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The "Club Kids" were a real group of people in the 1980s, young people (usually twenty five was considered too old) who would go to clubs and make themselves into celebrities with bizarre antics and self-styled images. The Club Kids made their entire livings based on the fact that they were Club Kids - party organizers, club owners, and talk show hosts paid them obscene amounts of money simply to show up and party.
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Around 1,000 costumes were used - a major achievement for a film with such a small budget. Many costumes were originals culled from the Club Kids themselves, which contribute to the authentic feel of the overall design and look of the film.
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The talk show scene the Club Kids appear on was shot on set of The Montel Williams Show, free of charge.
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Much of the drug use in the movie was toned down from Michael Alig and James St. James's actual habits for fear it would seem unbelievable.
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The exteriors of Michael's apartment building were shots of where the real Michael Alig actually used to live.
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This is the first non-documentary feature film for prodution company Killer Films that was shot entirely on a digital video format.
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Daniel Franzese has a small speaking role in the film but he also appears in the end in a rat costume describing the murder to Seth Green.
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The version of "Santa Baby" that appears in the film was orginally recorded for Jack Nicholson as a Christmas gift by Cynthia Basinet.
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Some of the real club kids, like Amanda Lepore and Richie Rich were in the TV Talk Show scene.
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RuPaul was originally scripted to have a supporting role in this film, but scheduling conflicts with the recording of his then-upcoming album 'Red Hot' forced him to back out.
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The Club Kids' appearance on a talk show is based on a The Geraldo Rivera Show guest spot from the early 1990s. They also appeared on The Joan Rivers Show and The Jane Whitney Show around the same time.
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In the movie is the version of "Santa Baby" sung by Cynthia Basinet, often credited to Marilyn Monroe.
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