Wild Party

Original title: The Wild Party

1975
R
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.3/10

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Raquel Welch and James Coco in Wild Party (1975)

With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Fatty Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent epic. In HD.

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With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great... Read allWith the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent masterpiece.With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent masterpiece.

Director
- James Ivory
Writers
- Walter Marks
- Joseph Moncure March
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.3/10

846

YOUR RATING

Director
- James Ivory
Writers
- Walter Marks
- Joseph Moncure March
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nadine
(as Annette Ferra)

Eddie Lawrence

Kreutzer
(as Eddie Laurence)

Bobo Lewis

Wilma

Don De Natale

Jackie

Dena Dietrich

Mrs. Murchison

Regis Cordic

Mr. Murchison
(as Regis J. Cordic)

Jennifer Lee Pryor

Madeline True
(as Jennifer Lee)

Mews Small

Bertha
(as Marya Small)

Baruch Lumet

Tailor

Fred Franklyn

Sam
(as Fredric Franklyn)

J.S. Johnson

Morris

Tom Reese

Eddy

Director
- James Ivory
Writers
- Walter Marks
- Joseph Moncure March
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Trivia
Vincent Canby, writing in The New York Times in 1981, stated: "Wild Party (1975) was made in 1975 but is only now receiving its New York premiere is the result of one of those not atypical fallings-out between the people who actually make movies and those who finance them. The original distributor, American International Pictures, didn't like [Director] Mr. [James] Ivory's version and released, instead, a drastically cut, re-arranged version that did poorly at the box-office. The movie was then put on the shelf for four years. The film being shown at the Art is the one Mr. Ivory and [Producer] Mr. [Ismail] Merchant wanted released in the first place."

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Quotes
Nadine: [She walks into the garden, carrying a toolbox] Is this Mr. Grimm's house?
Jolly Grimm: That's right.
Nadine: Well, do you know where I can find Mr. Grimm?
Jolly Grimm: You're looking at him.
Nadine: Oh! I'm sorry... wow, you look thinner. Oh, well I didn't mean... it's just on the screen you look gigantic!
Jolly Grimm: Who are you?
Nadine: Oh gosh, I'm sorry. My sister said I should come. You know, Grace. Grace Jones. She came with Eddie Mangione.
Jolly Grimm: What's your name?
Nadine: Nadine. Nadine Jones.
[she smiles]
Jolly Grimm: [He takes her hand] Welcome Nadine. How did you get here?
Nadine: I hitchhiked. Thumbed all the way from Burbank. See, I'm a dancer. Acrobatics, ballet... like that. And I'm good too, Mr. Grimm. I thought maybe you like to let me entertain all these movie people and...
Jolly Grimm: Not tonight. It's not a good time.
Nadine: Oh no... really?
Jolly Grimm: You must be starved. Why don't you go to the kitchen and get some chow. I think there's some sasparilla in the icebox. Ask for Wilma. Go on now, it's right through there.
Nadine: Thanks, Mr. Grimm... but maybe later?
Jolly Grimm: We'll see.

Connections
Featured in The Wandering Company (1985)

Soundtracks
Singapore Sally
(uncredited)
Written by Walter Marks

User reviews22

Featured review

8/10

the wild party

I wish to dissent from the majority of my IMDB colleagues below and say that I found this bit of road not taken-ism quite interesting. Referring ,of course, to the fact that, based on this film, had James Ivory not chosen to become the American Alistair Cooke he could well have become the American Ken Russell. In other words, a nice dip into the Hollywood Babylon/Valentino pool with a fine performance by James Coco as a character based on the life of Fatty A (thankfully, sans coke bottle) and the best dramatic work Raquel W has ever done (KC Bomber fans'll disagree but they can go piss on a roller skate).' Coulda done without the unmemorable poetry and even more unmemorable songs but, all in all, I was affected by the pathetic fates of Jolly and Queenie. Give it a B.