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18/07/1984 Comedy 1h 18m
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A chemical reaction got him some action!

Overview

The Party Animal is a documentary-style comedy about a sex-starved man, Pondo Sinatra, a 26-year-old college student whom everyone agrees is doomed to die a virgin. Desperate to break what seems to be a cosmic curse, he tries ever more bizarre schemes to seduce one the sexy, scantily-clad women who seem to be everywhere, taunting him and enjoying his misery. Despite his best efforts, however, he is rejected everywhere, even at the local cathouse. When Pondo threatens to kill himself, Studley, his ladykilling best friend, tries to help him in his quest to "get him a little", as does Studley's mentor, a wise old janitor named Elbow.

  1. David Beaird

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Matthew Causey

    Pondo

  2. Timothy Carhart

    Studley

  3. Jerry Jones

    Elbow

  4. Robin Harlan

    Natasha

  5. Frank Galati

    The Professor

  6. Lucy Roucis

    Sophia

  7. Joan Dykman

    The Nurse

  8. Barbara Baylis

    Madame

  9. Frannie James

    Dean

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by RottenPop
Written by RottenPop on 2025-12-27
Vanity projects are mostly disasters, let’s face it. They can be fun to laugh at but they are usually failures with little point other than to boost up the star. And 1984’s The Party Animal is definitely one of those disasters. It’s a sad, pathetic and often mean-spirited flick romp that is more memorable as a VHS cover on the shelf than anything you would even attempt to entertain yourself with. Yes, this film tries to fancy itself as a comedy but that’s stretching it quite a bit. And the only real character we get is Pondo, played by Matthew Causey. He’s insufferable. Leaving me wo...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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