It's My Party (film)

It's My Party
It's My Party
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Randal Kleiser
Written by	Randal Kleiser
Produced by	Randal Kleiser; Robert Fitzpatrick; Gregory Hinton; Harry Knapp; Dessie Markovsky; Joel Thurm;
Starring	Margaret Cho; Bruce Davison; Lee Grant; Gregory Harrison; Marlee Matlin; Roddy McDowell; Olivia Newton-John; Bronson Pinchot; Paul Regina; Eric Roberts; George Segal;
Cinematography	Bernd Heinl
Edited by	Ila von Hasperg
Music by	Basil Poledouris
Production; companies	Opala Productions ; United Artists
Distributed by	MGM Distribution Co.
Release date	March 22, 1996;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$622,503 (USA)

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.

^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Holden, Stephen (1996-03-22). "FILM REVIEW; Giving a Farewell Party With Death as a Guest". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
^ 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.

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[Holden_1996-2] 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.

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