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“Relax. Nobody’s getting married tonight.”
synopsis
A groom’s friends throw him one last night of catastrophic excess, complete with strippers, jealous fiancées, and an actual donkey.
pairs well with ...
mini-review
Pre-Oscar Tom Hanks in full sleazeball mode. It’s uneven, but there’s a manic innocence underneath the grime that makes it strangely charming.
Watching after attending a wedding where everything went suspiciously smoothly.
Absurdist's Corner
The idea that every bachelor party must escalate to farm animals and mob chases.
fun facts
Hanks later distanced himself from the film. The donkey sequence required multiple rewrites after animal safety complaints.
Bachelor Party (1984)
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