When the Party's Over

When the Party's Over
When the Party's Over
	DVD cover
Directed by	Matthew Irmas
Written by	Matthew Irmas; Ann Wykoff
Starring	Elizabeth Berridge; Sandra Bullock; Rae Dawn Chong; Kris Kamm; Brian McNamara; Fisher Stevens;
Cinematography	Alice Webber
Edited by	Jerry Bixman; Dean Goodhill
Production; company	Emby Eye
Distributed by	Strand Distribution
Release date	March 12, 1993;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

When the Party's Over is a 1993 film directed by Matthew Irmas and starring Sandra Bullock. It was first released on March 12, 1993.

Plot

Frankie, Amanda, MJ, and Banks are housemates, who are fresh out of college.

Frankie is a social worker, who is dating Taylor, a lawyer.

Amanda, an artist, meets and falls in love with Alexander Midnight, a performance artist. She is also trying to guide her younger brother, Willie, with wisdom, patience, and compassion, after the death of their mother.

The third roommate, MJ, is a stockbroker, who is actually very promiscuous and has a penchant for drinking. She even sleeps with Taylor, thus betraying Frankie.

The final housemate, Banks, is an actor who is gay, and who is also best friends with Amanda.

In short, this movie touches on a group of twentysomethings in California, circa the early 1990s, highlighting the social issues of that time period, like excessive drinking, homosexuality, rape, infidelity, and problems with trust, amongst many other themes.

Cast

Sandra Bullock as Amanda
Rae Dawn Chong as M.J.
Kris Kamm as Banks
Fisher Stevens as Alexander Midnight
Elizabeth Berridge as Frankie
Brian McNamara as Taylor
Paul Johansson as Henry
Michael Landes as Willie
Raymond Cruz as Mario

Reception

Critical reception for When the Party's Over was mostly positive,^[1] and Allmovie rated the film at three stars.^[2] The Los Angeles Times was more positive, writing that it "transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates."^[3]