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The Party Animal

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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.

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.

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.

i was delighted to see that this film has finally made it to DVD. in the crowded market for teen comedies, this little known gem stands head and shoulders above all others. forget things like American Pie and the sequels, this gets the "close to the bone" jokes right every time.

the plot? every teenage boys' dream : the quest to be come irresistable to women. does it succeed? oh yes!!

it has always amazed me that one hardly ever hears of anything that the cast and creators of this film did afterwards. there was certainly a high level of talent and ability on this film, a shame that there was no more from them.

if this being one of the funniest films of all time was not enough, then just wait until you hear the awesome, classic soundtrack - it captures the 80's feel in a way that not even my beloved Grosse Pointe Blank could!

I saw this movie when I was stationed in Germany in the late '80s. If you are hoping to learn a life lesson from this movie like another reviewer then don't buy it. This movie is purely an immature escape. There is nothing wrong with that and I can see there are a few people out there that could really use it.

Very funny movie with an outstanding sound track!

Im not sure how stuffy one would have to be to criticize this flick? Im 35 and it hit as I entered my teen years and as for me and my friends,we used it as a guide to the girls in a crazy,virginity sort of way.."hound dog is gonna eat that*****"
C'mon!!! It was hilarious and totally fun to watch for a group of inexperienced teens who thought we were studs in the rough..haha Watch it,enjoy it,live alittle and see it for what it is,silly fun...
But what do I know?" Im a man,Im a brother,Im a soullll brother,Im a ,Im a,honkey!!!!

This is a fun, cheesy, 80's flick, that you'll either love or hate. I love it and was so happy to see that it was available through Amazon!! So thank you sooo much! This is a movie my brother and I used to watch when we were younger, so to watch it again was so great. And it has such a great soundtrack. If you love 80's music, you'll enjoy it as well. Give this movie a chance...it's so stupid it's funny!!!

Granted, this is not classic film making; it is low budget and looks it. I saw this film while in high school years ago, and loved it. Then it fell off the radar. I always checked to see if it was available, but could never find it. Suddenly, there it is on dvd. I bought to show friends who had never heard of it, and we got together and laughed our heads off. If you like silly comedy and don't mind a bare breast or two, you will like this film.

Ummmm about the movie, I thought it was insightful and covered everything that there is to say about a guy piclking up girls. I thin kthat any movie with enough audacity to make fart jokes with the themed soundtrack is great. We love the Buzzcocks. They were the illest ever. This is a must-see for any hard core punk rock fan. Surlychad rocks the house. Yosank at aol is looking to discuss further with him the pretense of any such party movie. Especially when Jason concerned.
Pondo Sinatra is a renaissance man; choosing as his pallette the colorful world of teenaged masculinity.

My how things have changed in the past 21 years. This "B" film actually had big studio backing. Pondo Sinatra is the southern (?) hick who literally falls of a truck with some turnips on it on his way to college. Getting the plot out of the way...Pondo tries to get laid, but messes it up every time, even with the help of popular big-man-on-campus Studly. The laughs are basically few and far between, but manages to get in some pretty clever slapstick and a slew of decent sight-gags. Lead man Matthew Causey dropped off the face of the earth after this dog of a movie, but alas, the film has its charm. There's enough T&A and low brow humor to keep the young males interested for the entire movie and photography is actually very good (hence the big studio effort). The film also takes comedic chances here and there with off the cuff comments to the camera (al la Ferris B's Day Off)and pieces together a menagerie of comic styles. My personal favorite bit is when Pondo "becomes" a pimp/type characture complete with fur and feathered pimp hat and quickley finds a party thrown by 70s stereotypical African-Americans (complete with the "kill the white man" song playing in the party background). Pondo enters the room talking jive like a street pimp (drops the n-word bomb) and moves in to woo a lovely brown babe only to finally realise that he's a stupid white guy surrounded by large black men just before getting his afro pick gouged into his forehead.....a pre-politically correct scene, but the ending is quiet correctly. The film's strongest point is a KILLER soundtrack featuring a handful of old-wave/punk acts such as a trio of Buzzcocks tunes to name but one of the now defunct bands here. One thing of note....REM's "Radio Free Europe" is given credit, but never shows up in the film! I saw this when I was 16 and loved it then...now it's a different story but I purchased it all the same because of the fond memories. What I would like to know is where is Matthew Causey nowdays?