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Party Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime film directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. Macaulay Culkin plays Michael Alig, a New York club promoter associated with the 1990s Club Kids scene, while the story follows Alig's rise, drug use, and involvement in the murder of Andre "Angel" Melendez. The film is a dramatized account of a nightlife subculture and its collapse into criminal violence.
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Is Party Monster based on a true story?
Yes. The 2003 film dramatizes the rise and fall of New York Club Kids promoter Michael Alig, played by Macaulay Culkin. It is a biographical crime film, not a documentary record of events.
What crime drives Party Monster's second half?
The story turns on Alig's involvement in the murder of fellow Club Kid and drug dealer Angel Melendez. Wilson Cruz plays Angel, while the film shows how drug use and the club scene's power structure collapse around Alig.
Is there a documentary related to Party Monster?
The same directors, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, made the 1998 documentary Party Monster: The Shockumentary. The 2003 feature also draws on James St. James's book Disco Bloodbath.
Who plays James St. James in Party Monster?
Seth Green plays James St. James, Alig's friend and the author whose account helped shape the story. Macaulay Culkin plays Michael Alig, with Chloë Sevigny and Natasha Lyonne among the Club Kids cast.
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