The Wild Party

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The Wild Party

R

1975

1h 35m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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5 Reviews

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A comic hopes to make a comeback by staging a lavish party and showing a movie he has made to Hollywood bigwigs.

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Sun-Herald Staff

The Sun-Herald (Australia)

Oct 8

All the barbarity and sentimentality of the era comes through strongly.

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

05/09/2023

The picture is a real sleep inducer, predictable at every turn.

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Jacoba Atlas

Los Angeles Free Press

11/19/2019

The Wild Party is a disastrous attempt at combining movie magazine kitsch with social realism.

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Fernando Trueba

El Pais (Spain)

08/02/2019

The Wild Party is a crepuscular ballad about the numerous artists whose careers were quietly eclipsed with silent cinema. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/11/2005

2/5

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dave s

07/29/2021

The Wild Party is an early offering from the team of James Ivory (director) and Ismael Merchant (producer) and offers all of the glossy production details one has come to expect from the pair. Unfortunately, once all of the glitter is wiped away, the movie is pretty weak. The premise is interesting – a silent film star (James Coco), trying to revive his career as talkies sweep the industry, hosts a party with his wife (Raquel Welch) to introduce his latest film. The dialogue is trite, the acting is wooden, many scenes drag on far too long (Welch singing Singapore Sally, for example), and the character narrating the events via poetry is wildly annoying.

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06/04/2016

Good cinematography in the 70's looks better than almost anything made now. That is the main reason to recommend the Wild Party- the clear, vivid colors of 1975 really held my interest. Otherwise, this film is a really odd curio. Where else can you find James Coco and Perry King vying for the affections of Raquel Welch all mixed in with period musical set pieces?

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09/24/2011

At this "Wild Party" there's sex, alcohol and murder. James Coco plays an aging Hollywood star in the 1920s who gives the party so everyone can see his new picture. Problem is no one really cares about this picture, except for mild applause by a few sycophants. Seems the public wants talkies and action pictures. Poor guy! His girll Queenie (played by beautiful Raquel Welch) goes off with the stud (chiseled Perry King). What's he gonna do? The problem is the movie is a combination of comedy, musical, and drama. The comedy is light, there's no mystery in the drama, and the musical numbers are the most memorable thing about this movie. Ivory is an intellectual director so is not really suited to a movie hat is visceral, the art direction, costume designs, and old mansion are the best elements. A misfire though I found some parts worth watching.

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Synopsis

A comic hopes to make a comeback by staging a lavish party and showing a movie he has made to Hollywood bigwigs.

Director: James Ivory
Producer: Ismail Merchant
Screenwriter: Walter Marks
Production Co: Merchant Ivory Productions, American International
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Runtime: 1h 35m

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