Party Girl (1995)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Writers:

Harry Birckmayer (screenplay)
Harry Birckmayer (story)
(more)

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
Timothy Duperron	...	The It Twins
Robert Sorce	...	The It Twins
Natasha Twist	...	Herself
Irma St. Paule	...	Mumbling Library Patron
Nicole Bobbitt	...	Venus
Marion Rosenfeld	...	Maid Marion
Elisa Burchett	...	Basscut
Heinrich Zwahlen	...	Basscut
Adam Sigel	...	Sheepish Library Patron (as Adam Siegel)
L.B. Williams	...	Howard
Non Rosas	...	Go Go Boy
Eduardo Cunones	...	Go Go Boy
Beth Koules	...	Identical Twin Enthusiast
Becky Mode	...	Ann
J.J. Clark	...	Construction Worker
Margaret Hall	...	Consignment shop owner
Raymond Moy	...	Mr. Lu
DJ Jazzy Nice	...	Paci
Sabah Shayan	...	Belly Dancer
Simon Verhoeven	...	Kurt
Anthony Jones	...	Stripper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Lady Bunny	...	Guest on Stairs (uncredited)

Directed by
Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Harry Birckmayer		screenplay
Harry Birckmayer		story
Sheila Gaffney		story
Daisy von Scherler Mayer		screenplay
Daisy von Scherler Mayer		story

Produced by
Harry Birckmayer	....	producer
Georgia Kacandes	....	line producer
Stephanie Koules	....	producer

Original Music by
Anton Sanko

Cinematography by
Michael Slovis

Film Editing by
Cara Silverman

Casting by
Caroline Sinclair

Production Design by
Kevin Thompson

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Baime

Costume Design by
Michael Clancy

Makeup Department
Angela Johnson	....	key hair stylist
Barri Scinto	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Michael Alden	....	post-production supervisor
Alexandra White	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul C. Arianas	....	second assistant director
Jude Gorjanc	....	first assistant director

Art Department
David Doernberg	....	property master
Jennifer Alex Nickason	....	art department coordinator (as Jennifer H. Alex)

Sound Department
Antonio L. Arroyo	....	sound mixer
Louis Cerborino	....	supervising sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound mixer
John Gutierrez	....	boom operator
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant adr editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Carmona	....	grip
Meredith Collins	....	second assistant camera
Tony Cox	....	grip
Edwin M. Figueroa	....	key grip
Robert Gibson	....	grip
Steven C. Gladstone	....	first assistant camera
Gerald Gloster	....	grip
Jackie Hamilton	....	grip
Dominique Levy	....	first assistant camera
Sean McCardell	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Joanna Colbert	....	casting: Los Angeles
Laura Rosenthal	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Donaldson	....	wardrobe assistant
Victoria Farrell	....	assistant costume designer
Joan Kaufman	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Carrie Ansell	....	editing room assistant
Mark Ginsberg	....	color timer
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher
Michael J. Wechsler	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
Bill Coleman	....	music supervisor
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Jack Prince	....	driver

Other crew
Jane Barrer	....	location manager
John Charles	....	software engineer: TriCoast Studios
Brett Colombo	....	production assistant
Adam Ben Frank	....	production assistant
Julia B. Hand	....	production assistant
Konarski Janek	....	production assistant
Chiemi Karasawa	....	script supervisor
Caitlin Maloney	....	production office coordinator
Jason Davids Scott	....	unit publicist (as Jason D. Scott)
Sean Takaha	....	production assistant
Mark Taylor	....	location scout

Thanks
Eric Stoltz	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Party Productions

Distributors

• First Look International (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Overseas FilmGroup
• First Look International (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Point of Presence Company (POPCO) (internet)

Other Companies

• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services

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: I would like a nice, powerful, mind-altering substance. Preferably one that will make my unborn children grow gills.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Party Girl" (1996)

Soundtrack:

What You About?

Club hopping

"Party Girl" capitalizes on the tremendous charm of Parker Posey. In fact, at times, the movie seems to be a vehicle in which Ms. Posey is allow to play herself, as she normally is in real life.

The film, directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer, is a treat for Ms. Posey's fans. Ms. Von Scherler Mayer takes us on a wild trip into lower Manhattan to show us this aimless soul whose life is dedicated to have fun in the different clubs she constantly frequents. This is an era that still was more naive than what that area and the adjacent Meat Market districts became. At least, there are no pretensions in the films and we see down to earth people going about their lives in a normal way, if we can call it that way.

Parker Posey makes an amazing Mary. It's because of Parker Posey we enjoy the movie more than if another actress would have played Mary. She is the whole picture. The rest of the cast is good.