Party Crashers

If you’ve not yet watched The Party Crashers, you must.  Despite it being considered a low-budget film with a bad script, Bobby works wonders with what he’s been given.  He plays a rather serious guy who gets sucked into being a “bad boy” to please his girlfriend and keep her interested in him over his competition.  Oh, and Connie Stevens’ character (Bobby’s onscreen girlfriend) is the very definition of an entitled brat.  If you can make it through the movie without wanting to knock her kneecaps in, you’re a better woman than me, just by the way...

Favorite Moment:  Bobby has lots of great teeth-smiles in this movie, which we don’t get to see as much out of him in pictures and onscreen as he gets older.  Pay special attention to the conversation he and his dad have about the sports car, and again when his girlfriend’s dad is talking to him about the dance competition trophy.  It’s very sweet.

All in all, this movie still makes me feel sad.  I’m sure it’s not in small part due to the knowledge this was Bobby’s last full-length film, and likely made at a time of high stress in his life.  He would have been still newly married with one baby and another on the way, struggling to make money to support his family while battling his addiction.  The character he plays is slightly morose, and I can’t help but see the tiniest reflection of Bobby’s real-life angst in his eyes.