電影劇情
KenParkfocusesonseveralteenagersandtheirtormentedhomelives.Shawnseemstobethemostconventional.Tateisbrimmingwithpsychoticrage;Claudeishabituallyharassedbyhisbrutishfatherandcoddled,ratheruncomfortably,byhisenormouslypregnantmother.Peacheslooksafterherdevoutlyreligiousfather,butyearnsforfreedom.They'reallrathertight,orsotheyclaim.Buttheyspendpreciouslittletimetogetherandnoneofthemseemstoknowmuchaboutoneanother'sfamilylives.Thisbizarredichotomyunderscorestheiralienation#theresultofsuburbanennui,ateenager'sinherentsenseofmelodrama,andthedisturbingnatureoftheirhomeenvironments.
導演拉裡·克拉克以表現青少年放縱糜爛生活的攝影作品成名。1992年,克拉克在紐約的華盛頓廣場公園拍攝關于滑闆一族的照片時結識了一名少年霍默尼·考利,他們成為了忘年交,并由考利為他的電影處女作《半熟少年》編寫了台詞。
1995年《半熟少年》成為當年聖丹斯和戛納上的一個亮點。影片跟随一群少年踩着滑闆,乘着地鐵穿過曼哈頓,在這一天一夜中他們做愛,暢飲,嗑藥,聊天,狂歡。編導以平靜的不動聲色的态度審視着他們的生活,如同一部紀錄片。對于有些人來說,這部電影便成了一次地獄之旅,其中最基本的道德準則也蕩然無存。
克拉克完全忠實于青少年亞文化,以近乎粗鄙的真實性賦予了影片鮮活的力量。他随後依舊表現瘾君子生活的《天堂的另一天》雖有大明星加盟,卻反響平平。于是他再度回歸所鐘愛的青少年題材,推出根據1993年的一樁中學生殺人事件改編的《惡霸》。
演職員表
演員表
蒂凡尼·裡摩斯TiffanyLimosPeachesn詹姆斯·拉森尼JamesRansoneTaten斯蒂芬·亞索StephenJassoClauden詹姆斯·布拉德JamesBullardShawnn麥克·阿帕賴特圭MikeApaleteguiCurtisnAdamChubbuckKenParknWadeWilliamsClaude'sFathern阿曼達·普拉莫AmandaPlummerClaude'sMothern朱麗歐·奧斯卡·米高JulioOscarMechosoPeaches'FathernMaeveQuinlanRhondanBillFagerbakkeBobnHarrisonYoungTate'sGrandfathernPatriciaPlaceTate'sGrandmothern理查德·裡爾RichardRiehleMurphnSethGrayShawn'sbrothernEddieDanielsShawn'smothernShanieCalahanHannahnZaraMcDowellZoenAshleyCrispRebekahnLazavierJamesRebekah'sfriendnLoranneMazeKenPark'sgirlfriendnCarolineKristiahnProstitutenSamBaptistaFriend#3nDanielHelwickFriend#1nGabeNavaFriend#2nElvisStrange(uncredited)n拉裡·克拉克LarryClarkHot-dogseller(uncredited)nChelseyEarlywineHannah'sgirlfriend
職員表
制片人:PascalBretonexecutiveproducernOlivierBrémondexecutiveproducernVictoriaGoodalllineproducernKeesKasanderproducernJean-LouisPielproducernWangWeico-producern攝像師:拉裡·克拉克LarryClarkn愛德華·拉克曼EdwardLachmann電影剪輯:AndrewHafitzn協調劇組人員:CarmenCuban造型設計:JohnDeMeon服裝設計:MichelePoschn化妝師:SabinaBonvillainkeymakeupartistnStaceyPanepintoassistantmakeupartistn助理導演:JenniferFragososecondsecondassistantdirectornChadRosenfirstassistantdirectornDawnStewartsecondassistantdirectorn音效:DennisGrzesiksoundmixernStaceyA.Washerboomoperator
RolandVajssupervisingsoundeditorn特技演員:LouSimonstuntsn其他職員:BennettCerfassistantcameranMattClarkmusicconsultantnNatashaCubacastingassistantnJeffDyerfirstassistantcameranGayleHilaryassistantcameran蒂凡尼·裡摩斯TiffanyLimoscastingassistantnJeffMarcelloassistanteditornJonathanMcCoyproductioncoordinatornHowardPaarmusicsupervisornJamesPalumboassistanteditornIrwinM.RappaportproductionattorneynDanRileylegalassistantnLeeWimercolortimernBruceBennettthanksnBrentJosephassistanteditornMaggieMeansproductionaccountantnCharlieVogelpost-productionsupervisor
影片花絮
DirectorCameo:[LarryClark]attheendofthefilm,astheownerof"Larry's"hotdogstand.nOn3rdJuly,2003apublicscreeningfromanimportedDVDwasshownattheBalmainTownHall(NewSouthWales,Australia)butshutdownafteraraidbythePolice.Noarrestsweremade.nThefilmwasrefusedclassificationbyTheOfficeofFilmandLiteratureClassificationandiscurrentlybannedforscreeninginAustraliaasofJune2003.