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Ken Park (2002)

96 min  -  Drama  -   31 January 2003 (Austria)
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It's about several Californian skateboarder's life and relationships with and without their parents.

Writers:

Harmony Korine (screenplay), Larry Clark (based on stories and characters by)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Chubbuck Adam Chubbuck ...
Ken Park
James Bullard James Bullard ...
Shawn
Seth Gray Seth Gray ...
Shawn's Brother
Eddie Daniels ...
Shawn's Mother
Zara McDowell Zara McDowell ...
Zoe (as Zara Mcdowell)
Maeve Quinlan ...
Rhonda
Stephen Jasso Stephen Jasso ...
Claude
Wade Williams ...
Claude's Father (as Wade Andrew Williams)
Tiffany Limos ...
Julio Oscar Mechoso ...
Peaches' Father (as Julio Oscar Mochoso)
James Ransone ...
Tate
Patricia Place Patricia Place ...
Tate's Grandmother
Amanda Plummer ...
Claude's Mother
Mike Apaletegui Mike Apaletegui ...
Curtis
Harrison Young Harrison Young ...
Tate's Grandfather
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Storyline

Ken Park focuses on several teenagers and their tormented home lives. Shawn seems to be the most conventional. Tate is brimming with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother. Peaches looks after her devoutly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim. But they spend precious little time together and none of them seems to know much about one another's family lives. This bizarre dichotomy underscores their alienation # the result of suburban ennui, a teenager's inherent sense of melodrama, and the disturbing nature of their home environments. Written by Bubba  

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Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Skateboarder | Sex | Masturbation | California  | See more »

Taglines:

Who are you?

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA | Netherlands | France

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Austria) See more »

Also Known As:

Ken Park - Quem és Tu? See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€29,301 (Italy) (6 July 2003) (22 Screens)

Gross:

$55,508 (Finland) (23 October 2003)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Argentina: (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)  | Sweden:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay is based on newspaper clippings, tabloid television stories and Larry Clark's diaries. Clark first tried to write the screenplay himself but couldn't come up with anything satisfactory. It was then going to be written by a professional screenwriter before Clark finally commissioned Harmony Korine. See more »

Quotes

Peaches' Father: Peaches is such a good girl.
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Crazy Credits

The letter K is shown backwards in the credits, except in the first word of
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Connections

References Happiness (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Deception"
Written by Gift of Gab (as The Gift of Gab) and Chief Xcel
Performed by Blackalicious
Published by Gifted Music and Obrafo Music
Courtesy of Quannum Projects See more »