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The Wild Party

  • 19751975
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
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5.3/10
733
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Raquel Welch and James Coco in The Wild Party (1975)
With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Fatty Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent epic. In HD.
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With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great... Read allWith the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent masterpiece.With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent masterpiece.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
733
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    • James Ivory
    • Walter Marks(screenplay)
    • Joseph Moncure March(narrative poem)
  • Stars
    • James Coco
    • Raquel Welch
    • Perry King
    • James Ivory
    • Walter Marks(screenplay)
    • Joseph Moncure March(narrative poem)
  • Stars
    • James Coco
    • Raquel Welch
    • Perry King
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 21User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    James Coco
    James Coco
    • Jolly Grimm
    Raquel Welch
    Raquel Welch
    • Queenie
    Perry King
    Perry King
    • Dale Sword
    Tiffany Bolling
    Tiffany Bolling
    • Kate
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    • Tex
    David Dukes
    David Dukes
    • James Morrison
    Chris Gilmore
    Chris Gilmore
    • Nadine
    • (as Annette Ferra)
    Eddie Lawrence
    • Kreutzer
    • (as Eddie Laurence)
    Bobo Lewis
    • Wilma
    Don De Natale
    Don De Natale
    • Jackie
    Dena Dietrich
    Dena Dietrich
    • Mrs. Murchison
    Regis Cordic
    Regis Cordic
    • Mr. Murchison
    • (as Regis J. Cordic)
    Jennifer Lee Pryor
    Jennifer Lee Pryor
    • Madeline True
    • (as Jennifer Lee)
    Mews Small
    Mews Small
    • Bertha
    • (as Marya Small)
    Baruch Lumet
    Baruch Lumet
    • Tailor
    Fred Franklyn
    Fred Franklyn
    • Sam
    • (as Fredric Franklyn)
    J.S. Johnson
    • Morris
    Tom Reese
    Tom Reese
    • Eddy
      • James Ivory
      • Walter Marks(screenplay)
      • Joseph Moncure March(narrative poem)
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    • Trivia
      Vincent Canby, writing in The New York Times in 1981, stated: "The Wild Party (1975) was made in 1975 but is only now receiving its New York premiere is the result of one of those not atypical fallings-out between the people who actually make movies and those who finance them. The original distributor, American International Pictures, didn't like [Director] Mr. [James] Ivory's version and released, instead, a drastically cut, re-arranged version that did poorly at the box-office. The movie was then put on the shelf for four years. The film being shown at the Art is the one Mr. Ivory and [Producer] Mr. [Ismail] Merchant wanted released in the first place."
    • Goofs
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    • Quotes

      Nadine: [She walks into the garden, carrying a toolbox] Is this Mr. Grimm's house?

      Jolly Grimm: That's right.

      Nadine: Well, do you know where I can find Mr. Grimm?

      Jolly Grimm: You're looking at him.

      Nadine: Oh! I'm sorry... wow, you look thinner. Oh, well I didn't mean... it's just on the screen you look gigantic!

      Jolly Grimm: Who are you?

      Nadine: Oh gosh, I'm sorry. My sister said I should come. You know, Grace. Grace Jones. She came with Eddie Mangione.

      Jolly Grimm: What's your name?

      Nadine: Nadine. Nadine Jones.

      [she smiles]

      Jolly Grimm: [He takes her hand] Welcome Nadine. How did you get here?

      Nadine: I hitchhiked. Thumbed all the way from Burbank. See, I'm a dancer. Acrobatics, ballet... like that. And I'm good too, Mr. Grimm. I thought maybe you like to let me entertain all these movie people and...

      Jolly Grimm: Not tonight. It's not a good time.

      Nadine: Oh no... really?

      Jolly Grimm: You must be starved. Why don't you go to the kitchen and get some chow. I think there's some sasparilla in the icebox. Ask for Wilma. Go on now, it's right through there.

      Nadine: Thanks, Mr. Grimm... but maybe later?

      Jolly Grimm: We'll see.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Wandering Company (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Singapore Sally
      (uncredited)

      Written by Walter Marks

    User reviews21

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    4/10
    The possibilities were endless, but what's on the screen is muddled and dispiriting...
    The combination of director James Ivory and his producing partner Ismail Merchant with sensual star Raquel Welch should have resulted in a dynamic art-house hit, but "The Wild Party" is a series of missed opportunities (you're more acutely aware of all the possibilities that went unrealized than you are gripped by what made it to the screen). Loosely based on the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, this is a well-intentioned, noble failure with James Coco playing a silent-screen star in early 1930s Hollywood who throws a bash to celebrate his comeback in talkies, but his big night goes awry. A.I.P. recut the film for its theatrical run to punch up the sex--which gave the pic something of a sullied reputation--however MGM has since restored Ivory's cut. Coco, Welch (as mistress Queenie), and Perry King (as another in his stable of studs) all do fine work, and some of the dialogue has snap. The film is certainly a curiosity, but Ivory's handling is plastic and his pacing and musical effects are colorless. *1/2 from ****
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    • moonspinner55
    • Oct 14, 2005

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    • Release date
      • March 1975 (United States)
      • United States
      • Merchant Ivory Productions (United States)
      • MGM
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Mission Inn - 3649 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
      • Merchant Ivory Productions
      • The Wild Party Production Company
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
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