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Party Monster
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543106814
Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 StereoSpanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
MPN: D2220681D
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 10, 2004
Running Time: 99 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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Editorial Review:
Party Monster is a curiosity: a fictional version of events already covered in documentary form (see Party Monster: The Shockumentary) by this film's co-directors, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, best known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Party Monster, theatrically released in 2003, also signals the return of Macaulay Culkin to films after a long absence. Culkin plays 1980s club kid-turned-killer Michael Alig, a small-town boy who arrives in New York in search of reinvention on the Ecstasy-fueled party scene. Alig ascends from rube to ringmaster, organizing Fabulous happenings and anointing, in Warhol-like fashion, various transvestites and studly naifs the era's new superstars. Seth Green plays Alig's arch but more reticent co-conspirator and roommate, James St. James. Green is more grounded in character than Culkin, though neither actor is convincing as a deluded drag queen. Despite interesting material, the directors never reveal what makes Alig a compelling figure in Manhattan's social history. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - When Sex is Boring
A ninety four minute Australian-made DVD version probably missed the most explicit moments of generally boring movie of drugs, sex and simply young entrepreneur's meaningless, a film, of which New York City itself is the best acting member.
Rating: - A fine 99 minutes.
There are many worse ways you could spend 99 minutes. It's a fine movie and by that I mean good....ish, Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green are really excellent and it shows that Seth Green has huge variety in his acting capabilities. The movie however really focuses on Culkin's and Green's characters rather that the disposed or disposal of the drug dealer. (And to emphasise that point, I can't even remember his name!) But that's probably because those character are more entertaining - which is fine but ... Read More
Rating:  - Like it or hate it... it's realistic
I'm no expert on Micheal Alig, James St. James, DJ Keoki, etc. so I can't really comment on how accurate of a portrayal this is of their lives.
But I will say this...
Having written electronic music since the age of 12, and working as a club and event promoter in Denver for the past year, I can say with certainty that there are thousands, even MILLIONS of people that frequent the "underground" worldwide whom live extremely comparable lives to the ones depicted in this movie. ... Read More
Rating: - one of my favs!
Party Monster is one of my all time favorite movies...It's about the life and times of a group of party "club-kids" in the late 1980's. It's fun, fabulous, and yes, cheesey and campy! The story has some great twists and turns in it! Watching it you may think it's somewhat of an over exagerated story, but the clincher is, it's based on a true story! How Fabulous is that?
All the actors did a wonderful job in taking you back to those club daze (days).. but, Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green and Marilyn ... Read More
Rating:  - Party Monster Not So Hyped!
Purchase from Amazon was good, came in wrapped and nice. Movie was quite boring.. Its more of a documentation of a drug drag, then a out of the boxx movie.
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