A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.A clerical mistake results in a bumbling Indian film star being invited to an exclusive Hollywood party instead of being fired.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Frances Taylor
- Maid
- (as Frances Davis)
Danielle De Metz
- Stella D'Angelo
- (as Danielle de Metz)
Herbert Ellis
- Director
- (as Herb Ellis)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was improvised from a 56-page outline. Each scene was shot in sequence and built upon the previous scene. To aid in this experiment, the film's producers had a video-camera tube attached to the Panavision camera and connected to an Ampex studio videotape machine, allowing the actors and crew to review what they had just filmed. According to a contemporary article in Daily Variety this was one of the first productions to use a video camera in this matter. This eliminated the time and expense of developing the film and showing the "rushes" the following day. The cost of this new technology was $1,100 per day, but director Edwards said the system saved the production many times that amount by avoiding costly resets and re-shoots on following days.
- GoofsFor the bit of the drunk waiter getting pushed on the dinner table by the opening kitchen door, Hrundi's full wine glass has been removed (probably to prevent staining the white table cloth). The water glasses also are arranged so they are not in the way of his falling. After the head waiter chokes him, a red wine glass appears on the table for the drunk waiter to pick up and drink.
- Quotes
Hrundi V. Bakshi: We have a saying in India...
Michelle Monet: Yes?
Hrundi V. Bakshi: Yes.
Michelle Monet: Well?
Hrundi V. Bakshi: Well what?
- ConnectionsEdited into Men in the City 2 (2011)
- SoundtracksNothing to Lose
Lyrics by Don Black
Music by Henry Mancini
Performed by Claudine Longet (uncredited)
[Michele sings the song at the party]
Featured review
This may be Peter Seller's finest hour.
The Party is not a harmless comedy. It's got a lot of sting in it, against snobbishness and contempt for your fellow man - or woman, for that matter. But above all, it's Peter Sellers who shows his talent here. How an earlier reviewer manages to call this 'a dud' is beyond me.
So the movie loses its pace a bit at the end - maybe trying to underline too much what a nice fellow Bakshi is. But there's a lot of great scenes - the army attack, the parrot, the dinner and that incredible toilet scene. The increasingly drunken waiter (a convincing performance, who is that actor?). And through it all, Bakshi wanders around with that eternal smile on his face.
Sellers manages to combine The Pink Panther's slapstick with a sympathetic character of more depth. Great humour!
So the movie loses its pace a bit at the end - maybe trying to underline too much what a nice fellow Bakshi is. But there's a lot of great scenes - the army attack, the parrot, the dinner and that incredible toilet scene. The increasingly drunken waiter (a convincing performance, who is that actor?). And through it all, Bakshi wanders around with that eternal smile on his face.
Sellers manages to combine The Pink Panther's slapstick with a sympathetic character of more depth. Great humour!
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- Solan
- Jun 21, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- R.S.V.P.
- Filming locations
- 9271 Robin Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA(Mr. Clutterbuck's House)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $2,900,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $10,786
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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