A film about Peter Gatien, the owner of legendary New York nightclubs like Limelight, The Tunnel and the Palladium. The film documents his rise and fall from the 1980s through the 1990s.
Production
Incredible archival footage of peak Limelight chaos.
Acting
Michael Alig's dead-eyed interviews steal every scene.
Editing
Seamlessly weaves multiple nightclub empires into one tragedy.
Director
Billy Corben
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Limelight's church-to-nightclub conversion sparked actual legal battles over sacred space desecration.
Director Billy Corben later made 'Cocaine Cowboys' — Gatien's story was his warmup for Miami druglords.
US
