When the Party's Over

When the Party's Over is a 1992 American comedy drama film directed by Matthew Irmas and starring Sandra Bullock.

Frankie, Amanda, MJ, and Banks are housemates fresh out of college. Frankie is a social worker who is dating Taylor, a lawyer. Amanda, an artist, meets and falls in love with Alexander Midnight, a performance artist. She is also trying to guide her younger brother, Willie, after the death of their mother. The third roommate, MJ, is a stockbroker, who is promiscuous and has a penchant for drinking. She sleeps with Taylor, betraying Frankie. The final housemate, Banks, is an actor who is gay and best friends with Amanda.

The movie follows a group of twenty-somethings in California in the early 1990s, highlighting social issues such as excessive drinking, homosexuality, rape, infidelity, and problems with trust.

• Sandra Bullock as Amanda
• Rae Dawn Chong as M.J.
• Kris Kamm as Banks
• Fisher Stevens as Alexander Midnight
• Elizabeth Berridge as Frankie
• Brian McNamara as Taylor
• Paul Johansson as Henry
• Michael Landes as Willie
• Raymond Cruz as Mario
• John Goddard as Graham

The film premiered at the Worldfest-Houston in 1992 and was released in the United States on March 12, 1993.

Critical reception for When the Party's Over was mostly positive,^[1] and Allmovie rated the film at three stars.^[2] The Los Angeles Times was more positive, writing that it "transcends the conventional plot and brings the characters alive in this engaging tale of struggling housemates."^[3]

• When the Party's Over at IMDb