
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behaviour...... (Full plot summary below)
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Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behaviour...
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| Boston GlobeJay CarrHouse Party captures contemporary black teen culture in a way that’s fresh, commercial and very catchy. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJoel SelvinHouse Party captures contemporary black teen culture in a way that’s fresh, commercial and very catchy. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonHouse Party isn't a great movie, but it's heartfelt and enormously winning. In its own modest, ramshackle way, it manages to seem innocent even when it's profane. And maybe a party that demonstrates that those two qualities aren't necessarily opposed is exactly the kind we need. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe first--and best--of the three black comedies made of the same concept, this joyful picture was far less cloying than its white counterpart movies of the 1960s. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe movie is slick and cartoonish but also extremely clever, and its unabashed conventionality is exactly what’s fun about it. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonThis movie has a rhythm. It's exaggerated, loud and consciously vulgar, but the breezy self-assurance carries it along. |
| Tampa Bay TimesEric SniderHouse Party is silly and high-spirited and not particularly significant, and that is just as it should be. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis is the only House Party that counts. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyUnlike most teen-age movies, which attempt to impose some kind of adult order and significance on the events they recall, House Party has the light touch, rude wit and immediacy of rap as improvised by someone in top form. |
| Portland OregonianTed MaharHouse Party is silly and high-spirited and not particularly significant, and that is just as it should be. |