The Party (1968)
Hrundi V. Bakshi, an accident-prone actor from India, is accidentally put on the guest list for an upcoming party at the home of a Hollywood film producer. Unfortunately, from the moment he arrives, one thing after another goes wrong with compounding effect.
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Lack of good storyline.
It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
I've seen this movie maybe 20 times since I first saw it in network TV in Sydney as a youngster. Since then I've watched it with 2 wives, my kids and grandkids and lifelong friends as devoted to it's magic as I am. I'm not mad in Sellers but this piece of pantomime magic must be his crowning achievement. In the opening sequences he's sounding a bugle retreat as he gets shot about 50 times and each time the bugle call struggles but makes a comeback. That sequenced caused me to miss two days of school because I laughed so hard I felt I'd been hit by a truck. So many moments and one liners that are still part of my family's in jokes. See it. Own it.
I watched this film when I was 10 yrs old, now I am 40 and I still love it. Peter Sellers unfolds all his great talent on this film. It is a classic comedy, that is perfect to watch together with your kids.
Why does the character need to be Indian. Pierre Richard does a good of this slapstaick stuff without having to resort to this?
In a Gunga Din-like movie, bumbling east Indian actor Hrundi V. Bakshi (Peter Sellers) keeps screwing up and the director throws him out. A clerical error at the studio gets Bakshi invited to an exclusive party hosted by the wealthy Clutterbuck family. It's a night of chaos instigated by Bakshi.There is something off-putting about brown-face. It's another time when it was acceptable. It still bothers me nevertheless. There is undeniably some fun slapstick that Sellers gets into. At least, he's not the bad guy. He's the clown who annoys every character in the movie and suppose to warm the audience's heart. It's the only non-Pink Panther collaboration between Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers. For today's audience, it would work a lot better without the brown-face.