- Actors: Tom Hanks, Tawny Kitaen, Adrian Zmed, George Grizzard, Barbara Stuart
- Directors: Neal Israel
- Writers: Neal Israel, Bob Israel, Pat Proft
- Producers: Bob Israel, Gautam Das, Joe Roth, Raju Patel
- Language English, Japanese
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Fox
- VHS Release Date: 28 Feb 2000
- Run Time: 105 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CI68
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 33,939 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Bachelor Party may not be the first trashy sex comedy but it is perhaps the definitive trashy sex comedy. The movie makes its first breast joke before the opening credits have even finished. A cheerful school bus driver (Tom Hanks) has somehow got himself engaged to a lovely young heiress, much to the chagrin of her family and vengeful ex-boyfriend. The bus driver's roustabout friends decide to throw him a bachelor party--and you can pretty much guess the rest: scantily clad hookers, rampant drug use, bad 1980s new-wave music, really bad 1980s fashions, full frontal nudity (curiously, due to a scene in a Chippendales strip club, there's almost as much male flesh on display as female), bestiality, racial stereotypes, blackmail, attempted suicide, all played for unrepentant cheap laughs. Throughout, Tom Hanks floats along with a carefree (if slightly sheepish) grin, projecting such an air of impish innocence that it's hard to be offended by any of it. And it all ends in a wedding, just like a Shakespearean comedy. Also featuring the blinding white teeth and big hair of Tawny Kitaen (playing the good girl Hanks marries), buxom scream queen Monique Gabrielle and Adrian Zmed, whose career has not fared as well as Hanks's. --Bret Fetzer
Amazon.co.uk Review
The 1984 hit comedy Bachelor Party is a silly and puerile, if not entirely dislikeable, romp which possesses some of the spirit of Animal House, but little of the exuberance or timing Tom Hanks, who later proved himself as a fine actor in the right roles, spends this movie proving that he was never going to cut it as the next John Belushi. The plot, such as it is, is as predictable as sunset. Rick (Tom Hanks) is getting married, so his friends attempt to see him off with a fanfare of alcohol and hookers. While people go "Whoo!" and break things in the background, Rick struggles to decide between the transient pleasures of the flesh, and the trust of the woman to whom he's about to pledge his life. The tension as he struggles for a decision is eminently bearable.
On the DVD: Bachelor Party on disc is presented in 16:9 widescreen. Subtitles are available in English, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Portugese, Norwegian, Swedish and Turkish, however, any prospective Mongolian or Apache purchasers may rest assured that the humour is not primarily vested in its cunning plays on semantics. Special features consist of some contemporary promotional footage and interviews, none of which is terribly illuminating, but some of which allows the viewer to marvel at leisure at the hair of co-star Tawny Kitaen--without doubt, the worst 80s haircut ever captured on film. --Andrew Mueller
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Though early on in his film career, it still seems unlikely that Tom Hanks would not be the star of any movie he graces, though his performance is matched by a superb supporting cast. Adrian Zmed is superlative as O'Neill, the Best Man any Groom would love to have, whilst the Bride's ex-boyfriend, Cole (Robert Prescott), is the epitomy of smarm as the comic baddie! I first saw this film about 10 years ago, and it hasn't aged. If you forgive the 80's hair, questionable dress-sense, and dated (but still cool) soundtrack, this comedy classic can still cut it with the modern-day capers like Road Trip and Old School.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I can't believe that Tom Hanks doesn't make comedy any more, as he was brilliant in this and has excellent comic timing, which you'll get a lot of in this film.
This film really gets 5 stars for the set pieces, for example the (now legendary) donkey on cocaine and acid scene, the funny yet strangely embarassing musical numbers, and one scene involving crisps and beer which caused (through much rewinding and rewatching) my old video cassette to break. Trust me though, it's the funniest scene of all time.
This film really gets 5 stars for the set pieces, for example the (now legendary) donkey on cocaine and acid scene, the funny yet strangely embarassing musical numbers, and one scene involving crisps and beer which caused (through much rewinding and rewatching) my old video cassette to break. Trust me though, it's the funniest scene of all time.
Be warned though, the film does end on an inevitable note (It's the 80's, there are no suprise endings), the last 20 minutes don't do the film justice, and the film shouldn't really be watched sober. But if you want a film to watch with some mates after a night out, this is it.
There are some quality haircuts and fashions, not to mention a cast of nobodys, but Hanks shows that he's a star for the future. Also trivia fans Adrian Zmed (Hanks' co-star) was William Shatner's partner in the much derided cop show TJ Hooker.....How can you resist?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Forget Tom Hanks' later films, this is his best to date, just ahead of his film The Burbs.
Its a sex comedy, though it is actually funny and doesn't rely on flesh shots at all. Basically Tom Hanks is getting married, so to send him off his friends decide to throw him a bachelor party. However there is a lot more to the story than just that. There are a lot of other things going on, such as his wife checking up on him to make sure he's faithful, and his future wifes father using his daughters ex-boyfried to try and split them up with hilarious consequences.
Yes this film has a lot going it and is a thousand times better than other films of its supposed type such as Porkys.
Definitely worth a look.
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