Kids Movie Review 1995

Very controversial docudrama about 24 hours in the lives of some aimless New York teenagers. The sullen Telly (Fitzpatrick) enjoys bragging about his skill in deflowering virgins but his promiscuity has lead Jennie (Sevigny) to test H.I.V. positive--something Telly is as yet unaware of. Telly'd rather hang around with best friend Casper (Pierce) anyway, out on the streets, being generally profane and obnoxious. Can either be regarded as a brutally realistic look at teen life today or a lot of fuss about nothing. Korine was 19 when he wrote the screenplay. The MPAA rated the film NC-17, after a protest the distributors chose to release it unrated.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, Docudrama, New York, New York, Sex & Sexuality, AIDS, Skateboarding

Screenplay

Harmony Korine

Cast

Jon Abrahams, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, Sarah Henderson, Harold Hunter, Yakira Peguero, Joseph Knafelmacher

Cinematography

Eric Alan Edwards

Director

Larry Clark

Music

Louis Barlow

Producer

Larry Clark, Gus Van Sant, Patrick Panzarella, Michael Chambers, Shining Excalibur

Awards

Ind. Spirit 1996: Debut Perf. (Pierce).