It's New Year's Eve. Larry throws a party at his parents' home while they're out. Unbeknownst to his parents, all of Larry's friends and local police attend the unauthorized celebration.It's New Year's Eve. Larry throws a party at his parents' home while they're out. Unbeknownst to his parents, all of Larry's friends and local police attend the unauthorized celebration.It's New Year's Eve. Larry throws a party at his parents' home while they're out. Unbeknownst to his parents, all of Larry's friends and local police attend the unauthorized celebration.
Michèle Winstanley
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great slice of 80's humour!
This was one of the first films i ever rented when my family first bought a VCR & 21 years later i still think its one of the funniest British comedies ever!most of the humour will be lost on our American cousins as it is VERY British!(It also helps if you were a teen at this time.Fantastic soundtrack also!Lots of familiar TV faces included(anyone remember Brush Strokes!).Daniel Peacock is brilliant as the hapless Toby,Especially dancing to Gene Genie!This film is so quotable too (Easily as many repeatable lines as say,Pulp Fiction).Not to everyones taste but worth a nostalgic look!
p.s Can you smell horses?
p.s Can you smell horses?
10xski
If you was a teen in the late 70s and early 80 its unmissable
I have been quoting this film for the last 19 years and it still makes me laugh today, I recognise that it is very much of its day however I do know of a 21year old who puts this on a list of his favourites too. "See this ear........plastic" the lines just go on and on. don't watch this expecting to see citizen cane, watch it for what it is, a funny silly snapshot of adolescence in the suburbs of London in the 80s. Great fun spotting the cast members Lookout for Wicksy,Billy Mitchell, Jacko and a very young Caroline Quentin. I wish i still had my MK 3 Cortina! or was I the "fast flash passenger"
i love it
i love it
Very entertaining!
I didn't think I would like this movie so much, I thought I would see a silly little English comedy. But the film is very well made, very well acted and has many comical moments. Phoebe Nicholls and Kim Thomson are both very talented and attractive. And, throughout the film, the best music of the 80s flows song after song, the most famous being: Blondie/Heart of glass, Sex Pistols/Something Else, The Clash/Brand New Cadillac, The Clash/Death Or Glory, Madness/Driving In My Car, Madness/Crying Shame, Go Go's/Our Lips Are Sealed, Go Go's/We Got The Beat, Midge Ure/The Man Who Sold The World, David Bowie/Jean Genie, Roxy Music/Love Is The Drug, Roxy Music/The Same Old Scene, Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark/Enola Gay, Jeff Beck/Hi Ho Silver Lining, The Stranglers/No More Heroes, Elvis Costello And The Attractions/Party Girl, Elvis Costello And The Attractions with The Royal Guard Horns/Party Party.
Britsh John Huges film
I saw this in 1983 on a Sunday sitting on my mum's laps I live in Luton,Beds 20 years later I saw this again. I still remember all the words. Its another British film that never made it to the USA. To me its like a a version of a John Hughs movie. That may sound odd but thats just me. The mum and dad go out for a party, the kids get to tog her and throw a party. Lots of birds and drink what can go wrong. Lots of things. The actor that made this movie funny, is Toby"Top of Top on" Ha ha classic. Its so 80's. I love that line most of the actors say"Can you smell horese" ha ha. I can kind relate to Toby hes at a party and no one wants to talk to him. I am also love the fact they played Sex Pistols song. SEE THIS
Superb 80's teen flick!
(Being released on DVD in UK early February 2005) It has been shown on at least one occasion on British terrestrial television and I remember film critics slaughtering it in the TV guides. (Stick to the period drama boys & girls.) If you want to know what life was like for (us) ordinary London teenagers in the 80's, find this and enjoy. Well established British actors with acne, a microcosm of my life back in the day. Dodgy sets, dodgy acting, dodgy continuation, very entertaining nevertheless!!! Food fights, real fights, queues for the toilet, going upstairs for a quickie. A sizzling soundtrack of the day showcasing pop-punk, Bowie and the like. Wild Stallion anyone? Memories.......
Did you know
- TriviaThe title song by Elvis Costello has never been released on any Costello album or compilation. The single and soundtrack album for this film are its only official releases.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Danny Baker Show: Episode #1.7 (1994)
- SoundtracksParty Party
Written by Elvis Costello (as E. Costello)
Produced by Elvis Costello and Colin Fairley
Performed by Elvis Costello and The Attractions with the Royal Grand Horns
Courtesy of Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.
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- 1h 40m(100 min)
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