Larry Clark

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Larry Clark

Born January 19, 1943 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA (age 83)

Lawrence Donald "Larry" Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for the movie Kids and his photography book Tulsa. His most common subject is youth who casually engage in illegal drug use, underage sex and violence, and who are part of a specific subculture, such as surfing, punk rock or skateboarding.

Known For

Ken ParkKen Park · 2003
Ken Park
★ 6.02003
MovieDramaThriller
Teen skater Ken Park (nicknamed Krap Nek; his name spelled and pronounced backward) kills himself at a Visalia skate park; his death bookends the lives of four other young people who knew him: Shawn, the most conventional; Tate brims with psychotic rage; Claude is habitually harassed by his brutish father and coddled, rather uncomfortably, by his enormously pregnant mother; and Peaches looks after her devoutly religious father, but yearns for freedom. They're all rather tight, or so they claim.
KidsKids · 1995
Kids
★ 6.91995
MovieDramaCrime
A group of bored, disaffected New York City teenagers spend a day skating, smoking, drinking, partying, deflowering virgins, and getting into fights.
Company ManCompany Man · 2000
Company Man
★ 5.12000
MovieComedy
In the 1960's, a school teacher pretends to be a CIA spy to get his nagging wife off his back. He helps a Russian ballet dancer defect and is then sent to Cuba to locate "Agent X" for the CIA.
BullyBully · 2001
Bully
★ 6.72001
MovieCrimeDrama
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.
DestrictedDestricted · 2006
Destricted
★ 4.32006
MovieDramaRomance
A compilation of erotic films intended to illuminate the points where art meets sexuality.
The Smell of UsThe Smell of Us · 2015
The Smell of Us
★ 4.92015
MovieDrama
Self-destructive teens go skateboarding, use drugs and turn tricks in Paris.
Wassup RockersWassup Rockers · 2005
Wassup Rockers
★ 5.62005
MovieDrama
Instead of adhering to the norms of their South Central neighborhood, a group of skater boys opt to bus into Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where they attract local rich girls - and plenty of trouble with the police, jealous boyfriends, and nervous parents.
42 One Dream Rush42 One Dream Rush · 2010
42 One Dream Rush
★ 6.02010
MovieFantasy
An omnibus project bringing together acclaimed directors from around the world, each contributing a 42-second short inspired by a dream. Produced by 42 Below vodka, the collection blends surreal, poetic, and experimental visions into a mosaic of oneiric cinema.

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