Party Girl
by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
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Actor: Anthony DeSando, Donna Mitchell, Guillermo D?az, Omar Townsend, Parker PoseyDirector: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Cinematographer: Michael Slovis
Writer: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Producer: Georgia Kacandes
Producer: Harry Birckmayer
Writer: Harry Birckmayer
Producer: Stephanie Koules
Writer: Sheila Gaffney
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-01
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Party Girl
DVD Review: Parker Posey is the Life of this 'Party.'
Summary: 3 Stars
What this Party Girl lacks in depth, it makes up for in effervescence. Daisy von Scherler Mayer's hip, urban comedy, Party Girl (1995), stars Parker Posey in a pre-Waiting for Guffman role as a New York Public Library clerk by day and a self-destructive Manhattan party girl by night. While mastering the Dewey Decimal System, 23-year-old Mary (Posey) buys a Lebanese phrase book just to spark up a romance with a Lebanese falafel street vendor, Mustafa (Omar Townsend). He is too good for her. Proving that girls just wanna have fun, she throws raves and parties with her gay friend, Derrick (Anthony DeSando), and her DJ roommate, Leo (Guillermo D?az). While this movie lacks depth, Posey carries the film with her wacky, Holly-Golightly-performance as Mary, a charming young woman with a penchant for "partying, flirting, [and] making stuff up."
G. Merritt
DVD Review: Parker Posey, Queen Of The Indie Movies
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw her in " sleep with me." while the rest of the film was average, her scenes stood out. she's not as pretty as angelina jolie, but she compensates for it by being smarter and funnier. she just knows how to make a indie movie cool. she always plays a variation of the girl who's left of center or quirky, which i never get tired of. in " sleep with me," she she went topless in one scene and i fell in love with her; she proved that women who were b-cups were hot. i watched' broken english" recently and loved it, but this one will always be the movie that made her the queen. Parker is just the perfect 90's new york girl, trying to find herself and make her mark in the big city. so her aunt gives her a job at the library and things only get funnier from there. of all the new york movies you could watch, this ranks with annie hall as the funnier ones. about 95 percent of the screenplay is quotable. the scene which parker tells a library patron off for shelving a book back himself, had me laughing out loud. the " natasha " scene in the nightclub is even funnier. parker then uses the dewey decimal system to rearrange a friends record collection and he goes ballistic. Parker has gone on to appear in mainstream movies and even had a tv series, but she's an indie girl. she owns independent movies....DVD Review: Funny even after over a decade
Summary: 4 Stars
I watched this movie when it came out in the theater back in 1995. I was always bad with remembering movies, but this movie definitely left a lasting impression. Although I didn't remember everything, I remembered the storyline and remembered how funny and entertaining the movie was. I liked it a lot. Parker Posey is hilarious, so cute and just adorable as quirky Mary, club kid fashionista turned librarian clerk. Plus, I think I can relate... the whole 90's rave/party scene, club kids, my love of fashion, quirkiness, etc. Even greater, my sister is a librarian, and I can almost see her as Mary. For years, being a librarian and a pretty darn good one, many people have asked my sister if she has seen the movie. Sadly, she had not. I decided to change that and bought two copies, one for her and one for myself. I am glad I did! After rewatching it, I suddenly remember why I liked it so much. Although I have watched it now several times over and over, the movie doesn't seem to get old; I am very glad I now have it as part of my movie collection. Memorable scenes include:
- The club scene with Leo... the "pop"-py, jerky club kid movements and the "He-He-Hello"s
- Leo talking with Renee about his experience deejaying at the London clubs and his imitation of a cat choking.
- Mary dancing to Arabic music as she daydreams of her "Lebanese Delight."
- Flashbacks about the Dewey Decimal System, a trained monkey, and a reprimanding godmother.
- Mary's series of repeated visits as she wins back the same Lebanese Delight.
- The police stripper at Mary's surprise birthday party and her godmother's reactions just as Mary proclaims that she wants to be a librarian and go to grad school for it.
etc. etc.... way too many funny scenes to mention. I think this movie is a hit or miss... either you like it or you don't.
DVD Review: I'm a big Parker Posey fan, but...
Summary: 1 Stars
Even she can't save this turkey.
This type of film seems to have been common in the 1990s -- a lot of rootless young people go to the Big City (always New York) and compete to be admitted to "exclusive" night clubs ("Are you cool enough to spend your money here?"). This film was dated even before it was released. Spare yourself the agony.
DVD Review: Slept-on movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Lots of fun with alot of replay value. You can find it on Azon for like 5 bucks, so there's really no reason not to see this. PP's style of dress in the movie is great
Description of Party Girl
"Queen of the Indies" Parker Posey (Dazed and Confused, Waiting for Guffman, The Daytrippers) shines in this lightweight comedy about a romance between a floundering downtown party girl and a falafel vendor set in Manhattan's trendy loft and club scene. Posey is utterly charming as Mary, the 23-year-old whose talents are pretty much limited to "partying, flirting, making stuff up." Her penchant for partying gets her evicted from her apartment, whereupon--unable to pay her fine or decide what she wants to do with her life--she receives financial and career help from her godmother, who gets her a job in the New York Public Library system. Does the Dewey decimal system hold the key to Mary's future? Director Daisy von Scherler Mayer went on to direct Madeline (1998). --Jim EmersonGeneral DVDs
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