It's My Party (1996)
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon, a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
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Nice effects though.
best movie i've ever seen.
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Great movie,that shows so much about being human and the trials along with it. Very powerful, I cried when it was over. IT shows that even if we are mad or upset we can overcome and that love is forever. It also shows that we all have a weakness towards something and we have to overcome it or risk losing those closest to us. Going thru this movie and seeing how people are affected by an immanent event and how they come to terms with it, shows that we can be compassionate and move past things, especially with the main couple in the this movie. It has taught me many things and I woke up often the night after I watched it thinking about it and my own relationships. A must see!
Although, a tear-jerker.....I loved it! True life! The actors/actresses were all fantastic! I love Eric Roberts, anyway. Many terrific people in this movie, including Lee Grant, Devon Gummersall, Paul Regina (love him), George Segal and many more. Could really relate to this movie as to what has happened in my own life. If I had to choose, my choice would be the same as Eric Roberts in this film. I could put myself in so many shoes on this film ~ Gregory Harrison's thoughts, Lee Grant's feelings, Margaret Chou being a friend to Eric, etc. You have to see it! I'm adding it to my DVD collection ~ yes worth watching over and over!
Appropriately enough, I watched this in Berlin. I say appropriately because "schmaltz" is a German word in origin - but, lets face it, nobody does it quite like our American cousins.The film sticks in my memory like a bad smell. Sickly and sentimental in the extreme. It turns a genuine health crisis into a third-rate melodrama. Yet another tale of gay doom and gloom. Unrelieved misery and corn on the cob sentimentality. A product of its time. Thank goodness they don't make 'em like this any more.Unlike other reviews, I don't recommend Kleenex if you choose to watch it, I suggest a sick bag.
Not only am I stoked that this is coming out on DVD in 2 days, but whenever I need a good cry, I put this movie on. Dealing with everything from relationships to parents to unfortunately, death, this movie is the best written, directed and casted movies i have seen in a very long time.