It’s going to be quite a night. THIS MONDAY at the Arclight in Hollywood, a rare screening of the shockumentary that started it all: PARTY MONSTER at 7:30PM with a Q&A afterwards (featuring Randy Barbato, Fenton Baily, and ME!). Then, hold on to wigs, it’s a sneak peek of the UPCOMING NEW DOCUMENTARY After Party, in which Michael and I talk (and talk and talk) about everything that happened AFTER the documentary was shot – his arrest, his time in prison, and how he’s acclimating to the 21st century. You don’t want to miss it.
AND BE SURE TO COME DRESSED IN YOUR CLUBKID FINERY: THERE WILL BE A PRIZE FOR THE BIGGEST PARTY MONSTER!
Party Monster, the original documentary directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, tells the story of the rise and fall of Michael Alig. A kid from Middle America who aspired to be the next Andy Warhol, Michael quickly rose to become the biggest party promoter in New York City, and King of the so-called Club Kids. Alig created his own reality—a “surreality”—one without rules. But the charming freedom of this world eventually mutated into something darker, where getting away with murder would prove to be the ultimate thrill. After spiraling into drug addiction, Michael brutally murdered his roommate Angel Melendez and was sent to prison for 17 years. Alig was released from prison this year on May 5th, 2014 and is back in New York, living on parole.
After its release to critical acclaim in 1998, Party Monster won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Documentary Program, and was an official selection for the Sundance Film Festival. The Club Kid documentary Party Monster was later reworked into a cult movie of the same name starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green, written, directed and produced by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and co produced by World of Wonder and Killer Films. The 2003 film was based on the memoir Disco Bloodbath by Club Kid James St. James.
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