How To Talk To Girls at Parties

Comedy, Music, Romance

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.

Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell
Starring: Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson, Matt Lucas
Produced by: Iain Canning, Howard Gertler, John Cameron Mitchell, Emile Sherman
Screenplay by: Philippa Goslett, John Cameron Mitchell
Based on: How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman

Music by: Nico Muhly, Jamie Stewart
Cinematography: Frank G. DeMarco
Edited by: Brian A. Kates

Production company: HanWay Films, Little Punk, See-Saw Films
Distributed by: A24, StudioCanal UK
Release date: May 21, 2017 (Cannes), May 11, 2018 (United Kingdom), May 25, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 102 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Language: English

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.
Rory Nolan as young Enn, Zan and Enn's Son.

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