18 to Party

August 2026 February 2026 18 to Party 18 to Party.jpg Jeffrey Roda Jeffrey Roda Andrew CahillNikola DuravcevicEmily Ziff GriffinStephanie Marin Kate Williams Dylan Neely 2019 10 4 Woodstock Film Festival 80 minutes United States English 18 to Party is a 2019 American comedy film written and directed by Jeff Roda. The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 4, 2019.https://www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/festival2019/details.php?id=42588 18 To Party Woodstock Film Festival August 2, 2021 Following its premiere, the film was also screened at the Big Apple Film Festival on November 21, 2019https://bigapplefilmfestivalfall2019.eventive.org/schedule/18-to-party-closing-night-film-5dbf324232e8ac002fc729c8 18 To Party (Closing Night Film) Big Apple Film Festival August 2, 2021 and at the Florida Film Festival on August 11, 2020, where it won the Special Jury Prize for Ensemble Cast.https://worldfilmgeek.com/2020/08/11/florida-film-festival-18-to-party-2019/ Florida Film Festival: 18 to Party (2019) WorldFilmGeek August 11, 2020 August 2, 2021 The official trailer for the film was released on September 25, 2020, and featured Taylor Richardson and Sam McCarthy among others.https://www.firstshowing.net/2020/official-trailer-for-18-to-party-indie-film-featuring-taylor-richardson/ Billington Alex Official Trailer for '18 to Party' Indie Film Featuring Taylor Richardson Firstshowing.net September 25, 2020 August 2, 2021 Plot It is 1984. A group of teenagers spend the day waiting to get into a nightclub. Meanwhile, school is approaching and a group of eighth graders are forced to go back to their studies. The group includes nerdy Shel, his crush Amy, music fan Missy, bickering Peter and Dean, burly Brad, smart-ass Kira, and Lanky, who has been released from youth detention center and has been considering going back to school. While they wait outside for a nightclub to open, the teens raise hot topics that range from UFO sightings to music, and from Lanky's release to what's in store when school is back in session. While discussing those topics, they realize some crazy truths about each other. Cast Kevin Daniel Carey as party goer Enzo Cellucci as Rizzo Alivia Clark as Amy Ashling Doyle as Tonya Tanner Flood as Shel James Freedson-Jackson as Lanky Oliver Gifford as Brad Nolan Lyons as Dean Sam McCarthy as Peter Taylor Richardson as Missy Erich Schuett as James Ivy Miller as Kira Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has score approval rating based on count reviews, with an average ranking of average.https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/18_to_party 18 to Party (2019) Rotten Tomatoes Fandango access date In August, 2021 critic WorldFilmGeek listed 18 To Party in their Top Ten Teen Movies of all-time at #9.https://worldfilmgeek.com/2021/08/30/worldfilmgeeks-top-10-teen-movies/ WorldFilmGeek's Top 10 Teen Movies 30 August 2021 Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com wrote "18 to Party nudges that there's got to be something more to a story concerning youth like this, that it can't feel so limited to what they see and chat about".https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/18-to-party-movie-review-2020 Allen Nick 18 to Party RogerEbert.com November 6, 2020 August 2, 2021 Film Threats Chris Salce said "18 to Party knows what it's going to be, and it does it well".https://filmthreat.com/reviews/18-to-party/ Salce Chris 18 to Party Film Threat November 5, 2020 August 2, 2021 According to Selome Hailu of The Austin Chronicle, "[The film] need[s] more scrupulous eyes, but bears the palpable excitement of a new voice. It's worth the watch for indie lovers and coming-of-age aficionados, with just enough moments of true clarity to expect a more mature, balanced appeal in Roda's future".18 to Party https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2020-11-06/18-to-party/ Hailu Selome November 6, 2020 August 2, 2021 References External links https://www.18topartymovie.com/ Category:American comedy films Category:Films set in 1984 Category:2019 films Category:2019 English-language films Category:2019 American films Category:American teen comedy films Category:2019 teen comedy films Category:English-language teen comedy films