How to Talk to Girls at Parties is a 2017 science fiction romantic comedy film directed by John Cameron Mitchell and written by Philippa Goslett and Cameron Mitchell, based on the short story of the same name by Neil Gaiman. The film stars Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, and Matt Lucas. Principal photography began on November 9, 2015 in Sheffield.
The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017. It was released in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2018, by StudioCanal UK, and in the United States on May 25, 2018, by A24.
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Premise
Young Enn and his best friends stumble upon a bizarre gathering of teenagers who are from another planet, visiting Earth to complete a mysterious rite of passage. That doesn't stop Enn from falling madly in love with Zan, a beautiful and rebellious alien who becomes fascinated with him. Together, they embark on a delirious adventure through the kinetic, punk rock world of 1970s London, inadvertently setting off a series of events that leads to the ultimate showdown between punks and aliens.
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Cast
- Elle Fanning as Zan, a rebellious young alien curious about Earth
- Alex Sharp as Enn, a punk comic book artist and Zan's love interest
- Nicole Kidman as Queen Boadicea, an old-school punk who manages the local punk hangout
- Ruth Wilson as PT Stella, one of the alien leaders
- Matt Lucas as PT Wain, one of the alien leaders
- AJ Lewis as Vic, Enn's best friend
- Ethan Lawrence as John, Enn's other best friend
- Edward Petherbridge as PT First, the alien supreme leader
- Joanna Scanlan as Marion, Enn's mother
- Tom Brooke as PT Waldo, Zan's parent, one of the alien leaders
- Martin Tomlinson as Slap, a punk singer managed by Boadicea
Production
A feature film adaptation of How to Talk to Girls at Parties was scheduled to begin shooting by See-Saw Films in the UK in fall 2015, produced by Howard Gertler alongside Iain Canning and Emile Sherman.
Filming
Principal photography on the film began on November 9, 2015 in Sheffield, which would be standing in for London.
Release
In September 2015, A24 acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2017. It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2018 and in the United States on May 25, 2018.
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 47% based on 78 reviews, with an average rating of 5.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "How to Talk to Girls at Parties has energy and ambition, but is ultimately too unfocused to do much with either -- or develop its themes into a cohesive whole." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter stated that despite the charming characters of Elle Fanning (a curious alien) and Nicole Kidman (a nihilistic low priestess), its attempts to "add political substance feels less than half-cooked" and in effect sacrifices "narrative cohesion" and "overcomplicates" Neil Gaiman's 18-page story.
References
External links
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties on IMDb
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties at Box Office Mojo
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties at Metacritic
- How to Talk to Girls at Parties at Rotten Tomatoes
- "How to Talk to Girls at Parties" original source short story by Neil Gaiman.
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