History Film / TheParty

* TheWonka – Hrundi V. Bakshi. He is shown to be very knowledgeable about certain things, but his way of living life is completely foreign to most of the other partygoers.

While for the majority of film projects this would be a disaster, this film had two things going for it: It was a collaboration between Creator/PeterSellers and Creator/BlakeEdwards, the duo largely responsible for the hit PinkPanther series (pre-reboot). As such, ''The Party'' contains much the same style of humor and storytelling.

-->-- '''Hrundi V. Bakshi'', speaking into a live intercom

-> “Num num. Num num. Birdie num num.”
-->-- '''Creator/PeterSellers as Hrundi V. Bakshi, speaking into a live intercom.'''

Creator/PeterSellers play a well-meaning but [[TheDitz accident prone]] Indian actor, Hrundi V. Bakshi. Due to a misunderstanding, after blowing up a movie set Mr. Bakshi is not blacklisted, but instead put on the invitations list for an A-list party at a Hollywood mansion.

* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic – As most of the dialogue is improvised, some of the script and most all of the constant background chatter is full of pauses and stutters. Though it at first may sound unnatural, the viewer is able to get used it a few scenes in.

* Adorkable - Hrundi. He's clumsy, socially awkward and nothing seems to ever go right for him but that's what makes him such a sympathetic character.

-->-- '''PeterSellers as Hrundi V. Bakshi, speaking into a live intercom.'''

While for the majority of film projects this would be a disaster, this film had two things going for it: It was a collaboration between PeterSellers and Creator/BlakeEdwards, the duo largely responsible for the hit PinkPanther series (pre-reboot). As such, ''The Party'' contains much the same style of humor and storytelling.

PeterSellers play a well-meaning but [[TheDitz accident prone]] Indian actor, Hrundi V. Bakshi. Due to a misunderstanding, after blowing up a movie set Mr. Bakshi is not blacklisted, but instead put on the invitations list for an A-list party at a Hollywood mansion.

Said to be ElvisPresley's favorite film.

While for the majority of film projects this would be a disaster, this film had two things going for it: It was a collaboration between PeterSellers and Blake Edwards, the duo largely responsible for the hit PinkPanther series (pre-reboot). As such, ''The Party'' contains much the same style of humor and storytelling.

* FakeNationality – Peter Sellers (An Englishman of English/Jewish/Portuguese descent) plays an Indian. There is ValuesDissonance for modern viewers as a result. (The "Movies You May Have Missed" guys considered this for their first review of a Sellers movie, but were so uncomfortable with the dissonance that they chose to do ''BeingThere'' instead.)

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* AffectionateParody - The opening spoofs the climax of the ''GungaDin'' movie.

From there, it’s one misstep after another; he confuses the partygoers, befriends his cowboy film star idol, has dinner on a footstool, breaks a toilet, meets a sweet [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench French girl]] and saves her from a creepy agent’s advances, and finally helps wash an elephant with the help of the host’s [[GranolaGirl hippie daughter]], her friends, and a Russian ballet troupe, filling the entire mansion with soap bubbles. [[BetterThanItSounds It’s less trippy than it sounds]].

* BetterThanItSounds – Almost a whole movie taking place at one location? Minimal pre-planned script? Could very easily have been a bomb, but for the excellent team behind it.
** Not long before his death, Peter Sellers was asked which of his movies/performances he was fondest of; this was one of the four. (The others were ''I'm All Right Jack'', ''[[Main/DoctorStrangelove Dr. Strangelove]]'', and ''BeingThere''.)

-->-- '''PeterSellers [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWE49OOoBdg as Hrundi V. Bakshi, speaking into a live intercom.]]'''

PeterSellers play a [[NeutralGood well-meaning]] but [[TheDitz accident prone]] Indian actor, Hrundi V. Bakshi. Due to a misunderstanding, after blowing up a movie set Mr. Bakshi is not blacklisted, but instead put on the invitations list for an A-list party at a Hollywood mansion.

* BannedFromArgo – Hrundi was supposed to be forever banned from Hollywood for accidentally blowing up an entire movie set; his name was instead put on an invitation list for an A-list Hollywood party.

Said to be [[Elvis Presley]]'s favorite film.

Said to be [[ElvisPresley]]'s favorite film.

* FakeNationality – Peter Sellers (An Englishman of English/Jewish/Portuguese descent) plays an Indian. There is ValuesDissonance for modern viewers as a result. (The "Movies You May Have Missed" guys considered making this as their first review of a Sellers movie, but were so uncomfortable with the dissonance that they chose to do ''BeingThere'' instead.)

* FakeNationality – Peter Sellers (An Englishman of English/Jewish/Portuguese descent) plays an Indian.