Bachelor Party
Bachelor Party may not be the first trashy sex comedy, but it is perhaps the definitive trashy sex comedy. The movie makes its first breast joke before the opening credits have even finished. A cheerful school bus driver (Tom Hanks) has somehow gotten engaged to a lovely young heiress, much to the chagrin of her family and vengeful ex-boyfriend. The bus driver’s roustabout friends decide to throw him a bachelor party–and you can pretty much guess the rest: scantily clad hookers, rampant drug use, bad 1980s new-wave music, really bad 1980s fashions, full frontal nudity (curiously, due to a scene in a Chippendales strip club, there’s almost as much male flesh on display as female), bestiality, racial stereotypes, blackmail, attempted suicide, all played for unrepentant cheap laughs. Throughout, Tom Hanks floats along with a carefree (if slightly sheepish) grin, projecting such an air of impish innocence that it’s hard to be offended by any of it. And it all ends in a wedding,…
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Bachelor Party starring Tom Hanks is so funny, so original, and so mind-numbingly silly, you too will be laughing like a hyenna. I love this film so much, I can’t believe my mom let me watch this semi-dirty film when I was little, what was she thinking? Hanks is great as always, I love his physical comedy, what a genius he is. Bachelor Party is probably the only film about a Bachelor Party gone array. There are some naughty scenes but nothing too grotesque occurs. Love it, love it, love it. Such a guilty pleasure, don’t miss this classic gem.
“…a bachelor party with chicks and guns and fire trucks and hookers and drugs and booze.” add in brief nudity, a likeable Tom Hanks, and 80’s goddess Tawny Kitaen and you have the complete 80’s movie.
The plot is simple enough: Man getting married, buddies throw him a bachelor party. Throw in some stuck up in-laws, a ex-boyfriend trying to sabotage the wedding, a wiener on a bun, a roomfull of hookers and a dead donkey, and you’ve pretty much got all an 80’s comedy could want.
The only thing this movie does lack is a strong supporting cast. Lead by Jay O’Neil (Adrian Zmed) “I wish I had someone I could really respect. Hey, Look at the cans on that bimbo.” and including the “party animal,” “surfer dude,” “lovable loser,” and “doctor” brother, the bachelor boys have their moments but no one truly stands out. All this movie needed was an Al Czervik, or John Blutarsky to turn it into one of the top comedies of the decade. Still, all in all it’s a good laugh.
Gary: Are you the pimp?
Pimp: Yes.
Gary: You look like Ghandi!
Pimp: I’ve got girls to sit on your face.
4/5 Stars