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Full Moon Party (2002): Cast, Box Office & Plot

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Full Moon Party is a 2002 romantic comedy directed by Johan Nijenhuis, starring Daan Schuurmans as Ties Nijboer, Cas Jansen and Michiel Huisman. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes and earned $3 million worldwide.

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Full Moon Party (2002) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 40m (100 min)
Director
Johan Nijenhuis
Genres
Comedy , Romance
Original language
English
After the credits
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The story

What Is Full Moon Party About?

The premise of Full Moon Party without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

After graduation, a group of friends set out on a sailing trip hoping to locate a hidden Full Moon Party. Meanwhile, Hans Nijboer urges his brother Ties to return home and join the family business, but Ties dreams of a singing career and resists, creating a clash between duty and ambition.

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Cast & crew

Full Moon Party Cast & Characters

Daan Schuurmans leads the cast as Ties Nijboer, with Cas Jansen as Hans Nijboer and Michiel Huisman as Bobbie Zwiers. Directed by Johan Nijenhuis; 11 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Johan Nijenhuis

More films directed by Johan Nijenhuis: Dochters, Loving Bali, Zwanger & Co and Moroccan Wedding.

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Plot

Full Moon Party Plot Summary

What happens in Full Moon Party from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

The film unfolds through a tapestry of seemingly disparate vignettes that gradually reveal how desire, fear, and hidden truths ripple through a group of interconnected lives in Thailand and beyond. At the center of one thread is Gaitok, who reviews security footage and discovers that Timothy has broken into a booth and stolen his gun. This revelation sits alongside intimate family tensions: Piper has confessed to her parents that her trip to Thailand to write a thesis was a fabrication, and she now longs to return after graduation to spend at least a year at a meditation center. Victoria is unsettled by Piper’s deepening immersion in Buddhism, especially since the family itself is only nominally Christian.

Full summary

The whole story of Full Moon Party, scene by scene

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Box office

Full Moon Party Box Office

Full Moon Party grossed $3 million worldwide.

2002 box office

Worldwide gross

$3M

International
$3M
Quiz

How Well Do You Know Full Moon Party?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Which character discovers that Timothy stole a gun from the security footage?

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FAQ

Full Moon Party FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Full Moon Party, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Full Moon Party?

Full Moon Party runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).

When was Full Moon Party released?

Full Moon Party was released on October 10, 2002.

Who directed Full Moon Party?

Full Moon Party was directed by Johan Nijenhuis.

More films by Johan Nijenhuis

Who is in the cast of Full Moon Party?

Full Moon Party stars Daan Schuurmans as Ties Nijboer, Cas Jansen as Hans Nijboer and Michiel Huisman as Bobbie Zwiers, among 11 credited actors.

How much did Full Moon Party make at the box office?

Full Moon Party grossed $3 million worldwide.

Does Full Moon Party have a post-credit scene?

No. Full Moon Party has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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