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.
Theatrical Release: SEPTEMBER 5, 2003 (NY/LA/CHICAGO)
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Featurette
Behind the Scenes
Trailers
Cast Interviews
Audio Commentary: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbatao - Directors/Producers
Interview with Michael Alig
Executive Producer
Edward R. Pressman: Producer
Executive Producer
John Schmidt: Writer/ Director, A VOW TO CHERISH (1999)
Executive Producer
Michael J. Werner: Executive Producer, PARTY MONSTER (2003)
Executive Producer
Sofia Sondervan: Executive Producer, PARTY MONSTER (2003)
Executive Producer
Wouter Barendrecht: Executive Producer, PARTY MONSTER (2003)
Source Writer
James St. James: Source Writer, PARTY MONSTER (2003)
Executive Producer
John Wells: Writer/Producer, WHITE OLEANDER (2002)
Review 1:
"...[Green] steals the show, with a performance of controlled engagement with both the delights and damage of the kids' lifestyle..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.59-60 10/10/2003
Review 2:
"...[Culkin gives] a fearless performance..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.33 09/05/2003
Review 3:
"...This may be the rare case of a movie in which the amateur theatricality works..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.131 09/12/2003
Review 4:
"...It moves effectively from outrageous camp humor to stark pathos and in the process manages to be oddly touching..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C9 09/05/2003
Review 5:
"...It has many inventive and irreverent moments..."
Source: Movieline's Hollywood Life
p.113 09/01/2003
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