Hollywood Party

Roll out the red carpet and be the film star of a fabulous Hollywood Party. Here’s some advice and tips for holding a party that your guests will surely love.

Invitations

Make invitations that are designed to look like a movie ticket. You can make large tickets that have to be torn by an usher as guests arrive to the party.

You could also send invitations that are set out like the flier for a cinema, naming the title of the party and the screening time.

Promote the party as a gala opening night, telling guests they’ve made the A-List and are welcome to attend.

Costume Suggestions

Have the guests come to the party dressed as their favourite actors or film characters.

The night might be more fun if you tailor the costumes to a film genre such as Action films, Suspense films, Horror or Science Fiction.

A great idea would be to have guests recreating classic scenes from their favourite films and filming it themselves. There are many great films and classic lines to choose from – Streetcar Named Desire, Scarface, the list goes on!

For a fun night, you could also have a video camera handy and get the guests to make their own short film to watch later in the evening.

Decorations

Buy red cloth to make a Red Carpet leading to the doorway of the house.

Make cardboard cut-outs of Paparazzi to line the red carpet, waiting for all the guests.

You could also decorate the pathway to the door by making large stars featuring the names of each guest. Make your own Walk of Fame and let the guests have their own star.

Other Hollywood decorations include movie posters, the famous Hollywood sign or a director's chair.

Food Suggestions

Serve cinema food such as popcorn in tubs, hotdogs and chips.

You could buy flat strips of liquorice and cut small squares out of each strip so that they look like pieces of celluloid film.

Try to give any food you serve names that are tied with movies. There are many you could come up with if you use your imagination.

Woody Allen’s Bananas, American Pie, Citizen Candy Kane… Try to think of as many as you can!

Games & Activities

Play Cinema Charades and have the guests miming the titles of films.

Read out classic quotes from films and try to guess what film they come from.

Set some time in the night for a Movie Trivia quiz. You could suggest that guests prepare their own questions beforehand based on their favourite films and genres.