Kids opens with sex. It closes with sex. And sandwiched in the middle is a whole lot of sweaty, probing teen sex. It can be awkward to watch, but the conversations it ignited were the direct result of its bald approach to teenage sexuality. Clark mistakenly thought, when hanging out at Washington Square Park before production started, that these kids were committed to safe sex. The reality was a lot closer to what the film illustrates: you got a condom? Bonus. If not, well, no big deal. The consequences to clocking up virgins served as a warning – difficult to prove maybe, but even if one teen practices safer sex after viewing what some describe as Clark’s “cautionary tale,” then it’s a win. For the film’s crew and underage cast, pulling off a believable shag became an exacting art.
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The Secret History Behind Controversial Film 'Kids'
Mehdi Nassouh
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