
"You won't leave me, will you?" Nick asks Brandon shortly after revealing to him the results of his last blood test for HIV. "I don't want to die alone." In spite of Brandon's protestations, the two soon find the love they had shared for many years in ruins. One year after their breakup, Nick is confronted with a ravaged immune system and a CT Scan and lab values which, along with his worsening forgetfulness, clenches the diagnosis of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopath... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
"You won't leave me, will you?" Nick asks Brandon shortly after revealing to him the results of his last blood test for HIV. "I don't want to die alone." In spite of Brandon's protestations, the two soon find the love they had shared for many years in ruins. One year after their breakup, Nick is confronted with a ravaged immune system and a CT Scan and lab values which, along with his worsening forgetfulness, clenches the diagnosis of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML) -- a condition he has seen claim his friends and one which he vows will not take him. Due to the aggressive nature of the disease, he has only a few days of conscious life remaining. His plan, he announces to family and "extended family," is to voluntarily end his life himself before the disease renders him unrecognizable to those he loves and he, in turn, is unable to recognize them. Uninvited to the farewell party, Brandon's presence is greeted with jeers from those who see him as having abandoned Nick is his time of greatest need.
Leave your thoughts about It's My Party.
| VarietyEmanuel LevyThis chronicle of a person with AIDS who decides to terminate his life while his faculties are still intact feels like a personal work, but it's all background detail, lacking a strong dramatic core |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawAny movie trying this hard to get me misty is a lot more likely to make me angry. |
| User ReviewSt0rm MIf you don't cry at this movie, you have no heart. |
| User ReviewCriss TThis cast is excellent and Eric Roberts is the movie. This movie tugs at the heart strings and makes you think about how short life is. To have a movie with Olivia Newton-John in it and the talented Bruce Davison what more could you ask for. Eric Roberts is so under rated as an actor he is a superb actor. |
| User ReviewScott SOne of my all time favorite movies but damn is it a tear-jerker. Have plenty of kleenex! This is an amazing cast that Kleiser put together - most being friends of his. Most younger movie watchers will have a difficult time understanding the impact AIDS had on the 80's generation. It's a must see. |
| User ReviewKenny W[b]I loved this movie its a story about a guy with AIDS and hes friend had left but later came back to help him in his final days it was a sad movie?[/b] |
| User Reviewscott dThis is an amazing movie about life. Watch it... you'll cry everytime (doesn't matter who you are!) |
| User ReviewVal CMust not be watched without a box of tissues. Most moving movie about AIDS and making your own choices. |
| User ReviewA CThis movie was a real tear jerker. I loved it. |
| User ReviewDevi DTime to cry again. Eric Roberts is wonderful in this film about deciding when and how to go out. |