his ashes scattered around they place where they first met, as Nick has now planned to kill himself and basically everyone wants to stop him, but know they can't. This was a terrific movie, there wasn't a dull moment, a lot of flashbacks were shown of the relationship Brandon and Nick shared and I think everyone can relate to that it is never easy to lose someone you love especially to death, but it also shows a side of reality that we all have to go sometime and we might as well make the most of life. Eric was terrific as Nick and the way he was trying to avoid Brandon. Gregory was great as Brandon, the emotions of seeing his loved one die slowly and yet still being strong about it for his sake even sitting by his bedside when he dies I think we all want that, to at least have a person by our side so we don't die alone.