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The Party

Original title: La boum
  • 1980
  • PG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
11K
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The Party (1980)
ComedyDramaRomance

This is the story about a teenage girl's first love experiences.This is the story about a teenage girl's first love experiences.This is the story about a teenage girl's first love experiences.

  • Director
    • Claude Pinoteau
  • Writers
    • Danièle Thompson
    • Claude Pinoteau
  • Stars
    • Claude Brasseur
    • Brigitte Fossey
    • Sophie Marceau
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    11K
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    • Director
      • Claude Pinoteau
    • Writers
      • Danièle Thompson
      • Claude Pinoteau
    • Stars
      • Claude Brasseur
      • Brigitte Fossey
      • Sophie Marceau
    • 30User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Claude Brasseur
    Claude Brasseur
    • François Beretton
    Brigitte Fossey
    Brigitte Fossey
    • Françoise Beretton
    Sophie Marceau
    Sophie Marceau
    • Vic Beretton
    Denise Grey
    Denise Grey
    • Poupette
    Jean-Michel Dupuis
    Jean-Michel Dupuis
    • Étienne
    Dominique Lavanant
    Dominique Lavanant
    • Vanessa
    Bernard Giraudeau
    Bernard Giraudeau
    • Éric Lehman
    Jacques Ardouin
    • Père de Raoul
    Diane Bellego
    • Éliane
    • (as Evelyne Bellego)
    Richard Bohringer
    Richard Bohringer
    • Guibert
    Bernard Born
    • videur La Main Jaune
    Jean-Claude Bouillaud
    • Père Boum 2
    Micheline Bourday
    • Journaliste 'VSD'
    Florence Brunold
    • Femme enceinte
    Jean-Pierre Castaldi
    Jean-Pierre Castaldi
    • Brassac
    Robert Dalban
    Robert Dalban
    • Serge
    Nicole Dehayes
    Jacqueline Duc
    • Dame dans le bus
    • Director
      • Claude Pinoteau
    • Writers
      • Danièle Thompson
      • Claude Pinoteau
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    • Trivia
      Acting debut of Sophie Marceau, who was discovered late in the process by casting director Françoise Menidrey after the then 13 year old with no drama training whatsoever had just days earlier joined a child modeling agency to earn some pocket money and auditioned by chance. The role immediately propelled her to international superstardom and she has since been consistently named as one of, if not the favorite celebrity of the French.
    • Goofs
      Vic says that Juliet from 'Romeo & Juliet' was only fifteen. Actually, Juliet is thirteen in the play.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fan des années 80: 1980 #1 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Murkey Turkey
      Music by Vladimir Cosma
      Lyrics by Jeff Jordan
      Performed by Richard Sanderson

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    7/10

    The better French version of John Hughes movies to come

    I saw this movie when I was 15 and instantly developed a crush on Sophie Marceau. But seeing it again as an adult wasn't quite the experience it had been. It's sweet and lovely and teen-age painful, establishing the tone if not the actual plot for 80s John Hughes movies - it's a bit deeper than and not as wacky as "Sixteen Candles" and Marceau has a bit better screen presence than Molly Ringwald.

    I was disappointed that it wasn't as wonderful the second time around (I've become jaded) but it was still entertaining.
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    • Release date
      • December 17, 1980 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Gaumont (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Boom Party
    • Filming locations
      • Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont
      • Gaumont International
      • Production Marcel Dassault
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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