Friday, December 10, 2010

PRINCETON CAN USE A GUY LIKE JOEL:  Nice toss-up question from the AV Club today -- name a fictional party from film or literature you'd have liked to have attended.  A certain "Roman toga party"?  The big bash in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo and Juliet?  Jackie Treehorn's beach bonfire, or the graduation party where Lloyd Dobler played keymaster?

41 comments:

  1. StvMg8:53 AM

    I'll second the "Say Anything" graduation party. I'll also pick the rehearsal dinner and wedding reception from "Rachel's Getting Married." And I don't know if this counts as a party, but what about the prom from "Footloose?" It would be kinda cool to discover just how all these people suddenly became pro-quality dancers after growing up in a town that didn't allow dancing (unless everyone in town had their own "Let's Hear It For the Boy" training session like the one Ren McCormick gave the Chris Penn character).

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  2. Eric J.9:22 AM

    I'm going a bit abstract and saying "The Million Dollar Bash" from the Dylan/The Band song of the same name.

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  3. Meghan9:27 AM

    The Tarts and Vicars party from Bridget Jones's Diary.

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  4. Joseph Finn9:36 AM

    The dinner party from Gosford Park; it even comes with a murder mystery! Plus, if the murder isn't that interesting there is always the cute Scottish lady's maid what came with the dowager.

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  5. Professor Jeff9:36 AM

    The dinner in Big Night.  If only for the timpano!

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  6. Meghan9:42 AM

    Oh, wait.  The wedding reception in Like Water for Chocolate that got everyone all aroused.  That would have been a fun one.

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  7. PCU, only because George Clinton shows up.

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  8. and the party in Real Genius

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  9. The house party in Almost Famous.
    I'm surprised no one has invoked Eyes Wide Shut yet.

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  10. Anonymous10:16 AM

    The creepy masked orgy from "Eyes Wide Shut"?  Kidding.  Sorta.

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  11. Tosy and Cosh10:25 AM

    The party in the Dylan "Must Be Santa" video from last year?

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  12. lisased10:26 AM

    Plus, you're guaranteed to get laid!

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  13. Christy in Philly10:30 AM

    A Halloween or Christmas dinner at Hogwarts! Although, I'd prefer not to have to hide from a fullly grown mountain troll.

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  14. My first thought was "Lloyd Dobler's graduation party," before I even got to the end of this post, but then, Say Anything is my favorite movie.  I'd hang out in the room where Corey is playing all of her Joe songs.

    Also seconded on the wedding reception in "Rachel Getting Married."

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  15. gretchen10:41 AM

    How about the after-hours dance party in Dirty Dancing (the one where Baby carried a watermelon)? 

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  16. The party in Back to School, if I could have met Danny Elfman and the rest of the band.  Otherwise, the rave in Matrix: Reloaded?  Nah -- I didn't even enjoy watching it. 

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  17. Yes on Lloyd Dobler's graduation party.  No on Rachel Getting Married (loved the movie, but how uncomfy would that be?)

    I'll add Luke Dunphy's birthday party.  I could totally make a cool sheath for my comb, climb a rock wall, AND find the missing scorpion.

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  18. Just watch out for the big guy in the makeup, Aimee.  He's the ass kicking clown that will twist you like a balloon animal!

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  19. The party that forms the bulk of hte movie of "Can't Hardly Wait."

    Croquet with the Heathers.

    Re: Rachel Getting Married: When I saw that movie in the theater, I said to my viewing companion, "If we were actually AT this wedding, your job would be to keep my wineglass full.  Full.  Always, always full."

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  20. I was definitely thinking of the "Can't Hardly Wait" party, but since I've only seen "Say Anything" one time forever ago, I couldn't remember if it compared. 

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  21. Anonymous11:10 AM

    That was a hell of a wedding party. Include me in Lloyd's graduation party. I submit the end-of year party in "Dazed and Confused". When the keg went dead onscreen, the whole audience groaned. I also would like to accompany the cast of "Sports Night" on their quest to drink something giant and blue.

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  22. Genevieve11:16 AM

    The Christmas night performance of "The Witches' Curse" in the Marches' living room.

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  23. Genevieve11:18 AM

    "On Christmas night, a dozen girls piled onto the bed which was the dress circle, and sat before the blue and yellow chintz curtains in a most flattering state of expectancy. There was a good deal of rustling and whispering behind the curtain, a trifle of lamp smoke, and an occasional giggle from Amy, who was apt to get hysterical in the excitement of the moment. Presently a bell sounded, the curtains flew apart, and the OPERATIC TRAGEDY began."

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  24. Nowhereman11:20 AM

    The first huge musical number party at the Moulin Rouge?

    Or how about Kid n' Play's House Party?

    Nah, it's gotta be The party at the end of Requiem For a Dream (j/k)

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  25. Oooh, oooh, the party at Hardy Jenns's house in Some Kind of Wonderful, but just for the part we see in the movie (and afterwards, when it's becoming "historical fact.")

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  26. Oh, and pretty much any of the weddings in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

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  27. Dirty Dancing after party for sure. Good call Gretchen.

    And the BBQ at Twelve Oaks at the beginning of Gone with the Wind... but only if I could be Scarlett.

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  28. Heather K3:53 PM

    I want to spend my Thanksgiving with "Friends" I can take those Gellars on!

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  29. Genevieve4:27 PM

    Sports Night, hell yeah.  I will join Dana singing "My my my my my boogie shoes."

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  30. JIM BELL6:30 PM

    Godfather 1 opening party...

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  31. JIM BELL6:31 PM

    Full Metal Jacket Blanket party.

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  32. JIM BELL6:32 PM

    That Party in Dusk til Dawn always looked cool.  Also, wasn't there a cool party in that vampire flick that Dennis Miller made.

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  33. Anonymous8:44 PM

    Some of those weddings in Wedding Crashers looked pretty fun :)

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  34. Adlai9:18 PM

    With the Wanda Trossler School of Beauty students?

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  35. Adlai9:19 PM

    The house party in Clue.

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  36. isaac_spaceman9:21 PM

    If you're going to be creepy that way, why would it be the Eyes Wide Shut party and not the thing on the fake boat in Caligula?  Now that was revolting. 

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  37. isaac_spaceman9:22 PM

    Insufferable rich people congratulating themselves for their ostentatious collection of poorer but far more talented artistic serfs?  Pass, pass, pass. 

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  38. isaac_spaceman9:24 PM

    I was going to say Connie and Carlo's wedding too.  Since you beat me to it, I'll say Michael and Appollonia's wedding in Corleone. 

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  39. lisased12:42 AM

    Shudder.

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  40. Carrie5:44 PM

    Genevieve -- you are a kindred spirit. I love the witch's curse party. But my favorite movie party is Peter Sellers in "The Party" -- he's an Indian actor in Hollywood cast in a remake of Gunga Din. He drifts through the soiree making off-the-wall remarks. Someone calls him "meshugge" and Sellers looks at him in shock, replying "I AM NOT YOUR SUGAE!"

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