Party Girl

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Party Girl

R

1995

1h 34m

Drama

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Although Mary (Parker Posey) has little income, she still finds ways to spend her nights at clubs. After being arrested for throwing an illegal rave, she asks her aunt Judy (Sasha von Scherler) for bail money. Judy then finds Mary a job at her library so that Mary can repay her. Initially, Mary finds the job as a clerk boring and stifling, and prefers to get to know a street food vendor (Omar Townsend) whom she likes. However, Mary must refocus her life once she loses her job and apartment.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

05/27/2008

B+

Mary is a spiritual descendant of Holly Golightly, and there's an echo, as well, of Edie Sedgwick, the late Andy Warhol superstar who moved the American-princess-on-a-bender mythology into the drug-rock era.

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

05/27/2008

Party Girl aspires to be cinematic champagne but comes out tasting more like sparkling cider.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

05/27/2008

This exudes trendiness at regular intervals, and otherwise manages to be reasonably charming about Manhattan's melting pot culture, but my general response was still 'Wake me when it's over.'

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

06/01/2025

7/10

Mary is all about living in the moment and is not ready to take anything seriously, as revealed by her entertaining, in rapid succession, her prospects of succeeding as a designer, an actor, a writer, and an investment banker.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

02/13/2024

Truly a movie for cool people who are also nerds.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

11/22/2023

As a portrait of early-mid-’90s New York City (and I was there), the film endures because it doesn’t insist on its own legacy.

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Gabriel E

@RT17671154 6d

Me encantó el personaje de Mary. El trabajo de Parker Posey en este rol es impecable. Vale la pena ver la película solamente para ver la actuación de Parker Posey.

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LAURENCE H

@SkipC Aug 9

I didn't care about the plot, or lack thereof; but something about Mary (Parker Posey) and most of those cast around her held my interest. Being a native New York City boy who's been away for over a half-century, I added a half a star for faithful location details. I miss the City.

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Bucky R

@Bucky3085 Feb 16

Was there a story here? Is this dialogue about anything?

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Tom F

@RT55173143 Dec 20

Interesting in many ways and fun to talk and think about, but not really a great movie.

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Enrique P.

@therealenriquep Nov 5

Yeah... No. Parker Posey easily carries this movie as a whole but the others are just embarrassing. The visuals and aesthetic are great but the dialogue and story are kind meh.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 30

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Synopsis

Although Mary (Parker Posey) has little income, she still finds ways to spend her nights at clubs. After being arrested for throwing an illegal rave, she asks her aunt Judy (Sasha von Scherler) for bail money. Judy then finds Mary a job at her library so that Mary can repay her. Initially, Mary finds the job as a clerk boring and stifling, and prefers to get to know a street food vendor (Omar Townsend) whom she likes. However, Mary must refocus her life once she loses her job and apartment.

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Producer: Harry Birckmayer, Stephanie Koules
Screenwriter: Harry Birckmayer, Sheila Gaffney, Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Distributor: Overseas FilmGroup, First Look
Production Co: Party Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 9, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $57.2K
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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