Directed by: Neal Israel
Starring: Tom Hanks, Adrian Zmed, Tawny Kitaen
Watching Bachelor Party again recently, it holds up pretty well. It's still pretty funny, mostly because of some witty dialogue. There isn't much of a plot, but mostly the events surround the bachelor party of school bus driver Rick (Gasko), who doesn't take much seriously except for his fiancee Debbie whom he loves dearly. And what a party this is. By my count, there were dozens of hookers, a buffet table of drugs, endless dancing, and a donkey (make that two if you count the fake one). The hotel room in which the party takes place is so crowded that traffic control is a nightmare.
Rick's friends throw the party more as a chance to get laid themselves than for their friend, although they do care a great deal for him. Attempting to sabotage the party are Debbie's friends who are holding the bridal shower the same night and Debbie's ex Cole, who is convincingly snobbish and hateful. Cole's body and pride really take a beating throughout the film, not to mention his prized new car.
Tom Hanks went on to become a two-time Oscar winner and one of the most popular actors in film history. He wouldn't likely go near a movie like Bachelor Party today, but back then he was breaking into movies and you do what you have to do. He proved to be a very capable comic actor and only later did we see his range with films like Philadelphia, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and others. In Bachelor Party, he's a likable goofball who plays a perfect foil to his snobby in-laws. When his future father-in-law says, "Rick, I think you're an asshole," (and then explains everything else he doesn't like about him), Rick replies, "I'll be a totally changed person by the time I finish lunch." My guess is their relationship probably didn't get a whole lot better.
What's left to say about a movie like Bachelor Party? It is what it is. It inspires to be vulgar, offensive, and funny. Mission accomplished on all three.
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