Directed by: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
This review contains a Kitty Carnage Warning!
Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!
Synopsis: Based on the true story of Michael Alig (Macaulay Culkin), the force behind the New York Club Kid scene who was later convicted of murder.
Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Michael meets a young DJ named Keoki (Wilmer Valderrama) at a club and they leave together in a taxi. They later run away from the cab driver without paying and hide in a dumpster. After making out they realize there is a ginger tabby cat inside the dumpster with them.
“It’s our love child,” Michael cooes, “We’ll call him Skrinkle.”
The narrator, James (Seth Green), explains how this was only the beginning, that Skrinkle begat Skroddle and this led to a whole language where Michael would let people know if you were in or out of his favor by calling them a Skrink or a Skrod. Apparently this was not meant literally, as Skroddle is a word used for the lifestyle of the Club Kids.
Skrinkle is seen in Michael’s apartment several times after this.
Kitty Carnage Warning! In one scene Michael is sharing Keoki’s cocaine with Skrinkle, who is lapping it up. The drug doesn’t have any obvious effect on the cat in the scene (and obviously they weren’t giving the cat actor real drugs.)
Unfortunately Keoki returns near the end of the film to find Michael in bed with the deceased Skrinkle. All we see of the cat is its head and ear, and it would appear a fake cat was used for this scene.
Michael then looks through several photos of himself, Keoki and Skrinkle.
Final Mewsings: Most cats will let you know sooner when they’re in a dumpster with you.
Many thanks to Sis Cyn for letting me know about the cat in this film!
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