The Birthday Party (1985)

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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:basedOn The_Birthday_Party_(play)
gptkbp:boxOffice $1 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Stanley_Webber
gptkb:Goldberg
Lulu
McCann
gptkbp:cinematographyBy Robbie_Greenberg
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception mixed reviews
gptkbp:culturalImpact cult film status
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:William_Friedkin
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
Dede Allen
gptkbp:genre drama
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Birthday Party (1985)
gptkbp:influenced subsequent_adaptations_of_Pinter's_works
gptkbp:influencedBy Theatre of the Absurd
Existentialism
The_Birthday_Party_(play)_by_Harold_Pinter
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:John_Barry
gptkbp:notableFeature Nominated for Best Director
Nominated for Best Actor
Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay
gptkbp:notableQuote "I don't want to be a part of this!"
"What do you want from me?"
"It's my birthday!"
gptkbp:premiere 1985 Cannes Film Festival
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:William_Friedkin
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:released gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:releaseDate 1985
gptkbp:releaseFormat theatrical release
gptkbp:runtime 98 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Harold_Pinter
gptkbp:setting a seaside boarding house
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Dustin_Hoffman
gptkb:Jennifer_Tilly
gptkb:Ian_Holm
gptkbp:theme identity
isolation
fear
power dynamics