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Party Monster
A true tale of disco decadence -- drugs, debauchery, Ringling Brothers costumes, and ultimately murder, to say nothing of the low-grade video on which it's recorded -- concerning "the king of club kids" and his mentor. (Says the kid: "You're the Yoda to my Luke." The mentor offers a different view: "You're the Paula Abdul to my Janet Jackson.") Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green, an uncharismatic duo, affect homosexual drawls that sound like nothing but bad accents, and the sub-sub-sub-Wildean witticisms aggravate the pain: "I'd rather suck on a urinal cake." Chloë Sevigny, who can do no wrong apart from her choice of material, comes in late, to little effect. With Dylan McDermott, Wilmer Valderrama, Wilson Cruz, Marilyn Manson, and Diana Scarwid; co-written and co-directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. 2003.
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MPAA Rating: R