Party Monster: The Shockumentary
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| Party Monster: The Shockumentary | |
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| Directed by | Fenton Bailey Randy Barbato |
| Starring | Michael Alig Gitsie James St. James Keoki Eric Bernat |
| Release date(s) | 1998 |
| Country | USA |
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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 (with Robert "Freeze" Riggs) of fellow club kid and drug dealer Angel Melendez. The film is based in part on the James St. James book on the murder, Disco Bloodbath, and combines interview footage of Alig from prison, St. James, scene watchers like Michael Musto and a number of other former club kids with archive footage from various parties and dramatic re-enactments. The book and this film also served as bases for the 2003 film, also called Party Monster.
Party Monster... played a number of film festivals, including the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
