Party Girl (1995)

Director:

Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Writers:

Harry Birckmayer (screenplay)
Harry Birckmayer (story)

Release Date:

9 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sassy, savvy and definitely clued-in!

Plot:

Mary is a free-spirited young woman with a run-down New York apartment and a high fashion wardrobe. She calls her godmother...

Plot Keywords:

Library | Librarian | Club DJ | Club | New York City

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Parker Posey	...	Mary
Anthony DeSando	...	Derrick
Guillermo Díaz	...	Leo
Donna Mitchell	...	Rene
Liev Schreiber	...	Nigel
Omar Townsend	...	Mustafa
Sasha von Scherler	...	Judy Lindendorf
Lum Chang Pang	...	Policeman
Elizabeth Beer	...	Hi-Tech Falafel Vendor
Richard Topol	...	Hannah Buff
C. Francis Blackchild	...	Wanda
John Ventimiglia	...	Tough Guy (as Johnny Ventimiglia)
Dwight Ewell	...	He-He-Hello Trio
Teresa Lebron	...	He-He-Hello Trio
Wendell Daughtery	...	He-He-Hello Trio

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Party Productions

Trivia:

On June 3, 1995, it became the first feature film to be shown in its entirety on the Internet through Glenn Fleishman's Point of Presence Company (POPCO). Parker Posey appeared live in the POPCO offices to introduce the film and welcome Internet viewers.

Quotes:

Mary: He-he- hello!

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

What You About?

Clashing worlds

I loved this movie, and I am one of the older people who is not supposed to enjoy it, or so it seems. No, this movie is not deep -- who cares? These kinds of movies never are. But strangely, there is a message in it. It's that we each have the potential to be whatever we want to be.

Parker Posey is great in this movie. I've always thought that she bears some resemblance facially to Katharine Hepburn. So, it's great to see that both Hepburn and Posey made movies about librarians (Hepburn's is The Desk Set). All librarians, especially those with a sense of humor, should see Party Girl.

I gave this movie an 8. It is not by any means a great film by cinematic standards, although there are some nice shots in it. But it is incredibly charming and entertaining.