Life of the Party is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Ben Falcone.
Official trailers
Warner Bros. Pictures on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 released the trailer:
LIFE OF THE PARTY - Official Trailer 2.
Story intro
After dropping off their daughter Maddie to her senior year at Decatur University in Atlanta, Dan tells Deanna that he wants a divorce because he has fallen in love with another woman, a realtor Marcie, and he also wants to sell their house under his name. Heartbroken, Deanna visits her parents Mike and Sandy to tell them what happened, but Mike is frustrated because Dan made Deanna drop out of her college because she was pregnant, as well as his overbearing ways during their marriage. Deanna goes to see Maddie in her dorm to tell the news about her divorce and her plans to study again at the university to earn a degree in Archaeology. Maddie initially has doubts about her plan but she ultimately accepts it. Maddie introduces Deanna to her friends - Amanda, neurotic Debbie, and Helen. Deanna later meets her agoraphobic and chronically depressed roommate Leonor. On the first day of school, she meets demeaning girls, Jennifer and her friend Trina (Yani Simone), who mocks Deanna's age. Deanna later signed the divorce papers, with her best friend Christine on her side, as well as Dan and Marcie. At night, Maddie and her friends take Deanna to the party, where she meets a boy named Jack, who later falls in love with her and, the next day, they have sex inside the library. In another night, they attend an 80's-themed party where Deanna has a dance-off with Jennifer, resulting in earning the respect of her schoolmates. Deanna later has stage fright during her oral presentation and she collapses.
Cast
- Melissa McCarthy
- Deanna "Dee Rock" Miles (née Cook)
- Molly Gordon
- Maddie Miles, Dan and Deanna's daughter
- Gillian Jacobs
- Helen, a sorority sister
- Maya Rudolph
- Christine Davenport, Deanna's neurotic and heavy drinking best friend
- Jessie Ennis
- Debbie, a sorority sister with "issues"
- Adria Arjona
- Amanda, another sorority sister with "issues"
- Matt Walsh
- Daniel "Dan" Miles, Deanna's ex-husband, Maddie's father
- Julie Bowen
- Marcie Strong, a real estate agent, Deanna's nemesis and Dan's lover
- Debby Ryan
- Jennifer, a "mean girl" in Deanna's archaeology class
- Stephen Root
- Michael "Mike" Cook, Deanna's father and Maddie's grandfather
- Jacki Weaver
- Sandy Cook, Deanna's mother and Maddie's grandmother
- Luke Benward
- Jack Strong, a frat boy infatuated with Deanna
- Jimmy O. Yang
- Tyler, Maddie's boyfriend and Jack's friend
- Chris Parnell
- Wayne Truzack, Deanna's professor
- Heidi Gardner
- Leonor, Deanna's reclusive Goth roommate
- Yani Smone
- Trina, Jennifer's snarky sidekick
- Damon Jones
- Frank Davenport, Christine's husband
- Ben Falcone
- Dale, the Uber driver
- Nat Faxon
- Lance
- Sarah Baker
- Gildred
- Karen Maruyama
- Mediator
- Steve Mallory
- Bill
- Courtney Patterson
- Amy
- Steve Falcone
- Older Man #1 / Vince
- Michael D. McCarthy
- Older Man #2 / Dennis
- Christina Aguilera
- herself
About
The film Life of the Party was scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 11, 2018 (United States, United Kingdom, Ireland) and on July 5, 2018 (Germany).
The duration of the film is 105 minutes. With a budget of $30 million, the film grossed over $65.7 million.
The film had received a "PG-13" rating.
Rating
Life of the Party got average rating from critics. The audience dislikes the film either. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on a scale ranging from A+ to F.
External links
Official website: lifeoftheparty-movie.com
Google: #LifeOfTheParty
Youtube: #LifeOfTheParty
Wikipedia: Life of the Party (2018 film)