Product Details

• Actors: Matthew Causey, Timothy Carhart, Jerry Jones, Robin Harlan, Frank Galati
• Directors: David Beaird, Harvey Hart
• Writers: David Beaird, Alan C. Fox
• Producers: Bryan England, Mark Israel
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00094ARRI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,659 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Party Animal" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A bumbling college student who has no luck with women creates a potion that makes him irresistible.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: R
Release Date: 12-JUL-2005
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "The Greatest Film Ever Made", May 8, 2005

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surlychad (ALA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Party Animal (DVD)

I first saw this film when I was about fifteen or sixteen. My brother and I were at the video store trying to find a movie with boobs in it without raising too many red flags with our parents, who were paying for it. Well, we found it. That night I had a religious experience. My brother was like, "Yeah, that was alright", but me, I went away with something I carry to this day, about fifteen years later. It wasn't just the boobs, it was EVERYTHING! The main character, the music, the ridiculousness of the situations, this film was genius on so many levels and firing on so many levels that it honestly leaves me speechless. Sorry for rambling--About the film: the plot revolves around a young man from Alabama (like myself) named Pondo Sinatra (what a great name) who enters college and does what most everyone does at college: Tries To Get Laid. This may sound like every 'Porky's'-type 80's movie---BUT IT'S NOT. Like I said before, the music itself is amazing. The Buzzcocks, the Fleshtones, Dream 6 (which later became Concrete Blonde), R.E.M. (which I've never actually heard on ANY VHS release of the movie, but it's on the credits, so someone help me out there) the Untouchables, and the list goes on. My friends and I have even tried to make our own personal soundtrack of the film because we knew there would never be one, but even in the days of file sharing we still can't pull it off. It's that GOOD. But I digress. From the onset, Pondo is befriended by the campus badass (now that's different already, isn't it?) named Studley who's played by Tim Carhart, who some of you might recognize as Geena Davis' boyfriend in 'Ghostbusters' and the really NASTY fellow in 'Thelma and Louise'. He's also helped along by Elbow, (you might recognize from the film 'M.A.S.H.')the janitor of the college and resident GURU, to help Pondo find the perfect aphrodisiac. What follows is quite possibly the funniest, most ingenious visuals, music, plot devices and acting that I have ever seen IN MY LIFE. I pray to God that the DVD will have some sort of extras, but if it doesn't, whatever. I'm just extatic that it's finally coming to DVD and I won't have to take my old ratted out VHS to some place to have it transferred, which I absolutely WAS about to do. Enjoy it, really enjoy it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hound Dog Gonna Get That *****, August 25, 2006

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Norman Castor (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Party Animal (DVD)

I first rented this video back in 87 or so and it became an instant classic with my friends and I. It is a typical guy movie with plenty of T&A, flatulence, and crude jokes to keep a guy entertained.

Rather then recap the entire story, I will highlight some of my favorite parts.

The strip poke game with Pondo was a classic.

The best guy scene in not only this movie but in all of these type of typical guy movies is with the beautiful Italian girl the the problems she experiences on her date with Pondo. His reaction is priceless.

I rented this movie so many times when friends stayed over that we knew the movie line by line. When the video store closed, it was lost forever (or so I thought). Thanks to Amazon, I now have a DVD copy which I'm sure will be a hit whenever my 40 something buddies are over and having a few drinks.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Studly! Elbo! I Found It!!, January 31, 2006

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Jeff Wilkins "The Party Animal: Part 2!" (Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Party Animal (DVD)

This is one of those films that is obviously bad (even the star, Matthew Causey, still hates to be identified with it.) but I love it anyway. Maybe because I saw it during my own lusty teen years i still have some nostalgia for it, but it still makes me laugh every single time I watch it. You've gotta love it for the soundtrack if nothing else, REM, the Buzzcocks, The Fleshtones, Dream 6...damn shame a soundtrack was never released.