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Kids (1995) -- 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.

Overview

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Director:
Larry Clark
Writers:
Larry Clark (story)
Harmony Korine (writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
28 July 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(63 articles)
Photo: Kelly Rutherford Lounges with Her Kids Poolside
 (From PEOPLE.com. 13 July 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)

San Diego Comic-Con Schedule: Saturday, July 25
 (From Screen Rant. 11 July 2009, 2:40 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Kids has a healthy message, but the method of delivery is extremely uncomfortable. more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
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
Julia Mendoza ... Susan
Gillian Goldstein ... Linda
Priscilla Forsyth ... Diane
Francine Fuertes ... Jennie's Nurse
Deborah Draper ... Ruby's Nurse
Alan Wise ... Accordion Player
Billy Solomon ... Dancing Boy
Johanna Ignatov ... Singing Woman
Raymond Batista ... Legless Man
Julie Stebe-Glorius ... Telly's Mom
Christiana Stebe-Glorius ... Telly's Little Brother
Dr. Henry ... Rasta Drug Dealer
Harold Hunter ... Harold

Jon Abrahams ... Steven
Hamilton Harris ... Hamilton
Jeff Pang ... Jeff
Atabey Rodriguez ... Misha
Giovanni Estevez ... Kid in Park
Karyn Grupski ... Kid in Park
Mike Hernandez ... Kid in Park

Peter Bici ... Kid in Park
Ryan Sikorski ... Kid in Park
Jim Gordy ... Kid in Park
Louie Louie ... Kid in Park
John Perez ... Kid in Park
Eddie Peel ... Kid in Park
Rich Arbitelle ... Kid in Park
Nuri Bell ... Kid in Park
Medwin Pang ... Kid in Park
Jamie Story ... Kid in Park
Jeff Simmons ... Kid in Park
JAM ... Kid in Park (as Jam)
Daniel Phillips ... Kid in Park
Jamal Simmons ... Kid in Park
Thierry Oddo ... Kid in Park
Ronald Hunter ... Kid in Park
Frank Natiello ... Kid in Park
John Carter ... Kid in Park
John Dean ... Kid in Park
Jimmy Lalputan ... Kid in Park
Tony Morales ... Jungle Fever Couple #1
Walter Youngblood ... Jungle Fever Couple #2
Ellsworth 'Cisco' Davis ... Hoodlum
Joseph Knopfelmacher ... Taxi Driver
Michele Lockwood ... Kim
Carisa Glucksman ... Joy
Scot Schwartz ... Bennie
Yakira Peguero ... Darcy
Sidney Prawatyotin ... Sid
Carl Ly-Min ... Security Guard
Avi Korine ... Fidget
Darice Liguidi ... Kid from Jersey
Beth Weinstein ... Kid from Jersey
Jason Inconstanti ... Kid from Jersey
Alexandra Karabell ... Kid from Jersey
Zulaika Velazquez ... Gertie
Nick Lockman ... Nick
Joey Alvarez ... Joey
Gerry Smith ... Gerry
Lavar McBride ... Lavar
Julie Ho ... Tamara
Lila Lee ... Girl at Party
Regina Mei ... Girl at Party
Amy Moy ... Girl at Party
Lisa Acevedo ... Girl at Party
Corina Deleon ... Girl at Party
Suzanne Wood ... Girl at Party
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harrison Freed ... Subway Rider (uncredited)
Harmony Korine ... Club Kid (uncredited)
Stefanie Marco ... NASA Girl (uncredited)
Exile Ramirez ... Kid on Stoop (uncredited)
Kara Raynaud ... Dancer in Club (uncredited)
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Directed by
Larry Clark 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Larry Clark  story
Harmony Korine  writer
Jim Lewis  story

Produced by
Leigh Blake .... associate producer
Michael Chambers .... executive producer
Cathy Konrad .... co-producer
Patrick Panzarella .... executive producer
Christine Vachon .... co-producer
Gus Van Sant .... executive producer
Cary Woods .... producer
Lauren Zalaznick .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Lou Barlow 
John Davis 
 
Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards (director of photography) (as Eric Edwards)
 
Film Editing by
Christopher Tellefsen 
 
Casting by
Alysa Wishingrad  (as Alyssa Wishingrad)
 
Production Design by
Kevin Thompson 
 
Set Decoration by
Ford Wheeler 
 
Costume Design by
Kim Marie Druce  (as Kim Druce)
 
Makeup Department
Kara Raynaud .... hair designer (as Kara Crean)
Tracy Warbin .... hair stylist
Tracy Warbin .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ann Ruark .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Bauer .... assistant director
Van Hayden .... assistant director
Annie Tan .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Jennifer Alex Nickason .... set dresser (as Jennifer H. Alex)
Michael Preston .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Laurel Bridges .... boom operator
Wendy Hedin .... supervising sound editor
Charles R. Hunt .... production sound mixer
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
Jan McLaughlin .... production sound mixer
David Novack .... sound re-recording mixer
Tim O'Heir .... audio recording engineer
Angela Organ .... apprentice sound editor
 
Stunts
Manny Siverio .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Brett Colombo .... electrician
Jon Hokanson .... electrician
Todd S. Klein .... key grip
Christopher T. Paul .... second assistant camera
Kate Phelan .... electrician
Christopher Porter .... gaffer
Alison C. Rosa .... still photographer (as Alison Rosa)
Jon W. Rosenbloom .... best boy grip
Richard Rutkowski .... first assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Exile Ramirez .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Misako Shimizu .... assistant editor
Patricia Sztaba .... negative matcher
Stan Sztaba .... negative matcher
Philip Whitfield .... telecine operator: rushes
 
Music Department
Randall Poster .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Eric R. Bellamy .... production accountant
Andy Clark .... assistant location manager
Dana Eshghi .... production assistant
Neil Hobbs .... production office intern
Chiemi Karasawa .... script supervisor
Takahide Kawakami .... production assistant
Kelly MacManus .... assistant: Cary Woods
Exile Ramirez .... graffiti artist
Lizzie Schwartz .... assistant: Mr. Woods
Thomas J. Whelan .... location manager (as T. Whelan)
 
Thanks
Granz Henman .... film dedicated to
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original Pioneer release of the DVD lists the running time as 102 minutes. This is a typo and the version of the movie on the DVD is the same 91 minute version as Trimark DVD. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Jennie and Ruby are talking while waiting in the clinic for their test results, Ruby's lips do not match the audio in one of the shots. more
Quotes:
Jennie: I'm not gonna die. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Teenage Wasteland (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Casper more

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Kids has a healthy message, but the method of delivery is extremely uncomfortable., 1 September 2000
5/10
Author: Michael DeZubiria (miked32@hotmail.com) from Luoyang, China

The inner city is one of the worst places in the country to spend your formative years, and the makers of Kids add a bit of crime and self-destructive behavior to that in order to show some of the dangers of this type of lifestyle. Yes, the film has strong messages about drugs, AIDS, violence, and crime, among others, but it is so negatively overdone that the positive side of the film is almost cancelled out. There is so much that you have to look past before you can derive anything good from this movie that it is almost not worth watching.

The acting, however, was strikingly convincing, but probably because not much actual acting is called for for a movie like this. I realize that violence is a part of life, especially in downtown New York City, but the violence as well as the excessive partying scenes and the gruesome sex was drawn out much more than necessary, and this took a lot away from the film. It's almost as though the movie resorts to this kind of thing to keep the audiences attention, when in fact it did the opposite. While not a completely worthless film, Kids just has so few redeeming values that it is hardly worth the time to watch it. I've always thought that the closer films are to reality, the better they are, but the thing that really ruined Kids was that it focused so hard on the drugs and the sex and the violent elements of reality, while virtually ignoring every other part of these kids' lives. A message like that does not need to be so hard to swallow in order to be effective.

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