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Party Monster, 2003

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green

Directed by: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Written by: Fenton Bailey

Language: English

Country: USA, Netherlands

Runtime: 98 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:5.9

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The mood of Party Monster is offbeat and stylized. The plot centers around drug abuse, a rise and fall, and drug dealing. It is a drama and crime movie. Stylistically, Party Monster is a saga. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The setting is Indiana and New York. Party Monster happens in the 1980s and in the 1990s. It is originally a true story and based on a book.

Summary of Party Monster

With PARTY MONSTER, directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE) rework their 1999 shockumentary into a feature film. Based on the book by James St. James, PARTY MONSTER tells the lurid tale of Michael Alig (Macauley Culkin), a self-made party promoter who made a big splash in New York City nightclubs in the 1980s and early '90s. Told in shifting perspectives between Alig and James (an utterly fabulous Seth Green), the film recounts the events that eventually landed Alig in jail for manslaughter. The story begins like so many others: an innocent, fresh-faced Midwesterner arrives in New York City with dreams of superstardom. And after a brief bit of struggling, Michael turns his fantasy into a reality. Soon, the confident youngster is the toast of the town, throwing parties at the infamous Limelight for owner Peter Gatien (Dylan McDermott). But eventually he succumbs to drug abuse and paranoia, which climaxes in the murder of his drug dealer Angel (Wilson Cruz). Bailey and Barbato recreate this wild moment in history with glee, and they pack their film with enough celebrity firepower (Chloe Sevigny, Natasha Lyonne, Marilyn Manson) to glamorize the story even further.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA, Netherlands
Release date:	18 January 2003
Runtime:	98 min

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Macaulay Culkin

as Michael Alig

Seth Green

as James St. James

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Alig's superficiality seems to have been his only talent. His banality is a problem that the film can't overcome. Full Review

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by: Liam Lacey

Entertainment Weekly

As stagy and awkward as some of the Warhol/Morrissey films of the early '70s. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

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Unique in every aspect.

Party Monster is, without a doubt, one of my favorite movies. The 1980's rave scene is explored and rennovated by Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin). While a little depressing, Party Monster is a look into Alig's life, and how he made his debut as a... Read and rate it

13.July.2009
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by: dresden
dresden rated this movie10/10Must See

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