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Bachelor Party (Widescreen)

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This also-ran 80's sex comedy is getting trotted out again simply because Tom Hanks is in it.

Don't waste your time -- the National Lampoon's franchise did it earlier and better. Hanks at best can affect a half-baked Bill Murray imitation.

Yes, there are plenty of T&A shots and potty jokes, but many other movies before or since have done it much better. Try the American Pie series if you want to see authentic teenagers in adolescent hijinks. Try Animal House if you want a far funnier party movie.

Avoid this at all costs...

I'm not big on hyperbole, but Bachelor Party is Tom Hank's best movie. It's all been downhill for him since 1984. Sure, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, and Apollo 13 are good, but none of them merit watching a few hundred times like Bachelor Party (most viewings took place during the wee hours of the morning while I was in college).

Unless you're an imbecile, HIV-positive lawyer, or astronaut, there's not much you can learn from Hank's more acclaimed movies. The same can not be said for Bachelor Party, however. At some point, most guys will have a bachelor party and this movie serves as a great guide to planning one:

"Let's have a bachelor party with chicks and guns and firetrucks and hookers and drugs and booze!"
"Yeah! Yeah yeah! All the things that make life worth living for!"

There's a lot more you can learn from this movie too. For example, guys, if your in-laws are pressuring you to have kids, just respond as Hank's Rick does:

"Well, there's this 17-year-old Oriental girl I have my eye on. But don't worry, you'll have some American grand kids in no time - I know this pup's fertile."

Buy this movie (and if you do and can figure out exactly what Rick's going to do with that egg beater, please e-mail me).

"Bachelor Party" is not a great movie, but when you compare it to some lackluster attempts at sex comedies made today it's definately a stand-alone classic.

You probably have to be in the right mood to watch this, but don't take it as an excuse to throw naked bodies around (in fact, there's only one real scene of nudity). I was surprised at how funny this film was, and I was laughing more times than I was offended. A lot of the sex jokes are funny too ("So are you named Rob or...Mister Dick.") while some may be a little too vulgar to be thought funny by rational minds (yeah...donkies...).

Overall, it's a good movie. Give it a shot. Or not...whatever you want.

"Let's have a bachelor party! With chicks, and guns,
and fire trucks, and hookers, and drugs, and boose!" This is one of the myriad of unforgettable quotes from, in my opinion, the best comedy ever made. To be fair, I should say it's tied for Number 1 with Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I was 14 when this movie came on the Movie Channel. Many people don't know that Tom Hanks really got his start in comedy and the tv show Bosom Buddies. The characters in this movie will live forever. Even a young Tawny Kittaen, from Whitesnake videos, is in this movie.

You'll never forget the one liners-I still use some today. "Where's the grooom?" "He's in the bedroooom." And, "Is that a foot-long?" "And then some." Buy this NOW!

Back in 1984, before Tom Hanks became Mr. Oscar-Award, he made a little film called Bachelor Party, which to this day is one of the all-time funniest movies I have ever seen.

Tom stars as Rick Gassko (much in the same style that he played as Kip Wilson on his short-lived TV show, Bosum Buddies), a man who shocks his best friends by announcing his plans to marry his sweetheart, Debbie, played by Tawny Kitaen. His friends try to talk some sense into Rick, and are totally against the idea, but decide to send Rick off with a bachelor party for the ages!

The only thing in the way is Debbies' father, who absolutely hates Rick. The thought of him marrying his daughter is too much to bear. So, he enlists Debbies' jerk ex-boyfriend, Cole, to try to win Debbie back and get rid of Rick.

There are way too many funny moments in this movie to go into complete detail, but if you want to laugh, just get this movie.
There is something about early-to-mid 1980's comedies like these that you just don't see anymore.

On a personal aside, I dont know what it is about actors with a natural gift for slapstick and comedy (Jim Carrey is the latest example), that turn serious and only go after roles that are only potential Oscar winners. Tom Hanks has made some excellent movies since 1984, no doubt about that. But, it is this type of movie which personifies his gift of comedy which has been missed over the years.

I love this film.......absolutely love it! This was that glorious time in the 80s when R rated sex comedies were box office blockbusters. This is when Tom "I'm a really really serious actor now" Hanks was funny; I mean EXTREMELY funny. This film has all the laughs of the sungenre, but it's also got something that it's peers don't, and that's(don't laugh) a good love story. Maybe it didn't affect you this way, but I saw this as a very touching love story amongst all the silliness. I saw this film as a true test of Hanks' love for his fiancee-just look at what he has to deal with: 1)His beer drinking, sex crazed buddies are against the idea and rather than support him, give him a bunch of flak(is that how it's spelled?). 2) His fiancee's ex keeps trying to buy Hanks off with money and appliances. 3) Hanks's future in-laws hate his guts and aren't afraid to let him know. 4) He's surrounded by hookers and people having sex at his bachelor party. Hanks brushes all of this off and in no way lets it hinder his decision to marry his fiancee. There's even a scene where Hanks' ex girlfriend(played by the gorgeous Monique Gabrielle), takes off her clothes and tries to seduce him. That takes a real man who must really be in love to walk out of that bedroom! I think that's the best part of the film; The fact that every one and every thing is trying to derail Ricks marriage, but he never gives in and gets his girl at the end of the film. Very moving. Plus there's hilarious scenes of juvenile sex humor if romance isn't your thing. The combination of these two factors make this one of the best comedies I've ever seen.

I have been a fan of Bachelor Party since first seeing it on HBO back in 1985. I was hooked the first time I saw it, and have yet to outgrow it. Some critics pan the movie for being too dated because of the fashion and music of 1984. Well, unless the movie is sci-fi, fantasy, or a western, it's probably not going to date well from any era. These critics could just-as-easily pan a film like Saturday Night Fever for the same reasons. Anyway,the laughs in Bachelor Party start before the opening credits roll, and don't stop until the end credits. The dialogue is fast, memorable and quoteworthy, and the acting is very satisfying for what is essentially a 'raunchfest' of a comedy. The soundtrack is quirky (basically a collection of basement tapes from IRS Records), but the songs are fun and fit the party atmosphere of the film. We even get to hear some great tracks by The Police, Oingo Boingo, and *good* Wang Chung.

The DVD transfer is excellent. The picture has been restored beautifully, and the sound, while originally recorded in Dolby 4, is clear and in the center - basically as good as it could be restored. There are no deleted scenes, but there are a few promotional shorts that are fun to watch, dated as they are. The original trailer gives you a good indication of how well the picture was restored for the DVD.

This is a highly recommended purchase, and if you're a big fan of the movie, there is a brand new tribute site at www.bachelorpartymovie that you will absolutely love.

Add this DVD to your collection, you won't regret it!

"...a bachelor party with chicks and guns and fire trucks and hookers and drugs and booze." add in brief nudity, a likeable Tom Hanks, and 80's goddess Tawny Kitaen and you have the complete 80's movie.
The plot is simple enough: Man getting married, buddies throw him a bachelor party. Throw in some stuck up in-laws, a ex-boyfriend trying to sabotage the wedding, a wiener on a bun, a roomfull of hookers and a dead donkey, and you've pretty much got all an 80's comedy could want.
The only thing this movie does lack is a strong supporting cast. Lead by Jay O'Neil (Adrian Zmed) "I wish I had someone I could really respect. Hey, Look at the cans on that bimbo." and including the "party animal," "surfer dude," "lovable loser," and "doctor" brother, the bachelor boys have their moments but no one truly stands out. All this movie needed was an Al Czervik, or John Blutarsky to turn it into one of the top comedies of the decade. Still, all in all it's a good laugh.

Gary: Are you the pimp?
Pimp: Yes.
Gary: You look like Ghandi!
Pimp: I've got girls to sit on your face.

4/5 Stars

This movie was a fun 80's light hearted comedy with plenty of laughs. The characters were believable and the story line happens to guys everyday. This was some of Tom Hanks best work.
"America's Wildest Bachelor Parties" look out.

Not quite as raunchy as a movie of this topic could've been, BACHELOR PARTY has equal parts 'raunch' and 'trash' as it does 'feel-good' laughs ... and that's largely due to the charm of its star, a young erstwhile Tom Hanks long before he was a media darling and an Oscar contender.

In as unlikely a scenario as has ever been filmed, Hanks -- a school bus driver -- has snagged a voluptuous heiress to be his winning bride, but not before Hanks' rowdy friends carry through on their plans to throw -- you guessed it -- a bachelor party, hence the name of the film. Enter the obligatory hookers, horse jokes, and a nerdy ex-boyfriend, and the laughs begin.

Sure, it might be predictable, and, yes, it might be dated, but BACHELOR PARTY still has some classic yucks worthy of a cult film. Definitely worth the view.