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‘Kids’ is a shocking movie representing an underground youth culture of excess and liberty to the extreme in an inner-city urban habitat. The viewer is taken on a 24-hour urban jaunt, alluding to amoral grit and an excessive depiction of nihilistic youth as a sensationalized pseudo-documentary. The film focuses on freckled boy Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick), whose idea of safe sex is to only have sex with virgins. His theory is disproven when a girl from one of his past unprotected passions tests positive to HIV. Cast includes Leo Fitzpatrick (Telly), Sarah Henderson (Girl #1), Justin Pierce (Casper) and Joseph Chan (Deli Owner). Written by Larry Clark, Leo Fitzpatrick and Jim Lewis. Peter Bici, Jeff Pang, Harold Hunter, and many others from the movie are professional skateboarders on the Zoo York team.
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ACMI Identifier
309874
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Youth - United States
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Rape
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social interaction in youth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - United States
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → AIDS (Disease) in motion pictures
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social interaction in youth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Sexual behavior
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Conduct of life
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - Sexual behavior
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth - United States
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease) - Fiction
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → AIDS (Disease) in motion pictures
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Conduct of life
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Drug use
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)