Without a doubt, Nick and Nora's Christmas party in The Thin Man.
Nora: Is that my drink over there?
Nick: What are you drinking?
Nora: Rye.
Nick: (He picks up the glass and drains its contents.) Yes. That's yours.
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
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megan walker - Dec 10, 2010 8:11:29 am PST #12426 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
DavidS - Dec 10, 2010 8:21:09 am PST #12427 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Without a doubt, Nick and Nora's Christmas party in The Thin Man.
Oooh, excellent choice. I'm drawn to a lot of Fellini's movie parties even though they're usually satirical and mocking.
I just saw his amazing "Toby Dammit" segment from the horror anthology Spirits of the Dead and I desperately wanted to go to that Oscar Party From Hell.
Then again, I wanted to live in the Bladerunner dystopia too.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 10, 2010 8:28:47 am PST #12428 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I can't recall if we actually see the parties in Auntie Mame or just their aftermath, but I'm sure they were fun.
Of the ones I actually remember, it's a toss-up between the costume ball inside the Christmas ornament in Labyrinth and the one in Back to School where the band is Oingo Boingo and they perform "Dead Man's Party."
megan walker - Dec 10, 2010 8:29:55 am PST #12429 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I can't recall if we actually see the parties in Auntie Mame or just their aftermath, but I'm sure they were fun.
I can't recall either, but I'm pretty sure everything in Auntie Mame was fun.
beekaytee - Dec 10, 2010 8:33:02 am PST #12430 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
It says a lot about what a partier I am not that I would be most comfortable at the dinner parties thrown in Sliding Doors or Notting Hill.
I just love those good friends and good food scenarios.
Jon B. - Dec 10, 2010 8:42:24 am PST #12431 of 30000
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The dinner party at Big Night!
Daisy Jane - Dec 10, 2010 8:42:41 am PST #12432 of 30000
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Couldn't see if it was there, but 200 Cigarettes if only because Elvis shows up.
-t - Dec 10, 2010 8:46:58 am PST #12433 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The dinner party at Big Night!
Oh, that's a good one. The Party springs to mind.
Fred Pete - Dec 10, 2010 9:18:05 am PST #12434 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I can't recall if we actually see the parties in Auntie Mame or just their aftermath, but I'm sure they were fun.
I remember at least one, but I'm not sure whether Rosalind Russell or Lucille Ball was involved. And there's a very big difference.
As for me, depends on my mood. Overall, I think I'd prefer Dinner at Eight. But sometimes only The Party would do.
Laga - Dec 10, 2010 9:25:58 am PST #12435 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yule Ball.