Party is a 1994

1994 in film

1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...

 short film starring Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Gary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, known for his childhood role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and for his small stature as an adult. He was described in the 1980s as "one of television's most promising stars". After a successful childhood acting career, Coleman...

, Floyd Harden, DeAnna Hawkins, Ron Litman and Greg Nassief. The film was directed by Eric Swelstad

Eric Swelstad

Eric Swelstad is a writer/director of independent films.Eric Swelstad is currently teaching at Los Angeles Valley College.-Credits:* Frankenstein Rising * Lucky 13 * Scooter Kidz...

 and produced by Johnnie J. Young

Johnnie J. Young

Johnnie J. Young is a producer of independent films, and with writer/director Jay Woelfel, a partner in Young Wolf Productions.-Credits:* Ghost Lake * Trancers 6...

 of J&E Studio Productions, from a script by Jay Woelfel

Jay Woelfel

Jay Woelfel is a writer/director of independent films, and with producer Johnnie J. Young, a partner in Young Wolf Productions.-Credits:* Closed for the Season...

 based on a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne was an American novelist and short story writer.Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in 1804 in the city of Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and the former Elizabeth Clarke Manning. His ancestors include John Hathorne, a judge during the Salem Witch Trials...

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The film was shot in 1994 on location in Lucerne Valley in the Mojave Desert

Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...

 in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

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Plot

A hangman, a prostitute, a thief and a drunk try to make some sense out of the revelation that they are the last four people on earth. When a mysterious figure appears out of the desert claiming to be God, it sets off a chain of events which finally does answer their questions, but not necessarily in the way they had hoped.

Trivia

• The filmmakers built a full-size functioning gallows in the middle of the Mojave Desert
  Mojave Desert
  The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
  
  for the film's production.