Party Monster - The Shockumentary
by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
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Actor: Eric Bernat, Gitsie, James St. James, Keoki, Michael AligDirector: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Producer: Fenton Bailey
Producer: Randy Barbato
Producer: Gabriel Rotello
Producer: Gary Tellalian
Producer: Robin Gutch
Producer: Sheila Nevins
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 57 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-10-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Picture This
DVD Reviews of Party Monster - The Shockumentary
DVD Review: SOOO Much better than the movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
I like this documentary better than the movie. It was great to see real life footage. It's ashamed of what happened. It's crazy how drugs can influence you to do things you normally wouldn't have. I am a firm believer had Michael not been messed up, none of this would happen. He's a good person, I keep in contact with him and he isn't like they put him out to be.DVD Review: mildly interesting peek at a tiny slice of nyc club life,
Summary: 3 Stars
If you enjoy the esoteric and glimpses into sub cultures you will enjoy Party Monster.If you don't you will be asking yourself " who the hell are these people" But if you were clubbing at that time in NYC you will defiantly enjoy the trip down memory Lane .Just remember the " club Kids " were only a tiny slice of the nyc club scene. This was the dawn of grunge and alternative music early 90's and there were quite a few amazing clubs and venues in nyc that had fantastic music and nobody was dressed like clowns, matter of fact the majority of nyc clubs at the time were nothing like Michael Aligs parties. Just don't believe that the " club Kid " phenomenon was wide spread in NYC, they were a tiny minority and like most fads were soon forgotten and ridiculed.To be Honest, It was kind of hard to keep a straight face when trying to buy a pack of cigarettes and the 25 year old guy in line in front of you has a Lime green spandex lizard Costume on with a 4 foot rhinestone tail.DVD Review: Interesting
Summary: 5 Stars
It's very interesting to see the documentary to one of my favorite movies. I find it fasanating to hear from the people that were really there. DVD Review: Scary But True
Summary: 5 Stars
A Sad Story but more like a Mockamentary. It made fun of the fact that he sliced and diced his own best dealer and stuck him in the river in a box.DVD Review: The Real Story
Summary: 3 Stars
"Party Monster: The Shockumentary"
The Real Story
Amos Lassen
Most of us have heard of Michael Alig, a guy from Middle America who had the aspiration of becoming the next Andy Warhol. He became very quickly the biggest party promoter in New York and the reigning ruler of the Club Kids. As could be expected, he spiraled downward into various addictions until he ultimately murdered his roommate, Angel Melendez.
The Club Kids ran the night life in the 80's in New York City. They were young party "monsters" that were paid by various club owners to appear at their venues. They were not performers, they just appeared. They were bizarre and odd and wore outrageous costumes.
When Alig moved to New York from the Midwest in the 1980's, he met James St, James, a flamboyant guy who dressed in outrageous costumes and he introduces Alig to the club culture. While shy at first, Alig gets a job promoting parties at a club named The Limelight. After a short time there, he became a celebrity. Eventually his life went out of control as he became more and more self-absorbed which culminated in the murder of Melendez and after letting the body lay in his apartment for several days, he dismembered it and threw it into the river.
We get a complete picture of the club scene put together in a black comedy. The DVD has an hour of extras including a documentary about the East Village club scene, an audio commentary, a commercial for Club USA and a short about the mascot of the club kids, "Clara the Carefree Chicken". This is the real story, not to be confused with the film starring McCauley Culkin.
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The original documentary about NY club impresario Michael Alig that inspired the upcoming motion picture of the same name starring Macauley Culkin and Seth Green.General DVDs
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