Review of The Party (1968) by Sherry L — 24 Jan 2011
This is the reason why I love classics!
Don't know how many times I've seen this movie. By estimate 50 times, since I know every scene by heart, and this movie too belongs to my childhood favorites.
The humour is silly á la Pink Panther (which is quite logical since it's the same director, Blake Edwards, and Peter Sellers in it), but to imagine how funny The Party is, you have to think of The Pink Panther-movies, and multiply the "gag-frequency" with twenty (which means one hilarious scene every ten seconds).
The plot is simply this;.
Indian actor, Hurundi B. Bakshi (played by Peter Sellers of course :) has screwed up a movie badly, and ruined inreplacable props worth millions. The producer gets called up and writes down the actors name. But the thing is that he accidentally writes it down on the invitation list for a party that the producer is about to have at his home. With Hurundi B. Bakshi at their home, nobody is safe!
Apart from Peter Sellers you might recognize adorable french singer/actress Claudine Longet who makes a fine performance as well.
Wonderful soundtrack written by Henry Mancini, Blake Edward's armorer who wrote the Pink Panther-theme, and also the music for Breakfast at Tiffany's.
What would suprise many people, is the fact that most of the stuff in this movie is improvised!
It's a crime not having seen this, if you like 1960s comedies.
Guys, if you claim that YOU have ever been at a party that have went out of bounds, you ain't seen nothing yet till you've watched Blake Edward's The Party!
This review of The Party (1968) was written by Sherry L on 24 Jan 2011.
The Party has generally received very positive reviews.
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