Party Monster

(2003)

★ 5.8 IMDb · 202 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller

Year: 2003

Runtime: 98 мин

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Cast: Маколей Калкин, Сет Грин, Хлоя Севиньи, Наташа Лионн, Уилмер Вальдеррама, Wilson Cruz, Дайана Скаруид, Дилан Макдермотт, Мэрилин Мэнсон, Миа Киршнер

Plot

The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.

Set in the New York club scene of the late 1980's thru the 1990's, a tale which is based on the rise and fall of club-kid promoter Michael Alig, a party organizer, whose extravagant life was sent spiralling downward when he boasted on television that he had killed his friend, roommate, and drug dealer, Angel Melendez. Originally from Indiana, Alig moved to New York, and came to be an underground legend, known for his excessive drug use and outrageous behavior in the club world. At his peak, he had his own record label, and magazine, and hosted Disco 2000, one of the biggest club nights in New York in the '90s. He was doing a lot of drugs, and as his addiction got worse, his party themes became darker and more twisted. Alig's saga reached its tragic crescendo when he viciously murdered his drug dealer, Angel, by injecting him with Drano and throwing him in the East River. The power he wielded on the club scene made him feel untouchable, so he didn't hesitate to boast of the murder. The press thought it was a publicity stunt--until Angel's body washed ashore.