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Party Monster (2003)

98 min · Biographical picture, Dark Comedy, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, comedy film, crime film, docudrama, drama film

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28k02025-09: 12,977 views2025-10: 11,268 views2025-11: 12,844 views2025-12: 27,796 views2026-01: 19,548 views2026-02: 11,330 views2026-03: 9,879 views2026-04: 9,114 views2026-05: 9,456 views2026-06: 11,952 views2026-07: 9,805 views2026-08: 10,433 views
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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Cast

Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny, Diana Scarwid, Marilyn Manson, Dylan McDermott, Wilmer Valderrama, Daniel Franzese, Mia Kirshner, Natasha Lyonne, Justin Hagan, John Stamos

The story

The film opens with Michael Alig as a small-town outcast who lived with his mother before moving to New York. Michael learns about the New York party scene from James St. James, who teaches him the "rules of fabulousness", which revolve around attracting as much attention to oneself as possible.

Catalogue themes and tags

Amphetamine, Autorin, Book, Costume, Costume Party, Disc Jockey, Dismemberment of Human Beings, Drug Addiction, Drug Scene, Drug Traffic, Drugs, Ecstasy, Ermordung, Gay, Hammer, Headless, Kokain, Mother, Murderer, Music, Nachtclub, Rat, Son, Special K, Standuhr, Suitcase, Talkshow, Tour, Urine, Victim of Murder, Crime Fiction, LGBT, Biography, Indie, Period piece, Drama, Black comedy, Crime Thriller

Genres

Biographical picture, Dark Comedy, LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, comedy film, crime film, docudrama, drama film
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