Party Monster

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Party Monster

R,

2003,

1h 38m,

Biography/

Drama

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29%

77 Reviews

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75%

25,000+ Ratings

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29%

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77 Reviews

75%

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25,000+ Ratings

In this film based on a true story, Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin) arrives on a Greyhound bus in New York City desperate to leave his boring Midwestern past behind. After meeting downtown club kid James St. James (Seth Green) and influential nightclub owner Peter Gatien (Dylan McDermott), a fame-hungry Alig decides to throw the most controversial and over-the-top parties in the city. In just a few years Alig's drug addiction and erratic behavior threaten to destroy the empire he's created.

Critics Consensus

The lurid display of camp soon turns tedious.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Mar 12, 2018

There isn't an ounce of genuine affection on display.

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Dec 12, 2003

2/4

It's the drunk-guy- at-the-party syndrome: The only one truly entertained by the clown with the lamp shade on his head is the clown with the lamp shade on his head -- or folks similarly inebriated.

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Eric Harrison

Houston Chronicle

Dec 5, 2003

C-

A mess.

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David Ehrenstein

New Times

Oct 3, 2017

... shows that there's a lot more to this sordid story than first meets the jaundiced eye.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

3/5

Matt Kelemen

Las Vegas CityLife

Mar 30, 2004

Rule No. 1: If you use black humor in a film about real-life characters and events, make sure you have a feel for it first.

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Abraham R

Apr 24, 2018

One of my favorite cult classic next to A Clockwork Orange, kinda dark yet still satirizes behaviorism. It was done beautifully. Seth Green and Macaulay Culkin really nailed it! Party Monster is seriously underrated.

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Leia M

May 21, 2017

I thought Culkin did pretty well, it was such a 'bad' movie that it became captivating, I hope that was the point. Alig in real life was slightly off putting so either this movie is creative or try hard ? i have no idea but i liked it

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Albus W

May 19, 2011

The worst film I have ever seen.

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Fenton Bailey

Director

Randy Barbato

Director

Macaulay Culkin

Michael Alig

Seth Green

James St. James

Chloë Sevigny

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Natasha Lyonne

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Synopsis

In this film based on a true story, Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin) arrives on a Greyhound bus in New York City desperate to leave his boring Midwestern past behind. After meeting downtown club kid James St. James (Seth Green) and influential nightclub owner Peter Gatien (Dylan McDermott), a fame-hungry Alig decides to throw the most controversial and over-the-top parties in the city. In just a few years Alig's drug addiction and erratic behavior threaten to destroy the empire he's created.

Director: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Producer: Jon Marcus, Brad Simpson, Christine Vachon, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Screenwriter: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Distributor: ContentFilm, Strand Releasing, DEJ Productions
Production Co: ContentFilm, World of Wonder, Killer Films
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $668.1K
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

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