Rent The Party (1968)
3.5 of 5 from 115 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
You are invited to the hottest, funniest, most outrageous party Hollywood ever threw! Packed with gorgeous models, ravishing starlets, powerful producers - and even a baby elephant - this comic masterpiece evokes near-continuous howling laughter and stars the inimitable comic genius Peter Sellers! When accident-prone Indian actor Hrundi V. Bakshi (Sellers) manages to blow up an expensive Hollywood movie set - just seconds before it's scheduled to be blown up on film - the director calls a studio executive to have the actor placed on the "exclusion list". A clerical error, however, places Bakshi on the "A list" instead and earns him an invitation to the studio executive's swanky party. Once there, he manages, with nothing but the best intentions to create disaster! - Actors:
- Peter Sellers, Claudine Longet, Natalia Borisova, Jean Carson, Marge Champion, Al Checco, Corinne Cole, Dick Crockett, Frances Davis, Danielle De Metz, Herbert Ellis, Paul Ferrara, Steve Franken, Kathe Green, Allen Jung, Sharron Kimberly, James Lanphier, Buddy Lester, Stephen Liss, Gavin MacLeod
- Directors:
- Blake Edwards
- Producers:
- Blake Edwards
- Voiced By:
- Vin Scully
- Writers:
- Blake Edwards, Tom Waldman, Frank Waldman
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
- Collections:
- Cinema Paradiso's 2025 Centenary Club: July - September, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top Films of 1968
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2017
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- 'The Party' Revolution - a featurette on the groundbreaking filming methods utilized in the films production
- Inside 'The Party' - a behind the scenes featurette on the making of the film Blake Edwards profile Walter Mirisch Profile
- Ken Wales Profile
- Original Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (3) of The Party
Funny Business, Ugly Premise - The Party review by griggs
I should’ve loved this. Peter Sellers drifting through a swanky Hollywood dinner party, turning small slip-ups into a slow, unstoppable social meltdown? That’s usually my kind of comedy. When it’s working, the film nails that cruel little rhythm of farce: everyone trying to stay polite while the room quietly catches fire.
But it’s built around brownface, and the accent is brutal. It doesn’t sit at the edges as a bad joke you can ignore; it’s the main ingredient. So every time the film starts to find its groove, you get yanked back into discomfort, and the laughs curdle.
That leaves The Party in an awkward middle ground. I can see the craft — the timing, the physical business, the way scenes escalate cleanly — and I can also feel it becoming harder to enjoy by the minute. If you’re curious, treat it like a historical artefact with a few good gags, not a cosy crowd-pleaser.
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Party - The Party review by Cherry
Strange film, with some very funny moments, but plot is slightly far-fetched in places. Looks quite dated which gives it a certain style. Wouldn't say it was that amazing, but we have taken to calling our dog's food 'num-nums'.
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Birdie num num - The Party review by JD
A Sellar's classic. The opening scene with a bugler who just refuses to die, had me splitting my sides. A lot of the acting is very hammy and amateur. A lot of the plot is pretty thin and although it is dated some contemporary slap stick is at this level.
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