Party Monster (2003 film)
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| Directed by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
| Produced by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato Jon Marcus Christine Vachon Executive: Edward R. Pressman John Wells Wouter Barendrecht Michael J. Werner |
| Written by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
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Disco Bloodbath by James St. James |
| Starring |
Macaulay Culkin Seth Green Chloë Sevigny Diana Scarwid Marilyn Manson |
| Music by | Jimmy Harry |
| Cinematography | Teodoro Maniaci |
| Edited by | Jeremy Simmons |
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| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States Netherlands |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $742,898 |
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| PopMatters | (positive) |
Party Monster is a 2003 American factually based biographical drama film directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and starring Macaulay Culkin as the drug-addled "king of the Club Kids". The film tells the story of rise and fall of the infamous New York City party promoter Michael Alig. This was Macaulay Culkin's first film in nearly nine years since his starring role in the 1994 film Richie Rich.
The film is based on Disco Bloodbath, the memoir of James St. James which details his friendship with Alig, that later fell apart as Alig's drug addiction worsened, and ended after he murdered Angel Melendez and went to prison. A 1998 documentary on the murder, also called Party Monster: The Shockumentary, was used for certain elements of the film.
Based on the book Disco Bloodbath, by James St. James, the film opens with Michael Alig as a small-town outcast who lived with his mom before moving to New York. Michael learns the New York party scene from James St. James, who teaches him the "rules of fabulousness", which mostly revolve around attracting as much attention to oneself as possible.
Despite James' warning, Alig hosts a party at The Limelight, a local club owned by Peter Gatien. With Alig as its main attraction, The Limelight soon becomes the hottest club in New York. Alig is named "King of the Club Kids" and goes on a cross country journey in search of more club kids. Alig and James pick up Angel Melendez, Gitsie, and Brooke. Gitsie becomes Michael's latest sidekick although the movie implies the relationship was a little more than platonic. However, after Michael descends further into drug abuse, his life starts to spiral out of control, eventually culminating in his involvement in the murder of Angel. Gitsie and Michael decide to go to rehab but ultimately return to NY with the same drug problems as before causing Michael to lose his job and end up in a motel in New Jersey. James then begins to write his "Great American Novel" published as Disco Bloodbath and later as Party Monster.
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