| Leo Fitzpatrick,
Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny , Sarah Henderson, Rosario Dawson,
Harold Hunter , Regina Mei, Amy Moy
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. |