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It's My Party

It's My Party

A gathering of friends. A gift of love. A celebration of life.

19966.11h 50m

Overview

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.

Directed by Randal Kleiser
Written by Randal Kleiser
Produced by Randal Kleiser, Joel Thurm
Box Office0Revenue: $623K

Top Cast

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Nick Stark

Gregory Harrison

Gregory Harrison

Brandon Theis

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Amalia Stark

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Rodney Bingham

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

Lina Bingham

Devon Gummersall

Devon Gummersall

Andrew Bingham

Marlee Matlin

Marlee Matlin

Daphne Stark

Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Charlene Lee

George Segal

George Segal

Paul Stark

Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

Monty Tipton

Themes & Keywords

aidsterminal illnesshivdeathlgbtassisted suicidehiv/aids epidemic

About It's My Party

It's My Party is a drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of aids, terminal illness, hiv, death, lgbt, assisted suicide. Directed by Randal Kleiser, it stars Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Lee Grant. 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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