It's My Party

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

In this bittersweet comedy drama, a man nearing the end of his life seeks closure with his family and friends, and he confronts the issues of the right to die. Nick Stark (Eric Roberts) is a successful architect who is openly gay. He was involved in a committed relationship with Brandon Theis (Gregory Harrison), a television director, until Nick discovered that he's HIV-positive. Nick's first question to Brandon is "You won't leave me, will you? I don't want to die alone." Brandon, however, doesn't have the emotional strength to deal with Nick's condition and soon moves on. Several years later, even though Nick has been mindful of his health, he begins to display symptoms of full-blown AIDS, most notably the brain lesions that indicate Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, an AIDS-related illness that has already claimed several of his friends. Wanting to go out with his dignity intact, Nick decides to throw one last party, which will give him the opportunity to say goodbye to his friends and family while he's still lucid -- shortly after which he intends to take his own life with painkillers. Nick attempts to make peace with his mother and father (Lee Grant and George Segal), who had difficulty accepting their son's lifestyle, and he enjoys a last laugh with his close friends, until Brandon -- who is hardly welcomed by the group -- shows up. Appearing as Nick's friends and family are Margaret Cho, Bronson Pinchot, Bruce Davison, Sally Kellerman, Marlee Matlin, Roddy McDowall, and Dennis Christopher. Writer and director Randal Kleiser loosely based It's My Party on his own personal experiences when his longtime companion was diagnosed with AIDS and opted to take his own life before his symptoms became too severe. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: Spanish, French, English
• Features:
  • • cc Audio commentary with director, cast, and crew
    • Original featurettes: "Behind the Scenes: The Kiss," "The score: Basil Poledouris," "Harry Stein's House: Research Tape"
    • Deleted Scenes with director's audo commentary
    • Photo gallery
    • Original theatrical trailer
    • English 5.1 surround
    • French stereo surround
    • Spanish stereo surround
    • English, French, and Spanish language subtitles

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Randal Kleiser

• Producer:

  Randal Kleiser, Harry Knapp, Joel Thurm

• Screenwriter:

  Randal Kleiser

• Cinematographer:

  Bernd Heinl

• Composer (Music Score):

  Basil Poledouris

• Editor:

  Ila von Hasperg

• Production Designer:

  Clark Hunter

• Associate Producer:

  Dessie Markovsky

• Executive Producer:

  Gregory Hinton, Robert Fitzpatrick

• Set Designer:

  Traci Kirshbaum

• Costume Designer:

  Danielle King

• First Assistant Director:

  Jason Roberts

• Casting:

  Steven Fertig, Joel Thurm