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It's My Party [Special Edition]

starring: Eric Roberts, Lee Grant, Gregory Harrison, Marlee Matlin, Olivia Newton-John
directed by: Randal Kleiser

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792855774
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
ISBN: 0792855779
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 03, 2003
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 13002
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1996



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Description:
Writer-director Randal Kleiser (Grease) creates 'a genuine family feeling' (Roger Ebert) with this 'brave, funny and heartbreaking' (Rex Reed, The New York Observer) film starring Margaret Cho, Academy Award(r) winner* Lee Grant, Gregory Harrison, Academy Award(r) winner** Marlee Matlin, Olivia Newton-John, Bronson Pinchot, Eric Roberts, George Segal and Roddy McDowall. Roberts gives a 'touching, urgent performance' (San Francisco Chronicle) as Nick, a man whose three-year battle with AIDS is about to come to a close. Rather than face debilitation, he chooses to end his life but not before throwing the greatest farewell party of all time. As friends and family gather for a bittersweet celebration, something incredible happens. It's a two-daylong, uplifting, outrageous and life-affirming party that is ultimately Nick's everlasting legacy.

Amazon.com:
Director Randal Kleiser is so noted for featherweight fare like The Blue Lagoon and Grease that when It's My Party hit theaters in 1996, critics clapped while filmgoers turned fickle. But it's a potent and tear-jerking film if only because of the personal weight it bears. As Kleiser revealed in interviews at the time of the film's release, the event that made him sit down and write the film 'was so powerful it became a turning point in my life,' and this film is a fictionalized, heartfelt depiction of that event.

It's My Party is about Nick (Eric Roberts) a young gay man whose AIDS symptoms become life threatening. He decides to toss a final party before he ends his life and invites his friends and family to this most special of special occasions. But then the ex-love of his life--a Kleiser-like film director (Gregory Harrison) who bailed on him after he was diagnosed with AIDS--arrives.

Kleiser called in favors from his friends and they all worked for scale. He said he 'never worked on a set that was so supportive.' The result is a movie about AIDS that merits a second look not only because it is empathic and loving, but because it's also defined by Kleiser's honesty and self-critical desire for redemption. --Paula Nechak



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - It jumped the shark when Margaret Cho walked in....
Actually, it may have done it way before that. I don't like to give negative reviews but this movie ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Warning: NOT a Comedy
The reviews here say it all, but it's listed in the Laugh Out Loud section for the Pride month DVD sale. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Thoughtfull AIDS movie
I love this movie about a man sharing his last days of his life with his friends and ex-boyfriend.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Emotional , Moving Film
It's My Party came out a few years ago. I love the story line even though it is a bit emotional and moving. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Good-bye Nicky
This is the most sadness movie. That's ashame for Brandon being so afraid to be with Nick just because he found ... Read More

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