Search - Kids [Letterbox] on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Content Advisory: Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 1995 DVD Release: 11/07/2000 Format: DVD - Letterbox for TV Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: Lions Gate Total Copies: 2 Genres: Drama, Coming-of-Age, Urban Drama See Also: Kids [Widescreen/Fullscreen]

Kids offers a bleak, unblinking view of a group of vacuous, thoughtless New York City teens in their ceaseless quest for sex, drugs, and trouble. The film primarily follows Telly (Leo Fitzpatrick), who, having just realized the conquest of his latest virgin, brags that by day's end he will claim one more. While he and his friends brag to each other about their sexual exploits, Jenny (Chloë Sevigny) describes her own less-than-romantic encounter with Telly. Soon after the conversation, she learns that Telly, the only boy with whom she has slept, has infected her with the AIDS virus. Devastated, she sets out to find him and share the news. Meanwhile, Telly has set his sights on Darcy (Yakira Peguero), a lovely young girl whom he invites for a skinny dip at the local pool. Together with his friends, Telly drags Darcy along, and the entire crew jump the fence after hours. There he presents his now-familiar spiel which Darcy naïvely accepts, and the scene is set for disaster as the group heads back to a vacant apartment for an evening of sex, booze, drugs, and debauchery. Jenny finally locates Telly at the impromptu party and rushes to confront him, although she may be too late to save the next virgin in line from sharing her fate. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Leo Fitzpatrick - Telly
Justin Pierce - Casper
Chloë Sevigny - Jenny
Sarah Henderson - Girl #1
Rosario Dawson - Ruby

Larry Clark's controversial Kids comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials are limited to a theatrical trailer. This is decent release from Trimark, but, considering the film's infamous status, a more in-depth selection of extras would not be out of line. Fans of the film will not be disappointed. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide