Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1998)
The real story that inspired the major motion picture.
Tells the story of the rise and fall of Michael Alig, a kid from Middle America who aspired to take the place of Andy Warhol. Michael quickly rose to become the biggest party promoter in New York and King of the so-called Club Kids. But after spiraling into drug addiction, Michael brutally murdered his roommate Angel Melendez.
- Date of release
- 1998-06-11
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (33)
- Runtime
- 57m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Casting
- Michael Alig — Himself
- James St. James — Himself
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New York City
Party Monster: The Shockumentary is a 1998 documentary film detailing the rise of the club kid phenomenon in New York City, the life of club kid and party promoter Michael Alig, and Alig's murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer Andre "Angel" Melendez. It was directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.
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