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Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin) is a kid from Indiana who befriends James St. James (Seth Green) in NYC and becomes a big party promoter for Peter Gatien (Dylan McDermott) and his wife (Mia Kirshner) during the 90s. Michael is aggressively ambitious, vindictive, petty, and self-promoting. He befriends Angel Melendez (Wilson Cruz) turning him into one of the club kids. As his drug haze filled life deteriorates, it culminates in the murder of Angel.It's a fascinating story. The actors are giving their all. Macaulay Culkin puts in an all encompassing performance. The fact is Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato don't know how to direct a big movie. The digital video format and the amateurist directing relegates this to nothing more a TV movie. And so much of this seems to be toned down. A more aggressive treatment of the material is needed.

I found Party Monster a compelling and accurate film portrayal of the New York club scene in the LATE 80's and early 90's (Mr_Vai's comment suggests that this film covers only the 80's, but the costume and music is reminiscent of 1990-93), although somewhat unsatisfying after reading Disco Bloodbath. Both Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green give excellent performances, portraying the flamboyant, drugged up, and sexed out lives of Michael Alig and James St. James. Indie film starlet Chloë Sevigny, whose movie career was the result of her being a Club Kid was an exceptional choice for Alig's faux girlfriend and lifelong love. Party Monster is wonderful depiction of club life in New York, and though the film never became a mainstream hit, it has become a cult classic of some sort, and many club parties with the Party Monster theme have been started in several major cities.

OK so I watched this in 2015 because Seth Green from Family Guy and Macaulay Culkin from Home alone was involved in this film.From seeing this movie, I felt very confused, dazzled and so many questions in my head that no one would probably understand about! Alright I admit I laughed at Seth Greens jokes and his Liberace style but honestly why was he even involved in this? I mean in this, he did a fair acting but it's just really, who is he? This movie will make you head spin honestly, it might've been the whole thing about drugs and clubbing but in my opinion, the storyline just needs to be redone again!