Party Monster
Party Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, who are also producers along with Jon Marcus and Christine Vachon. It stars Macaulay Culkin as the drug-addled "king of the Club Kids". The film tells the story of the 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.
Plot
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.
More details
| author | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
| editor | Jeremy Simmons |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | arrest club kids cross country drug abuse great american novel limelight move new jersey out of control peter gatien pick up substance abuse warn |
| musicBy | Jimmy Harry Kevin Haskins |
| producer | Christine Vachon |
| productionCompany | Christine Vachon Fortissimo Films World of Wonder |
| publisher | Strand Releasing |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | biographical biographical drama camcorder docudrama documentary independent |