When the Party's Over

CinematographyAlice WebberEdited byJerry Bixman
Dean GoodhillDistributed byStrand Distribution110 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

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.

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.

• 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

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]

• When the Party's Over at IMDb