Kitchen Party (1997)

Name: Kitchen Party
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1997-09-08
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Scott Speedman, Laura Harris, Gillian Barber, Kevin McNulty, Tygh Runyan

Kitchen Party (1997), directed by Gary Burns, starring Scott Speedman and Laura Harris.

09/08/1997 BR Comedy 1h 22m

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A group of teenagers come together to indulge in that great Canadian pastime, the house-party, and find themselves literally confined to the kitchen trapped by an extraordinary well manicured carpet in the living room. Elsewhere, the parents of these kids have a dinner party of their own, where suburban pretense slowly melts away exposing childish obsessions.

Robert AschmannCinematography
Gary BurnsDirector, Writer
Mark LemmonEditing
Reginald HarkemaEditing

About the film

Kitchen Party is a 1997 film written and directed by Gary Burns (The Suburbanators). The movie cast a number of then-unknown young Canadian actors, including Scott Speedman, Laura Harris, and Tygh Runyan, and was released on September 8, 1997, at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Plot

In the bored suburban atmosphere of a Canadian city, Scott (Scott Speedman) decides to throw a celebratory get-together with friends in his parents' home. Unfortunately, there's a catch: Scott's parents happen to be particularly anal about the direction the carpet fibers lay and the distance from doily to table-edge. This means that the only part of the house that is safe, that is, the only part of the house with no carpeting and therefore no potential mess, is the tiled kitchen.

The festivities begin once the parents go off to a party of their own, leaving Scott and his buddy, Wayne (Tygh Runyan), with a house that would be entirely empty but for Scott's mysterious brother lurking in the basement listening to rock music. Scott's parents at the adult party, which descends into drunken bickering.

At the teen party, soon the girls are arriving, including Scott's girlfriend, Tammy (Laura Harris) — whom he plans on bedding before the night is over — and alcohol, drugs, music, more people, and everything else that characterizes a stereotypical house party follows. This includes calamity, as Scott quickly discovers just how much can go wrong in one night of kitchen partying.

Cast

Scott Speedman as Scott

Laura Harris as Tammy

Tygh Runyan as Wayne

John Payne as Bill

A.J. Bond as Tim

James McBurney as Cal

Jenafor Ryane as Marni (credited as Janafor Ryane)

Joelle Thomas as Marie

Kevin McNulty as Brent

Gillian Barber as Barb

Marie Stillin as Marge

Sarah Strange as Cynthia

Dave Cox as Lester Jr.

Jason Wiles as Steve

Jay Brazeau as Fred

Awards and nominations

Rotterdam International Film Festival (1998): Gary Burns nominated for Tiger Award.

Torino International Festival of Young Cinema (1997): Gary Burns won FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention for the film's "incisive and ironic portrayal of middle class family life in Western society."

Torino International Festival of Young Cinema (1997): Gary Burns won a Special Mention.

Torino International Festival of Young Cinema (1997): Kitchen Party nominated in Best Film category for the Prize of the City of Torino.

Vancouver International Film Festival (1997): Gary Burns won for Best New Western Canadian Director.

External links

Kitchen Party at IMDb

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Trivia

It premiered on September 8, 1997, a Monday.
It runs 1h22 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosHighwire Pictures, Nine Iron Films, Odeon Films, Sub Urban Film
CountriesCanada
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Vancouver

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Vancouver

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Robert Aschmann Cinematography
Gary Burns Director
Mark Lemmon Editing
Reginald Harkema Editing
Christine Haebler Producer
John Hazlett Producer
Schaun Tozer Original music
Gary Burns Writer

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What is Kitchen Party about?

Kitchen Party: A group of teenagers come together to indulge in that great Canadian pastime, the house-party, and find themselves literally confined to the kitchen trapped by an extraordinary well manicured carpet in the living room. Elsewhere, the parents of these kids have a dinner party of their own, where suburban pretense slowl…

Who directed Kitchen Party?

Kitchen Party was directed by Gary Burns in 1997.

Who stars in Kitchen Party?

The cast of Kitchen Party includes Scott Speedman, Laura Harris, Gillian Barber, Kevin McNulty and Tygh Runyan.

How long is Kitchen Party?

Kitchen Party runs for 82 minutes, or 1h22.