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The Party Animal

  • 1984
  • R
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
981
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The Party Animal (1984)
ParodyComedyFantasy

A farm boy arrives at college determined to lose his virginity, but has no luck with women... until he discovers the secret formula to the most powerful aphrodesiac in the world and becomes ... Read allA farm boy arrives at college determined to lose his virginity, but has no luck with women... until he discovers the secret formula to the most powerful aphrodesiac in the world and becomes the party animal.A farm boy arrives at college determined to lose his virginity, but has no luck with women... until he discovers the secret formula to the most powerful aphrodesiac in the world and becomes the party animal.

  • Director
    • David Beaird
  • Writers
    • David Beaird
    • Alan C. Fox
  • Stars
    • Matthew Causey
    • Timothy Carhart
    • Jerry Jones
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    981
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Beaird
    • Writers
      • David Beaird
      • Alan C. Fox
    • Stars
      • Matthew Causey
      • Timothy Carhart
      • Jerry Jones
    • 31User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Matthew Causey
    • Pondo
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Studley
    • (as Tim Carhart)
    Jerry Jones
    • Elbow
    Robin Harlan
    • Natasha
    Frank Galati
    • The Professor
    Lucy Roucis
    • Sophia
    • (as Luci Roucis)
    Joan Dykman
    • The Nurse
    Barbara Baylis
    • Madame
    Frannie James
    • Dean
    Leland Crooke
    Leland Crooke
    • Dean's Secretary
    Billi Gordon
    • The New Dean
    Susanne Ashley
    • Miranda
    • (as Suzanne Ashley)
    Julie Casey
    Rachel Frantz
      Donna Robb
      Debby Lynn Ross
        Lisa Toothman Wolf
        Deanna Olivier
        • Director
          • David Beaird
        • Writers
          • David Beaird
          • Alan C. Fox
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        geezitshuge

        A Cult Classic

        This movie has more laughs than nearly any I have seen. A collection of scenerios, this movie moves fast and you can hardly catch your breathe between laughs. My favorite scene? Has to be the fart potion. Trust me, if you don't about die from this one your already dead.
        4pondo1066

        Everyone should see this at least once

        While the script and the acting are more than lacking, this movie still has many sophomoric moments that had me recalling my awkward youth and all of the heterosexual males out there will to. Excellent soundtrack with Concrete Blonde and the Buzzcocks as the backdrop. If you go into the experience not expecting a lot, and you keep in mind that the movie probably had a budget around 100k(around 50k probably for Timothy Carhart-the only recognizable face in the film), then you will have a good time. Best if viewed with a pack of guys and a few suds, because one of you will be nailed with the nickname Pondo Sinatra; cause this guy was.
        victorr6000

        A Cult classic!

        The Party Animal is the funniest movie I have ever seen. I feel this movie is destined to be a cult classic. This movie by far surpasses classics like Animal House and Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke with curbstone humor.

        Unfortunately, I have not been able to locate this movie in any of my searches. If anyone knows where, how and for how much I could purchase this movie, please E-mail me at victorr6000@aol.com. I would really appreciate the assistance.

        I forgot to mention that this movie is not family oriented in any way, shape or form. The movie does contain a short scene involving drug use. It also has sexual innuendos and overtones with some nudity.
        10zabelardo

        Aphrodisiac...."Large Penis, Want it Bad"

        I first saw this movie, as a double-date, at a Drive-In theater(man, do I miss them!). I was only 19-years old, and nervous- because it was my very first double-date. Nevertheless, this movie got all four of us laughing hysterically, and we all had a great time. Honestly, they can't make movies like this anymore- because of the CONTENT(drugs, nudity, etc.) Yes, the Buzzcocks' music is REALLY what made this movie the BOMB.

        Dr. Matthew Causey is now a Drama/Theater Professor, in Ireland. He is definitely NOT PROUD of this movie. However, if I ever meet him- I will personally tell him that Pondo Sinatra has been my IDOL for over 25 years! This movie is archived as one of my all-time CLASSIC COMEDY FILMS.
        Wizard-8

        Sloppily made comedy has some laughs

        With a running time of just 77 minutes, a storyline that randomly jumps around and seems to miss key sequences, and "interview" sequences that look like they were made and jammed in at the last minute, I would bet money that this movie had a LOT of problems during its production. Neverless, this is definitely above average for an early '80s youth sex comedy. There are some genuinely funny sequences, and the performances are great - especially the actor who plays Pondo Sinatra. His bug-eyed, insane, sex-obsessed character is hilarious. Strangely, this seems to have been the only movie he's ever been in. What happened to him?

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        Related interests

        Bill Pullman, John Candy, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, and Lorene Yarnell Jansson in Spaceballs (1987)
        Parody
        Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
        Comedy
        Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
        Fantasy

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        • Trivia
          Final film (uncredited) of director Harvey Hart.
        • Goofs
          All entries contain spoilers
        • Quotes

          Whore #1: [In whorehouse when first seeing Pondo] He's got a face only a cockroach could love.

        • Alternate versions
          Some music differs between the North American version and the UK video version, particularly in two scenes:
          • 1- When Pondo is at the male strip club, the song playing in the North American version is "Roman Gods" by The Fleshtones, and in the UK version it's "Radio Free Europe" by R.E.M.
          • 2-When Pondo is at the sex shop and the two clerks are talking about missiles, there is no music playing in the North American version, but in the UK version, there's a reprise of "Radio Free Europe".
          • Therefore, R.E.M.'s "Radio Free Europe" does not appear in the North American version, yet is still listed in the end credits.
        • Connections
          Referenced in Camp Midnite: Show 113 (1989)
        • Soundtracks
          Radio Free Europe
          Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe

          Performed by R.E.M.

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        • Release date
          • January 11, 1985 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • Canada
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Party Animal - Der Typ, der jede Bluse sprengt
        • Filming locations
          • Mount Carroll, Illinois, USA
        • Production company
          • Moviestore Entertainment
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        • Runtime
          • 1h 18m(78 min)
        • Color
          • Black and White
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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