Party Girl [Blu-ray]

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Overview

The debut feature from director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Party Girl pretty much cemented Parker Posey's status as the indie-film "it girl" of the 1990s. Posey stars as Mary, a fun-loving and irresponsible twentysomething New Yorker who prefers throwing bashes at her loft to pay the rent over getting a real job. But when one of her shindigs gets broken up by the cops, Mary lands in the slammer and is forced to enlist the help of her librarian godmother, Judy (Sasha von Scherler, the director's mother). In order to prove that she's not the layabout she seems to be, Mary begins working at the library with Judy. Party Girl was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival and was later turned into a short-lived Fox sitcom.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2023
UPC:	0760137122647
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	Fun City Editions
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	18,973

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Parker Posey	Mary
Omar Townsend	Mustafa
Sasha von Scherler	Mrs. Lindendorf
Guillermo Diaz	Leo
Anthony DeSando	Derrick
Donna Mitchell	Rene
Liev Schreiber	Nigel
Nicole Bobbitt	Venus
Simon Verhoeven	Kurt/Karl
C. Francis Blackchild	Wanda
L.B. Williams	Howard
Margaret Hall	Consignment Shop Owner
The Lady Bunny	Herself
Natasha Twist	Herself
Tim Duperron	It Twin
Robert Sorce	It Twin
Becky Mode	Ann
Richard Topol	Hannah Arendt Buff
Raymond Moy	Mr. Lu
Lum Chang Pang	Policeman
John Ventimiglia	Tough Guy
Irma St. Paule	Mumbling Library Patron
Marion Rosenfeld	Maid Marion
Adam Siegal	Sheepish Library Patron
Beth Koules	Identical Twin Enthusiast
DJ Jazzy Nice	Papi
Anthony Jones	Stripper
Dwight Ewell	Member of He-He-Hello Trio
Wendell Daugherty	Member of He-He-Hello Trio
Teresa Lebron	Member of He-He-Hello Trio
Elisa Burchett	Basscut
Heinrich Zwahlen	Basscut
Ivon Rosas	Go-Go Boy
Eduardo Quinones	Go-Go Boy
Sabah Shayan	Belly Dancer
Elizabeth Beer	Hi-Tech Falafel Vendor

Technical Credits

Harry Brickmayer

Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Director
Harry Brickmayer	Producer,Screenwriter
Stephanie Koules	Producer
Caroline Sinclair	Casting

Editorial Reviews

Daisy von Scherler Mayer's ode to a '90s Holly Golightly is a pleasantly lightweight, if forgettable diversion. Indie film queen Parker Posey stars as the kind of self-indulgent, club-hopping diva who would show up for the opening of a dry cleaners. When her funds begin to run perilously low, she reluctantly takes a job in a library, with a boss who's not impressed by her partying skills. Although the film seems to be intended as sort of morality tale "lite," the script is so underwritten and the director's point-of-view so uncertain, that it comes across only as a series of disjointed, albeit occasionally funny episodes. Posey's arch comic style is entertaining for a time, but like the character, eventually becomes tiresome. Anthony DeSando as a gay friend and Omar Townsend as a falafel salesman whom Posey briefly adores, are both good, contributing a touch of humanity the film would otherwise lack.

All Movie Guide - Michael Costello

Don't expect a clone of Audrey Hepburn in this downtown update of Breakfast at Tiffany's. Parker Posey doesn't do imitations. She's an original....

Rolling Stone - Peter Travers