Bachelor Party (1984)

Director:

Neal Israel

Writers:

Bob Israel (story)
Neal Israel (writer)

Release Date:

29 June 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Shocking, Shameless, Sinful, Wicked. And the party hasn't even started.

Plot:

A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.

Plot Keywords:

Party | Friend | Bachelor Party | Shower | Dancing

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Rick Gassko
Tawny Kitaen	...	Debbie Thompson
Adrian Zmed	...	Jay O'Neill
George Grizzard	...	Ed Thompson
Barbara Stuart	...	Mrs. Thompson
Robert Prescott	...	Cole Whittier
William Tepper	...	Dr. Stan Gassko
Wendie Jo Sperber	...	Dr. Tina Gassko
Barry Diamond	...	Rudy
Gary Grossman	...	Gary
Michael Dudikoff	...	Ryko
Bradford Bancroft	...	Brad Mollen
Martina Finch	...	Phoebe
Deborah Harmon	...	Ilene
Tracy Smith	...	Bobbi

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Brazil:12 | Singapore:M18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Peru:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Iceland:12 | Norway:16

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bachelor Party Productions

Trivia:

According to the DVD, this film was inspired by the actual bachelor party thrown for producer Bob Israel.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Rick drives the bus away from the school he hits the "play" button on the cassette player but there is obviously no tape in the player but music appears to be playing.

Quotes:

Rick Gassko: Attention, passengers, we are now leaving Nun Central and are beginning our journey to Hell and beyond. The captain has turned off the "no smoking" sign, and you may now move about the cabin freely.
[Kids start screaming, reading Playboy, and gambling]
Rick Gassko: Thank you for being Catholic, and for choosing the Saint Gabriel's School Bus.

Movie Connections:

References Dr. No (1962)

Soundtrack:

Wind Out

So funny, one of my new favorite comedies!

I have heard of Bachelor Party a couple times, once on VH1's I love the 80's and also in Clerks 2 there was a small reference. The weird thing is, I'm more used to a dramatic Tom Hanks, other than Big and A League of Their Own, I've never seen him in a raw comedy movie, so it was a little weird to think of Tom Hanks as this very funny male lead in a movie. But I decided to go ahead and give the movie a look, I have to tell you, I haven't laughed so hard and so out loud in a movie like this in a long time. Then I check out the rating on IMDb, 5.7?! Are you kidding me?! This movie is just so beyond funny, I know that it is cliché'd eighties, but come on! I just couldn't believe that anyone else would not find this to be a funny film. If you're telling me you did not find Brad to be funny, you have got to get your funny bone checked because Bachelor Party is non stop laughs from beginning to end.

Rick is about to get married to beautiful Debbie, his friends who live to party are throwing him the biggest bachelor party they can have. Debbie's rich and snobby family definitely don't want Rick to be apart of their lives, so Debbie's dad will do anything, including her ex-boyfriend, Cole, who wants her back, to split them up. But the bachelor party night has arrived, and things are going more crazy than the boys have expected.

Bachelor Party is seriously funny, it's predictable and silly, especially the end, but it's all in good fun. This is perfect 80's humor, it's the humor I miss and I'm sure others do too, because it's raunchy but doesn't over do it and just has fun with the audience. This cast looked like they had an ultimate blast and Tom Hanks was just brilliant, his character could be a jerk, but such a great guy at the same time, so he's real and likable. This is just a funny movie that I would recommend, it's a lot of fun and the rating on IMDb is just too harsh. Come on, let's get this rating up.

8/10