''When the Party's Over'' is a 1993 film directed by

Matthew Irmas Matthew Irmas is an American director and producer. He made his directorial debut in 1993, with '' When the Party's Over'', ''Variety'' then commenting that the film showed Irmas was "a director capable of handling low-budget, character-driven ense ...

and starring

Sandra Bullock Sandra Annette Bullock (; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and film producer. The List of highest-paid film actors, highest-paid actress of 2010 and 2014, Sandra Bullock filmography, Bullock's filmography spans both comedy and drama, ...

. It was first released on March 12, 1993.

Plot

Frankie, Amanda, MJ, and Banks are housemates, who are fresh out of college. Frankie is a social worker, who is dating Taylor, a lawyer. Amanda, an artist, meets and falls in love with Alexander Midnight, a performance artist. She is also trying to guide her younger brother, Willie, with wisdom, patience, and compassion, after the death of their mother. The third roommate, MJ, is a stockbroker, who is actually very promiscuous and has a penchant for drinking. She even sleeps with Taylor, thus betraying Frankie. The final housemate, Banks, is an actor who is gay, and who is also best friends with Amanda. In short, this movie touches on a group of twentysomethings in California, circa the early 1990s, highlighting the social issues of that time period, like excessive drinking, homosexuality, rape, infidelity, and problems with trust, amongst many other themes.

Cast

as Amanda *

Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian-American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1978 musical drama film ''Stony Island (film), Stony Island'', and in 1981 starred in the fantasy film ''Quest for Fire (film), ...

as M.J. *

Kris Kamm Kris Kamm (born November 29, 1964) is an American actor, most recognizable from his role as Stuart Rosebrock in the sitcom ''Coach''. Kamm was born in Evanston, Illinois. His first acting roles were small parts on television shows. He has appe ...

as Banks *

Fisher Stevens Stephen Fisher (born November 27, 1963), known professionally as Fisher Stevens, is an American actor, director, producer and writer. As an actor, he is best known for his portrayals of Ben Jahveri in ''Short Circuit'' (1986) and ''Short Circu ...

as Alexander Midnight * Elizabeth Berridge as Frankie * Brian McNamara as Taylor *

Paul Johansson Paul Johansson (born January 26, 1964) is an American-born Canadian actor and director in film and television, best known for playing Dan Scott on the WB/ CW series '' One Tree Hill'', ''The Notebook'', and for his role as Nick Wolfe on the s ...

as Henry *

Michael Landes Michael Christopher Landes (born September 18, 1972) is an American actor of television and film. Personal life Michael Christopher Landes was born to Patricia and Bernard Landes on September 18, 1972, in The Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the no ...

as Willie *

Raymond Cruz Raymond Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series ''The Closer'' and its spinoff '' Major Crimes'', as well as his recurring role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca i ...

as Mario

Reception

Critical reception for ''When the Party's Over'' was mostly positive, and ''

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'' rated the film at three stars. The ''

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'' was more positive, writing that it "transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates."

References

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* 1993 films 1993 comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language comedy-drama films {{1990s-US-comedy-drama-film-stub