The Wild Party- The Movie?

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 2:15pm

did anyone see this? I'm pretty sure it's from the 70s and the plot has been changed (Burrs = Grimms) but from the IMDB profile, It looks very interesting!

Thoughts?

[WOSQ]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 2:29pm

Believe me when I tell you that this movie of The Wild Party is bad.

Not so bad its good, but so bad that it is really really bad.

Not worth your time, it is so bad.

It just lays there like a bad date.

It is being considered as a substitute for lethal injection in several states. Watch it and die, it is so bad.

You have been warned. This post is far more entertaining than this movie.

A true stinker and I think it is Merchant-Ivory.

[Jimmcf]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 2:31pm

I do not think it is that bad (I have on dvd). It is a Merchant Ivory movie, and while certianly, not their best, it is interesting. For me, the worst part was Raquel Welch as 'Queenie.' Never been a fan of hers.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 2:32pm

Probably one of the worst films made.

Besides the name changes, the plot changes are just ridiculous.

The poor poem. Moncure probably spun in his grave.

Actually, he's probably still spinning.

[WOSQ]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 2:35pm

You'd be dead too if your work became this movie.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 2:35pm

I thought the spinning was from a musical version with a particular song with the completely out-of-period songtitle "Raise the Roof."

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 6:44pm

haha. I guess it's not that good a movie...

[Jon]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 7:44pm

The movie has very little to do with the poem, and a lot more to do with the Fatty Arbuckle rape scandal (James Coco plays the Arbuckle character).

[soapguy17]

Posted: 6/30/06 at 8:53pm

"I thought the spinning was from a musical version with a particular song with the completely out-of-period songtitle "Raise the Roof." "
Anything that comes out of Julia's mouth is golden and perfect!!

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 7/1/06 at 3:51pm

If you're interested, there's a new book, I believe it's called "Fiascos", about huge box-office bombs and it has a chapter about "The Wild Party".

It's screenplay was written by Walter Marks who wrote the lyrics for the Chita Rivera flop "Bajour" and for Steve Lawrence and Edie Gormet "Golden Rainbow"

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 7/1/06 at 4:25pm

"Anything that comes out of Julia's mouth is golden and perfect!!"

Can't say the same for Lippa's pen, however.

JON - the problem is they use the title and, of course, it says it is based on the poem. That was the mistake. Not to mention Welch's Queenie.