The Party Animal

2/23/2013

What can I say, this is one of the movies that my group of friends took to heart in the mid 80's. We would, no kidding, watch this once or twice a week for a few years. It was our cult favorite. I found a copy on eBay a few years ago (I think from the folks that produced it). I see it's on Amazon these days. The movie, it's pure teenage bubblegum. Pondo Sinatra is looking to get pussy. The movie is all about how he tries and fails repeatedly. It takes on a Benny Hill-like feel for a while as he goings about his trial and MOSTLY error. But then he has a breakthrough in the chemistry lab and discovers a compound that brings the women on in drives; and there's no way to turn it off. Midas touch. This was really funny when I was 15. I find it funny today. I haven't grown up much. If you

12/27/2025

Vanity projects are mostly disasters, let’s face it. They can be fun to laugh at but they are usually failures with little point other than to boost up the star. And 1984’s The Party Animal is definitely one of those disasters. It’s a sad, pathetic and often mean-spirited flick romp that is more memorable as a VHS cover on the shelf than anything you would even attempt to entertain yourself with. Yes, this film tries to fancy itself as a comedy but that’s stretching it quite a bit. And the only real character we get is Pondo, played by Matthew Causey. He’s insufferable. Leaving me wondering how can a movie even try to be successful with a main character you hate? And this flick is just that, a montage of this asshole doing assholish things for over sixty minutes. And what makes it worse