Party Monster Movie Review 2003

Culkin impressively crosses over into on-screen adulthood, starring as Michael Alig, the real-life club kid turned murderer. Alig, a misunderstood kid from Indiana, travels to the Big Apple where he quickly finds his niche in the decadent and flamboyant club scene of NYC circa 1990s. There, he hooks up with mentor James St. James (Green), also a former Midwesterner, who teaches him the ropes. Alig quickly surpasses his master, becoming a celebrated party promoter at the famed disco Limelight. As Michael spirals out of control both in his addictions and emotionally, St. James, as his best friend, attempts to intervene to little avail. Green provides superb support to Culkin's lead. Based on the book "Disco Bloodbath" by St. James.

Distribution

Strand Releasing, 1460 4th St., Ste. 302, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: (310)395-5002, Fax: (310)395-2502, Email: strand@strandrel.com, URL: http://www.strandreleasing.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Crime, New York, New York, Nightclubs, Period Piece: 1980s, Smuggler's Blues, Drug Use & Abuse

Screenplay

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Cast

Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Wilson Cruz, Wilmer Valderrama, Dylan McDermott, Justin Hagan, Diana Scarwid, Marilyn Manson

Cinematography

Teodoro Maniaci

Director

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Music

Jimmy Harry

Other

Frank Gaeta, Howard Parr, Jeremy Simmons, Laura Ballinger, Michael Wilkinson, Andrea Stanley

Producer

Christine Vachon, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Jon Marcus, Bradford Simpson, Killer Films, World of Wonder, Strand Releasing