It's My Party (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Randal Kleiser |
| Produced by | Randal Kleiser Robert Fitzpatrick Gregory Hinton Harry Knapp Dessie Markovsky Joel Thurm |
| Written by | Randal Kleiser |
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| Music by | Basil Poledouris |
| Cinematography | Bernd Heinl |
| Edited by | Ila von Hasperg |
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Production
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Opala Productions
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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March 22, 1996 |
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Running time
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110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $622,503 |
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.
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.
It's My Party chronicles a two-day party hosted by Nick Stark (Eric Roberts) a gay architect who, having been diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, will fall into a state of mental lapse lasting for months until his death. He decides to host a party for his family and friends, at the end of which he will commit suicide by taking Seconal.
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