Life of the Party
Life of the Party is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Falcone and Melissa McCarthy. The film, starring McCarthy and Molly Gordon, follows a newly divorced mother who returns to college to complete her degree, and ends up bonding with her daughter's friends.
Plot
After dropping off their 22-year-old daughter Maddie to her senior year at Decatur University in Atlanta, Dan tells Deanna that he wants a divorce because he has fallen in love with another woman, realtor Marcie. Heartbroken, Deanna visits her parents Mike and Sandy to tell them what happened, with Mike furiously denouncing Dan for making Deanna drop out of college in her final year because she was pregnant, as well as his overbearing ways during their marriage.
More details
| author | Ben Falcone Melissa McCarthy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Atlanta |
| director | Ben Falcone |
| editor | Brian Olds |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | 401(k) 401k agoraphobia agoraphobic chocolate bar claim end expect first day of school frat party getting married group of friends in the stacks library stack married midterm exam morning sleep stack stage fright that girl two girls wed |
| musicBy | Fil Eisler |
| producer | Ben Falcone Chris Henchy Melissa McCarthy |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema On the Day Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| theme | female buddy |