House party

Mainly in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United States and Canada the term house party refers, typically, to a type of party where large groups of people (usually high school or college students) get together at a designated house to play loud music and drink alcohol.

In Ireland and the United Kingdom, a house party can be referred to as a "free gaff". Such parties are classified as house parties in order to distinguish them from parties that take place in the college halls of residence and other places on campus.

House parties in history

An early example of a house party can be seen in the play "Mostellaria" ("The Haunted House") by the Roman playwright Plautus. In it a young man called Philolaches is having a great time while his father is away on business.

Sometimes used as a guideline for teenagers in real life, house parties have become a prominent feature in popular movies. While many have probably been present before the movie, Animal House is one of the first to properly provide a scene of a House party.

Films containing notable house parties

*"10 Things I Hate about You"
*"American Pie" and "American Pie 2"
*"Animal House"
*"Can't Hardly Wait"
*"Clueless"
*"Coach Carter"
*"Dead Poets Society"
*"EuroTrip"
*"Grandma's Boy"
*"House Party", "House Party 2", "House Party 3", and ""
*"Kids"
*"Mean Girls"
*"Not Another Teen Movie"
*"Old School"
*"Pretty in Pink
*"Quadrophenia"
*"Risky Business"
*"Road Trip"
*"Scream and Scream 2"
*"Sixteen Candles
*"Sky High"
*"Superbad"
*"The New Guy"
*""
*"Uncle Buck"
*"Weird Science"
*"Wild Things 2"

ee also

*Cocktail party
*Dinner party
*Political houseparty