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Ken Park

  • 2002
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Ken Park (2002)
Drama

Ken Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents.Ken Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents.Ken Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents.

  • Directors
    • Larry Clark
    • Edward Lachman
  • Writers
    • Harmony Korine
    • Larry Clark
  • Stars
    • Adam Chubbuck
    • James Bullard
    • Seth Gray
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    30K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,999
    499
    • Directors
      • Larry Clark
      • Edward Lachman
    • Writers
      • Harmony Korine
      • Larry Clark
    • Stars
      • Adam Chubbuck
      • James Bullard
      • Seth Gray
    • 174User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Photos123

     Tiffany Limos and Daniel from the set of Ken Park in Visalia, CA.
    Larry Clark at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Edward Lachman and Larry Clark at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Edward Lachman and Larry Clark at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Edward Lachman at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Edward Lachman at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Edward Lachman at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Tiffany Limos at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Tiffany Limos at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Tiffany Limos at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Tiffany Limos at an event for Ken Park (2002)
    Tiffany Limos at an event for Ken Park (2002)

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    Adam Chubbuck
    • Ken Park
    James Bullard
    James Bullard
    • Shawn
    Seth Gray
    • Shawn's Brother
    Eddie Daniels
    Eddie Daniels
    • Shawn's Mother
    Zara McDowell
    • Zoe
    • (as Zara Mcdowell)
    Maeve Quinlan
    Maeve Quinlan
    • Rhonda
    Stephen Jasso
    Stephen Jasso
    • Claude
    Wade Williams
    Wade Williams
    • Claude's Father
    • (as Wade Andrew Williams)
    Tiffany Limos
    Tiffany Limos
    • Peaches
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    • Peaches' Father
    • (as Julio Oscar Mochoso)
    James Ransone
    James Ransone
    • Tate
    Patricia Place
    • Tate's Grandmother
    Amanda Plummer
    Amanda Plummer
    • Claude's Mother
    Mike Apaletegui
    • Curtis
    Harrison Young
    Harrison Young
    • Tate's Grandfather
    Ashley Crisp
    Ashley Crisp
    • Rebekah
    • (as Ashley E. Crisp)
    Lazavier James
    • Rebekah's Friend
    Daniel Helwick
    • Friend #1
    • Directors
      • Larry Clark
      • Edward Lachman
    • Writers
      • Harmony Korine
      • Larry Clark
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      UK distributor Hamish McAlpine dropped the film after Larry Clark punched him in the face at a celebratory dinner.
    • Quotes

      Claude's father: You can pick your friends but you can't pick your family.

    • Crazy credits
      The letter K is shown backwards in the credits, except in the first word of the film's title.
    • Connections
      Featured in SexTV: Balkan Erotic Epic/American Machismo/Peek: Larry Clark (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Lamar Vannoy
      Written by Pete Steinkopf (as Peter Steinkopf), Bryan Kienlen, Greg Attonito, and Shalender Kichi

      Performed by Bouncing Souls

      Published by Lando Hour Publishing

      Courtesy of Chunksaaw Records

    User reviews174

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Approximation of Life
    Reading the local (Belgian) reviews for this movie, you'd seriously think we're moving back in time. Critics seem to be bending over backwards in their defense of sexually explicit imagery (okay, there's a little bit of what could be considered hardcore footage here, but nothing on the level of, say, BAISE-MOI for instance), once again trying to establish the thin line between art and pornography, forgetting (conveniently, perhaps ?) to really focus on the film instead. Could it be that Harmony Korine's razor sharp screenplay, largely based on the personal experiences of some of director Larry Clark's friends and models, actually hit too close to home for a lot of people to admit ?

    Though the sleepy suburb in this movie might qualify as quintessential Americana by definition of many, I can assure you that the stuff that happens over there takes place all over the world. A lot of things both the adolescents and their parents go through were instantly recognizable to me personally, and I'm a 35 (going on 36) year old employee from that minuscule ant heap of a country called Belgium. How's that for universal appeal ?

    Too many adult viewers would still seem to prefer to deny the very possibility that their teen-aged children harbor strong sexual desires, let alone the likely consequence that they've already acted upon them ! It may strike some as slightly unsavory that now 59 year old Larry Clark addresses such issues (especially given the level of unflinching honesty and carnal frankness demonstrated here), as he did in both KIDS and BULLY previously, but nearly no one else apparently dares to come anywhere near this topic as of yet. Much more than simply courting controversy, Clark (and co-helmer Lachman) have crafted a beautiful, funny, touching, heartbreaking and absolutely haunting (those final frames with the titular Ken Park will be etched in my mind for life) work of, yes, art.

    A lot of older viewers have remarked that the film is somehow unfairly slanted in favor of the young characters (compelling actors the lot of them), rendering the adults as grotesque caricatures. As far as I'm concerned, only very inattentive viewers could ever come up with that assessment. Tate's grandparents may initially come across as whiny and pathetic yet there's a sweet little scene later on that shows their genuine affection for one another. It is both telling and sad that their grisly fate apparently elicits far less shocks from its audiences than those scant minutes of groin action. A world gone mad, indeed.

    Claude's macho dad is another case in point. His ultimate transgression towards his son manages to be both disturbing and weirdly touching. Each adult character (let's not forget Claude's mom, engagingly portrayed by the underrated Amanda Plummer) gets at least one scene where the admittedly stereotypical surface is scratched away and subtleties like a single wounded glance can turn the whole story on its head. I sincerely love this movie precisely for doing just that.
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    • May 30, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2003 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Netherlands
      • France
    • Official site
      • MySpace
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Кен Парк
    • Filming locations
      • Visalia, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinéa
      • Kasander Film Company
      • Lou Yi Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,058,905
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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