| When the Party's Over | |
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| Directed by | Matthew Irmas |
| Written by | Matthew Irmas Ann Wykoff |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alice Webber |
| Edited by | Jerry Bixman Dean Goodhill |
Production company | Emby Eye |
| Distributed by | Strand Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
When the Party's Over is a 1993 film directed by Matthew Irmas and starring Sandra Bullock. It was first released on March 12, 1993.
Plot
Frankie (Elizabeth Berridge), Amanda (Sandra Bullock), MJ (Rae Dawn Chong), and Banks (Kris Kamm) are housemates, who are fresh out of college.
Frankie is a social worker, who is dating Taylor, a lawyer (Brian McNamara).
Amanda, an artist, meets and falls in love with Alexander Midnight, a performance artist (Fisher Stevens). She is also trying to guide her younger brother, Willie (Michael Landes), with wisdom, patience, and compassion, after the death of their mother.
The third roommate, MJ, is a stockbroker, who is actually very promiscuous and has a penchant for drinking. She even sleeps with Taylor, thus betraying Frankie.
The final housemate, Banks, is an actor who is gay, and who is also best friends with Amanda.
In short, this movie touches on a group of twentysomethings in California, circa the early 1990s, highlighting the social issues of that time period, like excessive drinking, homosexuality, rape, infidelity, and problems with trust, amongst many other themes.
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Amanda
- Rae Dawn Chong as M.J.
- Kris Kamm as Banks
- Fisher Stevens as Alexander Midnight
- Elizabeth Berridge as Frankie
- Brian McNamara as Taylor
- Paul Johansson as Henry
- Michael Landes as Willie
- Raymond Cruz as Mario
Reception
Critical reception for When the Party's Over was mostly positive,[1] and Allmovie rated the film at three stars.[2] The Los Angeles Times was more positive, writing that it "transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates."[3]
References
- ↑ "WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "When the Party's Over (review)". Allmovie. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ Thomas, Kevin. "MOVIE REVIEW : Learning to Cope With Life in L.A. 'When the Party's Over' : The film transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates". LA Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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