Kids (film)

Kids
Kids
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Larry Clark
Written by	Harmony Korine
Produced by	Cary Woods
Starring	Leo Fitzpatrick; Justin Pierce; Chloë Sevigny;
Cinematography	Eric Edwards
Edited by	Christopher Tellefsen
Music by	Lou Barlow; John Davis;
Production; companies	Independent Pictures; The Guys Upstairs; Killer Films; Shining Excalibur Films; Kids NY Limited;
Distributed by	Shining Excalibur Films
Release dates	May 17, 1995 (Cannes); July 28, 1995 (United States);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$20.4 million

Kids is a 1995 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Larry Clark in his directorial debut and written by Harmony Korine in his screenwriting debut.^[4] It stars Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, and Rosario Dawson, all in their film debuts. Set in 1995, Fitzpatrick, Pierce, Sevigny, Dawson, and other newcomers portray a group of teenagers in New York City. They are characterized as hedonists, who engage in sexual acts and substance abuse, over the course of a single day.

Ben Detrick of the New York Times has described the film as "Lord of the Flies with skateboards, nitrous oxide and hip-hop... There is no thunderous moral reckoning, only observational detachment."^[5] The film caused controversy upon its release in 1995 over its treatment of the subject matter. It received an NC-17 rating from the MPAA, but was released without a rating. Critical response was mixed, and the film grossed $20.4 million on a $1.5 million budget. It is now considered a cult classic.^[6]

^ "KIDS (18) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "Kids (1995)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "Kids (1995) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
^ "Harmony-Korine.com – Kids". Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.
^ Detrick, Ben (July 21, 2015). "'Kids,' Then and Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ Kramer, Gary M. (June 12, 2021). "Revisiting the ethics of cult favorite "Kids" 26 years later through a new documentary". Salon. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[1] "KIDS (18) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[2] "Kids (1995)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[numbers-3] "Kids (1995) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[hkkids-4] "Harmony-Korine.com – Kids". Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2007.

[5] Detrick, Ben (July 21, 2015). "'Kids,' Then and Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[6] Kramer, Gary M. (June 12, 2021). "Revisiting the ethics of cult favorite "Kids" 26 years later through a new documentary". Salon. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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