KIDS (1995) DVD

The 1995 movie KIDS starring Leo Fitzpatrick as Telly, a hard drinking, pot smoking, drug using, and promiscuous teenager. As the opening seen makes obvious Telly is a successful conquer of teenage girls and has one goal in life, to take the virginity of as many girls as possible.

The problem with his objective is that unbeknown to him he is a carrier of the HIV Virus. A fact that comes to light when Jennie (Chloe Sevigny) goes to the STD clinic not because she think she might have something, but to support her slutty friend Ruby played by a young Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Clerks II) who despite have been with more guys then she can remember tests negative for all STDs. Unfortunately Jennie who has only had sex with Telly tests positive for the HIV virus. Jennie sets out to locate Telly and tell him about her HIV status before he can infect others.

Directed by Larry Clark this film was hailed by critics as a “wake up call” for safe sex education in the mid 1990’s.