| It's My Party | |
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| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Starring | Eric Roberts Margaret Cho Bruce Davison Lee Grant Devon Gummersall George Segal |
| Release date(s) | 1996 |
| Running time | 110 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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It's My Party is a 1996 American dramatic film. Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Film director and producer. Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18 1956 is an American actor Margaret Cho born Moran Cho She has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women Asians and the LGBT community Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Lee Grant (born October 31, 1927) is an American Academy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated Theater, Film Devon Ryan Gummersall (born October 15, 1978) is an American Actor, Writer and Director of Television and George Segal (born February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York) is an American film and stage actor Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance.
Written and directed by Randal Kleiser, it was one of the first feature films to address the topic of AIDS patients dying with dignity. Randal Kleiser (born July 20, 1946 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American Film director and producer. It chronicles a two-day party hosted by Nick Stark who, having been diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, will fall into a state of mental lapse lasting for months until his death. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML also known as progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis is a rare and usually fatal viral disease that is characterized by progressive A persistent vegetative state (PVS is a condition of patients with severe Brain damage in whom Coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without detectable Death is the termination of the biological functions that define living Organisms It refers both to a specific He decides instead to host a party for his family and friends, at the end of which he will commit suicide by taking Seconal. Secobarbital (marketed by Eli Lilly and Company under the brand name Seconal) is a Barbiturate derivative drug
The film is based on the true events of the death of Harry Stein, accomplished architect and designer, who was also director Kleiser's ex-lover. Stein's actual farewell party was held in 1992.
While features like Longtime Companion (1990) and Philadelphia (1993) had already dealt with AIDS, such films in 1996 -- especially featuring well-known actors -- were rare. Longtime Companion is a 1990 film with Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott, Patrick Cassidy, and Mary-Louise Parker. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə While It's My Party may have had mixed reviews, it remains a classic for chronicling the desperate path some AIDS patients took when facing an inevitable physical decline with no available treatment.
The cast includes Olivia Newton-John, Margaret Cho, Bronson Pinchot, Devon Gummersall, George Segal, Lee Grant, Marlee Matlin, Roddy McDowall, Steve Antin, Bruce Davison, Sally Kellerman, Lou Liberatore, Nina Foch, Eric Roberts as Nick Stark and Gregory Harrison as Brandon, Stark's estranged lover who returns to attend the party and say goodbye. Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Margaret Cho born Moran Cho She has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women Asians and the LGBT community Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American Actor. Devon Ryan Gummersall (born October 15, 1978) is an American Actor, Writer and Director of Television and George Segal (born February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, Long Island, New York) is an American film and stage actor Lee Grant (born October 31, 1927) is an American Academy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated Theater, Film This is about the actress For the political professional see Mary Matalin. Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born Steven Howard "Steve" Antin (born April 19, 1958) is an American Actor, Stunt man, Screenwriter, producer, and Bruce Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Filmmaker. Sally Claire Kellerman (born June 2, 1937) is an American Actress and Singer known for her role as "Hot Lips" } Lou Liberatore is an American Actor. A graduate of Fordham University, Liberatore made his New York City stage debut in the 1982 Nina Foch (born Nina Consuela Maud Fock on April 20, 1924, in Leiden, Netherlands) is a Dutch -born American actress Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18 1956 is an American actor Gregory Neale Harrison (born May 31, 1950 in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California
A DVD with special features was released in 2003. It contains deleted and extended scenes, featurettes on the making of the movie and commentary by the director and some of the actors.
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