Film · 1995

Kids

Name: Kids
Genre: Drama
Released: 1995-09-01
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Jon Abrahams

Directed by Larry Clark · starring Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce and Chloë Sevigny

18
Drama
USA
Released in the UK 16 May 1996

6.7 AverageMovieNCo
7.5 Users1 vote
6.0 Critics8 reviews

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Synopsis

Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick) is a teenager who's only interested in skating and who plans to deflower as many virgin girls as he can even though he has the H.I.V., the human immunodeficiency virus. Things seem to get twisted when Jenny (Chloë Sevigny) realizes that she's H.I.V.-positive too and has been only with one boy in her whole and short life: Telly. However, he doesn't seem affected by the news and he keeps trying to conquer as many girls as he can alongside his friend Casper (Justin Pierce), with whom he spends the day smoking pots and stealing from several stores from New York. Jenny will take the matter in her own hands to warn other girls from the city to prevent them from sleeping with Telly.

Drama

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The essentials

Budget: $1.5mKiller Films
Rating: 18Suitable only for adults

When was Kids released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 16 May 1996.
Who directed Kids?: Larry Clark.
Who is in Kids?: It stars Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.

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Cast

Full cast (11)

Director: Larry Clark
Writers: Harmony Korine, Larry Clark
Producers: Christine Vachon, Gus Van Sant

Videos and trailers

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'Kids' trailer 1:4620 August 2018

Photos and posters

All 9 photos

+1 photoand 1 poster

Reviews

All 8 reviews

7.5 1 vote

What the critics say average 6.0 from 8 outlets

10 Rolling StonePeter Travers Cautionary tales aren?t new. What sets 'Kids' apart as daringly original, touching and alive is its authenticity (...). The young cast is dynamite. Fitzpatrick delivers an exceptional performance… Read
9.0 VarietyTodd McCarthy Disturbing precisely because it is so believable, 'Kids' goes well beyond any previous American film in frankly describing the lives of at least a certain group of modern teenagers (...). The film… Read
8.0 New York TimesJanet Maslin 'Kids' is so tough, with a visual style that looks so uncompromisingly authentic, that its semblance of realism immediately raises questions (...). In the end, 'Kids' is far too serious to be tarred… Read

Soundtrack

All 22 songs

PowBeastie Boys, Published PolyGram International Publishing, Inc, Brooklyn Dust Music Spotify
In 3'sBeastie Boys, Published PolyGram International Publishing, Inc, Brooklyn Dust Music Spotify
SabrosaBeastie Boys, Published PolyGram International Publishing, Inc, Brooklyn Dust Music Spotify
Whutcha WantNine, Published Protoones, Inc, obo Itself, Lickshot Lyrics Spotify

Trivia

All 8 facts

First-timer

'Kids' is the first movie Rosario Dawson appears in, who was discovered by Larry Clark and Harmony Korine when she was sitting on the stoop of an East Village apartments building.
Improvising

According to Jeff Pang, the party scenes were barely scripted: the actors got drunk and high and played around as the cameras rolled.
By casualty

Clark hired Leo Fitzpatrick when he saw him skateboarding in New York and complaining when he couldn't get some moves and tricks right.
Denounced in Great Britain

The British parliament denounced the movie, mostly because of all the protesters who filled the cinemas where the movie was being played.
Momentarily retired

After filming the movie, Leo Fitzpatrick took $300, his skate and some clothes and moved to Britain. However, three years later, he decided to return to the world of acting.