The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.
Directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato
hotel
new york city
based on novel or book
police
birthday
loss of loved one
bath
nightclub
hallucination
male friendship
arrest
donut
injection
friends
money
drugs
euphoric
Rank
#61 in 2003·#3688 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Macaulay Culkin
Michael Alig
Seth Green
James St. James
Chloë Sevigny
Gitsy
Natasha Lyonne
Brooke
Wilmer Valderrama
Kioki
Wilson Cruz
Angel
Diana Scarwid
Elke
Dylan McDermott
Peter Gatien
Marilyn Manson
Christina
Mia Kirshner
Natasha
Janis Dardaris
TV Reporter
Manny Perez
Johnny
Crew
Fenton Bailey
Director
Randy Barbato
Director
Randy Barbato
Screenplay
Fenton Bailey
Screenplay
Christine Vachon
Producer
Randy Barbato
Producer
Fenton Bailey
Producer
Brad Simpson
Producer
Wouter Barendrecht
Executive Producer
Michael J. Werner
Executive Producer
James St. James
Novel
Michael Wilkinson
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
277 reviews
Hannah
7.0★ · 03/24/26
rupauls drag race acting challenges be like
rupauls drag race acting challenges be like
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Lunni K
9.5★ · 01/14/26
it cant come quickly enough nos creditos me fez dar um grito e sao 3 horas da manha isso nao existe
it cant come quickly enough nos creditos me fez dar um grito e sao 3 horas da manha isso nao existe
Elvira
3.0★ · 05/20/26
maybe my hopes were too high
maybe my hopes were too high
Aidan
i genuinely can’t rate this movie and idk why alexes tried to compare this to my king gregg araki.
i genuinely can’t rate this movie and idk why alexes tried to compare this to my king gregg araki.
Jess
8.0★ · 03/31/26
Cult masterpiece for queer hotties only <333!! Soundtrack 10/10
Cult masterpiece for queer hotties only <333!! Soundtrack 10/10
