Bachelor Party

1984
R
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

43K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

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Farce Slapstick Teen Comedy Comedy

A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

43K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,368

588

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Kelly McGillis and Paul Reiser were considered for the lead roles early in production, but were replaced due to lack of chemistry between them.

Goofs
When Tawny Kitaen enters the party in disguise, she's wearing a blonde wig. When Tom Hanks has her in the bedroom, she pulls the wig off and her brunette hair is straight. In the next scene as she's leaving in a huff, her face is very heavily made up and her hair is curly.

Quotes
Rick Gassko: [1:29] Attention, passengers, we are now leaving Nun Central and are beginning our journey to Hell and beyond. The captain has turned off the "no smoking" sign, and you may now move about the cabin freely.
[Kids start screaming, reading Playboy, and gambling]
Rick Gassko: Thank you for being Catholic, and for choosing the Saint Gabriel's School Bus.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Conan the Destroyer/Top Secret!/Under the Volcano (1984)

Soundtracks
American Beat
Performed by The Fleshtones
Composed by Peter Zaremba
Produced by Richard Gottehrer
Courtesy of I.R.S. Records

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Featured review

A Classic That Just Didn't Work For Me

Bachelor Party (1984)

** (out of 4)

A man (Tom Hanks) announces to his buddies that he's going to get married in a week so obviously they decide to throw him a bachelor party (as well as try to talk him out of it). This is yet another post NATIONAL LAMPOON'S ANIMAL HOUSE flick where it's dumb, obnoxious, stupid and it doesn't care. As you'd expect, the R-rating is certainly reached for and achieved through a variety of profane language, silly sexual situations and of course plenty of nudity. The movie gets off to a good start but I thought it slowly got out of control with some of the side plots and in the end I really didn't find it as funny as many do. It's clear many consider this a classic of 80s comedies but I personally wouldn't go that far. I think the biggest problem I had with the film were the characters. I can't say I enjoyed any of them nor did I find any of them funny. Sure, there are a few laughs here and there but for the most part I was sitting there rather bored and just waiting for the film to end. Which is pretty much another problem since this thing clocks in at nearly 110-minutes, which is way too long. I think the main reason to tune into this thing would be for the young Hanks who you'd never tell by watching this that he would end up winning two Oscars. I guess the same thing could be said for Sean Penn in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH but then again you could strike this up as their talent for being able to play characters like these. I think Hanks gets to show off some of his comic timing and he certainly has a few funny bits playing the smart jerk. I thought some of the best moments happened early on when he's going after his future father-in-law who hates him. The rest of the cast were pretty bland to me but then again I think most of this has to do with the screenplay and not their performances. The film is very hit and miss in terms of laughs but to me most of them were misses. When the bachelor party finally happens it too is somewhat of a letdown as it really doesn't appear to be very fun.