The movie is the story of the Club Kids movement in New York. How Michael Alig took downtown New York by storm after the death of Andy Warhol and how the world followed.
He was hired as a Party Promoter for the club Limelight and Disco 2000 was born. A mix of Techno and House music, with the best NY misfits where "don't dream it, be it" seemed to be the motto and... lots of drugs.
His outrageous personality and out of this world looks (Lee Bowery, anyone) inspired others and the Club Kids where born. Selected by their uniqueness and their self expression, they went on to take NY and the rest of America by storm with their illegal parties in donut shacks, McDonalds, subway stations and even the inside of a truck and the subsequent tours to other American States.
The dream ended in tragedy (don't they all?) when Alig was arrested by killing one of his drug dealers with a hammer and then sawing off his legs and dumping the limbless torso in the Hudson River.
The story was quickly picked up by the press and a tell all book came along that was the inspiration for a documentary and a motion picture.
The author of the book (Disco Bloodbath) was James St. James. Because nothing is created out of the air, James St. James was Aligs mentor in the beginning, teaching him the tricks of the trade. The student got bigger than the master and this celebutant was relegated to the position of Michaels side kick as Club Kid #2.
If I always was fascinated by the likes of Lee Bowery and Boy George, I was fascinated to know the US version of it all. Specially because a lot of them are still alive and kicking and being very influential in the trend world of today.
The scene is still alive but not like before (there can never be another Studio 54!). Just think of the ravers in Germany or the BoomBox kids in London. This is where it all began!
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he his the lost brother of another boy called George.
Bring it to Portugal next time you arrive. I would like to see it
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