Bachelor Party (1984)

A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers:

Bob Israel (story), Neal Israel (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks	...	Rick Gassko
Tawny Kitaen	...	Debbie Thompson
Adrian Zmed	...	Jay O'Neill
George Grizzard	...	Ed Thompson
Barbara Stuart	...	Mrs. Thompson
Robert Prescott	...	Cole Whittier
William Tepper	...	Dr. Stan Gassko
Wendie Jo Sperber	...	Dr. Tina Gassko
Barry Diamond	...	Rudy
Gary Grossman	...	Gary
Michael Dudikoff	...	Ryko
Bradford Bancroft	...	Brad Mollen
Martina Finch	...	Phoebe
Deborah Harmon	...	Ilene
Tracy Smith	...	Bobbi

Storyline

Rick Gassko is about to marry Debbie Thompson. Her parents hate him. Her old boyfriend hates him. They all have money and he gets a cut of the crap games on the Catholic school bus that he drives. His friends decide to give him the bachelor party of all bachelor parties in an expensive hotel with booze, adult movies and hookers. As the players catch wind of the elements of the party, each adds a little monkey wrench so that one set of hookers ends up giving demos at the bride's shower, the brides friends end up dressed as hookers in a room with a number of non English speaking Japanese businessmen, and so on, as things get out of hand.

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Plot Keywords:

female frontal nudity | bachelor party | prostitute | breasts | hotel room | 

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Taglines:

A man's tradition every woman should know about.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

29 June 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Despedida de soltero

Filming Locations:

John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,775,155, 1 July 1984

Gross USA:

$38,435,947

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bachelor Party Productions, Aspect Ratio Film, Twin Continental

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to scheduling conflicts with Revenge of the Nerds (1984), Ted McGinley turned down the role of Ryko.

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Goofs

When Rick drives the bus away from the school he hits the "play" button on the cassette player but there is obviously no tape in the player but music appears to be playing.

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Quotes

Mrs. Thompson: I had a wiener right in my hand.

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Connections

Referenced in Scream Queen Hot Tub Party (1991)

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Soundtracks

Little Demon
Performed by Adrian Zmed
Composed by Tommy Dunbar, Alex Carlin, John Seabury
Produced by Rick Derringer
Published by Bay High Music
Re-mixed by Craig Leon (uncredited)

User Reviews

Works as an amusing time-passer thanks to a likable debut performance by Tom Hanks

"Bachelor Party" is very much like other films of its genre except that it is one of Tom Hanks' very early efforts and, as a result, is more fondly remembered than it probably would be without Hanks.

Yes, before Hanks turned into Forrest Gump and an Oscar-winning heavyweight actor, he desperately starred in a 1984 teen sex comedy not unlike "Porky's," "The Last American Virgin" or "American Pie." "Splash" had been a success by now so the marketers could rely upon his newly-created status to promote "Bachelor Party," and it paid off -- this movie was an unexpected hit when it came out (albeit a small one).

Tom Hanks is a fine actor but I have to say that he had a certain charm about his acting that made many mediocre '80s comedies -- including "Turner and Hooch," "The 'burbs" and of course "Bachelor Party" -- immensely likable despite their flaws.

Yes, this is a crude, lewd, rude movie but it has its fair share of embarrassing moments, laugh-out-loud segments and cheesy (but fun) segments. Good entertainment for a Friday or Saturday night, and a good glimpse at a much younger, thinner, more comedic (and slapstick) Tom Hanks before he got all weepy-eyed and serious on us.