A group of teenagers in South Florida enact a murder plot against their mutual bully, Bobby, who has emotionally, physically, and sexually abused them for years.
Acting
Nick Stahl makes Kent terrifyingly pathetic and real.
Direction
Larry Clark's unblinking gaze refuses to look away.
Cinematography
Florida humidity as emotional suffocation.
Director
Larry Clark
Brad Renfro
Marty Puccio
Rachel Miner
Lisa Connelly
Nick Stahl
Bobby Kent
Bijou Phillips
Ali Willis
Michael Pitt
Donny Semenex
Kelli Garner
Heather Swallers
Daniel Franzese
Cousin Derek
Leo Fitzpatrick
The Hitman
Alan Lilly
Mr. Puccio
Olivia Burnette
Jennifer Stable
Deborah Smith Ford
Farah Kent
Steve Raulerson
Mr. Willis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brad Renfro was only 18 during filming; his own struggles with addiction mirrored Marty's downward spiral tragically.
The actual 1993 murder made national headlines as 'kids killing kids,' but Clark's film strips away moral panic to show aimless cruelty.
US
