Based on real events, Culkin played “King of the Club Kids” Michael Aligwho spent almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter after he and Robert “Freeze” Riggs killed and dismembered his fellow New York nightlife lover Andre “Angel” Melendez in 1996. Riggs was also in prison for manslaughter.

To prepare for the role, Culkin visited Alig behind bars and told him about it Barbara Walters in 2003: “We spent four hours in jail. I’ve never been to prison before. I just listened and watched his hands move… He seemed remorseful, but at the same time he put on this facade for me, the wild and crazy guy.

When asked if he also had a dark side, the then 25-year-old actor said: “I guess you could say that. But not nearly as dark as him. It’s so easy to see me as this mean little person thing, you know? That bad little, you know, blonde boy who causes trouble for everyone.

He also recalled to Bunny Ears the glam rock look that was so important to Michael: “I always felt pretty, but that’s when I learned that I was actually pretty. “It made me completely understand why women spend so much time getting ready.” It’s worth it and I looked great.”

Culkin acknowledged his long break from the spotlight and appeared in his first film since then Ri¢hie Ri¢hHe said to Walters: “I don’t want to do what I did before. Before it happened, it was like people’s livelihoods were at stake… They basically built an industry out of me. That’s really it.” A strange dynamic that has caused me much of the discomfort in my young life. I’m not one of those people who needs that satisfaction of making about ten films a year.