It's My Party (film)

It's My Party
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRandal Kleiser
Written byRandal Kleiser
Produced by
  • Randal Kleiser
  • Robert Fitzpatrick
  • Gregory Hinton
  • Harry Knapp
  • Dessie Markovsky
  • Joel Thurm
Starring
CinematographyBernd Heinl
Edited byIla von Hasperg
Music byBasil Poledouris
Production
companies
Opala Productions
United Artists
Distributed byMGM Distribution Co.
Release date
  • March 22, 1996 (1996-03-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$622,503 (USA)[1]

It's My Party is a 1996 American drama film written and directed by Randal Kleiser. It was one of the first feature films to address the topic of AIDS patients dying with dignity.[2][3] The film is based on the true events of the death of Harry Stein, accomplished architect and designer, who was actually director Kleiser's ex-lover. Stein's actual farewell party was held in 1992.

The cast includes Olivia Newton-John, Margaret Cho, Bronson Pinchot, Devon Gummersall, George Segal, Lee Grant, Marlee Matlin, Roddy McDowall, Steve Antin, Bruce Davison, Sally Kellerman, Lou Liberatore, Nina Foch, Eric Roberts as Nick Stark and Gregory Harrison as Brandon, Stark's estranged lover who returns to attend the party and say goodbye. Kleiser directed Newton-John in Grease almost 20 years earlier.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen (1996-03-22). "FILM REVIEW; Giving a Farewell Party With Death as a Guest". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
  3. ^ Bell, Chris (2006). "American AIDS Film". In Gerstner, David A. (ed.). Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture (1 ed.). Routledge. pp. 28–29. ISBN 9780415306515. Retrieved 2022-06-15.