Shampoo Horns
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Manuel Toledano
Michael Alig
James St James
Lahoma Van Zandt
Jason Anthony
Brie Koyanagi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
One funny, and ultimately tragic night unfolds in this fictionalized account of the the gay/transvestite/drug fringe subculture in the New York club scene and a terminally ill drag queen who chooses to die alone in a hotel room. All of the players--albeit the "stars"--are not actors, but the actual club kids, the darlings of the media and a wacky embellishment to NYC's legendary nightlife.
Director
Manuel Toledano
Cast
Michael Alig
James St James
Lahoma Van Zandt
Jason Anthony
Brie Koyanagi
Tobell Von Cartier
Jason Reeves
Cheyenne Besch
Tiffany Shepis
Andrew Gallupi
Atsushi Sakai
Sue Banshee
Rob Ransom
Ivette Mercedes
Robert Sorce
Tim Duperron
Sophia Lamar
Jacquee Rivera
Codie Leone
Richie Rich
Gabriella Voigt
Lawrence Thom
Michael Musto
Georg Wayne
Patricia Fields
Crew
Thomas Bidegain
Andrew Chiaras
Jen Gatien
Martha Gretsch
Gregorio Hebrero
Angel Illarramendi
Alfredo Mayo
Arsen Anton Ostojic
David Wayne Powers
Elias Querejeta
Jeffrey Rathaus
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Manuel Toledano
Gabriella Voigt
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring March 6, 1998
Released in United States May 22, 1998
Released in United States February 1997
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.
Feature directorial debut for Manuel Toledano.
Completed shooting mid March 1996.
Began shooting early February 1996.
Shortly after the film wrapped, one of the film's stars Michael Alig (the self-appointed "founder" of the Club kid movement) became the focal point of a murder investigation for brutally killing his drug dealer and "friend" Angel Melendez. Alig hacked the body to pieces and buried the evidence in a cardboard box that he tossed into the East River--and incident that mirrored much of what transpires in "Shampoo Horns."
Released in United States Spring March 6, 1998
Released in United States May 22, 1998 (Sunset 5; weekend midnight screenings; Los Angeles)
Released in United States February 1997 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Berlin Panorama) February 13-24, 1997.)
