Party girl Mary gets bailed out of jail by her librarian godmother. She starts working at the library, slowly fills her empty brain.
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Daisy von Scherler Mayer
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| The Lady Bunny | ... | The 'Lady' Bunny (as The 'Lady' Bunny) | |
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Lum Chang Pang | ... | Policeman |
| Parker Posey | ... | Mary | |
| Anthony DeSando | ... | Derrick (as Anthony De Sando) | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Nigel | |
| Guillermo Díaz | ... | Leo (as Guillermo Diaz) | |
| Omar Townsend | ... | Mustafa | |
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Elizabeth Beer | ... | Hi-Tech Falafel Vendor |
| Sasha von Scherler | ... | Judy Lindendorf | |
| Richard Topol | ... | Hannah Arendt Buff | |
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C. Francis Blackchild | ... | Wanda |
| John Ventimiglia | ... | Tough Guy (as Johnny Ventimiglia) | |
| Donna Mitchell | ... | Rene | |
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Dwight Ewell | ... | He-He-Hello Trio |
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Wendell Daughtery | ... | He-He-Hello Trio |
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Mary is a free-spirited young woman with a run-down New York apartment and a high fashion wardrobe. She calls her godmother, a librarian, for bail money after being arrested for throwing an illegal party. To repay the loan, she begins working as a library clerk. At first she hates it, but when challenged decides to master the Dewey Decimal System and become a great library clerk, while romancing a falafel vendor and helping her roommate in his goal to become a professional DJ. Written by James Meek <james@oz.net>
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irresponsibility | disc jockey | street food vendor | male stripper | lebanese man |Taglines:
Sassy, savvy and definitely clued-in!Genres:
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[gasps and takes out a burnt loaf of bread]
Leo: Betty Crocker you ain't.
Mary: I can't cook, I can't do anything! I'm gonna die in a subway somewhere with nothing!
Leo: It's not that bad, just scrape it.
Mary: Leo, I'm going to be 24 soon, I haven't done anything with my life.
Leo: What about finding another space for a party? Yo, I spun at this fat outlaw party last year in this building that used to be a supermarket on ...
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According to Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Eric Stoltz was in the opening party scene but his footage was cut. See more »Quotes
Mary: When my bakery takes off, I'm taking everyone I ever met out to dinner, cocktails, nice view of the city.[gasps and takes out a burnt loaf of bread]
Leo: Betty Crocker you ain't.
Mary: I can't cook, I can't do anything! I'm gonna die in a subway somewhere with nothing!
Leo: It's not that bad, just scrape it.
Mary: Leo, I'm going to be 24 soon, I haven't done anything with my life.
Leo: What about finding another space for a party? Yo, I spun at this fat outlaw party last year in this building that used to be a supermarket on ...
[...]
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Crazy Credits
Mary's singing can be heard again at the very end of the credits. See more »Connections
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Country:
USARelease Date:
9 June 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Party Girl See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USAEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$150,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$57,237, 11 June 1995Gross USA:
$472,370Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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After 20 years of only hearing about this quirky comedy, I finally watched this on a DVD I borrowed from the, yes, library. Parker Posey is Mary-the title character who ends up working at the place where books are borrowed because a friend (her godmother who she calls by her first name, Judy) of her late mom is one of the employees there. But Mary, well, she's not always the most responsible of people. Still, she's quite charming especially when dancing or just wearing many of her stylish outfits either in the streets or at the dance clubs she frequents. Ms. Posey is funny and stunning throughout the movie. And her charms are multiplied every time she speaks. And I liked many of the mostly unknown supporting cast that's presented here. So on that note, I highly recommend Party Girl.