Kids (1995)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Larry Clark

Writers:

Larry Clark (story)
Harmony Korine (writer)

Release Date:

28 July 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

An amoral, HIV-positive skateboarder sets out to deflower as many virgins as possible while a local girl who contracted his disease tries to save his next target from her same fate.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Disturbing | Hiv | Sex | New York City

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Telly
Sarah Henderson	...	Girl #1
Justin Pierce	...	Casper
Joseph Chan	...	Deli Owner
Johnathan Staci Kim	...	Korean Guy (as Johnathan S. Kim)
Adriane Brown	...	Little Girl
Sajan Bhagat	...	Paul
Billy Valdes	...	Stanly
Billy Waldeman	...	Zack
Javier Núñez	...	Javier (as Javier Nunez)
Luis Núñez	...	Luis (as Luis Nunez)
Christian Bruna	...	Christian
Alex Glen	...	Alex
Chloë Sevigny	...	Jennie (as Chloe Sevigny)
Rosario Dawson	...	Ruby

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | UK:18 (cut) | France:-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2005) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Australia:R | Canada:18A | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 (cut) | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Africa:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:NC-17 (original rating: 1995) | USA:Open (rating surrendered: 1995)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Guys Upstairs

Trivia:

According to an interview with bit-part actor Jeff Pang (who plays himself), many of the party scenes in the film were completely unscripted. The cameras would roll and the "kids" would just get drunk, get high, and play around. There is debate however, as to whether the 'blunt-rolling tutorial' scene in Washington Square Park used real marijuana or not.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the crowd of kids is beating up the hoodlum in Washington Square Park, they can clearly be seen kicking air.

Quotes:

Casper: Now get in my way, BITCH!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "The Adam and Joe Show: (#1.4)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

Day-O

Kids is a very realistic movie about a day in the life of a teen living with an STD and not knowing it.

Kids was an amazing movie. It portrayed real life crisis's that many do not like to even talk about. If you open your eyes, that movie in reality is what goes around everyday, everywhere. Kids showed the harsh reality of life, living with a disease that you do not even know you have, and if you have one also, this movie makes you feel a little more comfortable.

"But the truth is. I don't know any kids with AIDS. No one I know has ever died from that. It's like some weird make-believe story that the whole world believes." I personally believed that too, until i found out i had one, and once I did, everything changed. This movie may be very controversial but I urge people to watch it, because the lessons learned are endless.