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MPAA Rating: R Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 02/10/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 7 Genres: Drama, Docudrama, Crime Drama, Gay & Lesbian Films See Also: Party Monster [Party Cover], Party Monster [Disco Cover]

After profiling Monica Lewinsky, Billy Haynes, and Tammy Faye Bakker, documentarians Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato make their feature debut with this true-life tale of the rapid climb and lurid demise of a flamboyant young club promoter in late-'80s/early-'90s Manhattan. Based on James St. James' nonfiction account -Disco Bloodbath as well as on the writer/directors' own 1998 documentary, Party Monster features former child star Macaulay Culkin as Michael Alig, a Midwestern teen determined to forget his past amidst the bright lights and throbbing house music of New York City's nightlife. Introduced to the club scene by St. James (Seth Green), Alig quickly becomes an event promoter himself, dreaming up bizarrely themed dance parties in such unlikely venues as fast-food restaurants and subway cars. But this archetypical "club kid" orchestrates his own downfall when, stoned on designer drugs, he and accomplice Freez (Justin Hagan) brutally murder their small-time dealer friend Angel Menendez (Wilson Cruz). Party Monster had its world premiere in the Dramatic Competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Macaulay Culkin - Michael Alig
Seth Green - James St. James
Chloë Sevigny - Gitsie
Natasha Lyonne - Brooke
Justin Hagan - Freez

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato's biopic of club kid and convicted killer Michael Alig, Party Monster, comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. English and Spanish soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by the directors. Before directing this film, the twosome made a documentary about Alig, also titled Party Monster, so they are full of detail and information about the events that transpired as well as the people involved. A making-of featurette, interviews with the cast members, and a jailhouse interview with Alig are included. This is a solid release of a little-seen film from 20th Century Fox. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide