I never thought I'd ever see a movie worse than Johnson Family Vacation. But I now have. Congratulations to the cast and crew of Kids In America, you have officially surpassed all others and are now officially the WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! This is bad on an entirely new level never before achieved in the history of cinema.
It's more than just bad actors reciting pathetic dialog in the worst script ever written. It's the entire package. Every character is a completely distasteful and bad stereotype of a high school student. The gay guy is a George-Michael-worshiping buffoon, the Black girl wears an afro-wig and talks about "sista Maya" and "brother Malcolm," the Asian girl asks a cop if he wants a spring roll or some "sucky-sucky." And those are just the supporting cast! The main girl is the stereotypical socially conscious child-of-a-hippy, and the main boy, who's name is Holden, is supposed to be the brooding, brilliant, rebellious Holden Caulfield stereotype. All these characters are so surface, plastic, and formulaic that I question how not one person told the writer that this was a worthless piece of crap. And Nicole Ritchie as a cheerleader?!?! Come on! She's a worse actress than me! The biggest mystery is how they actually cast some of the adult characters. Not only did Elizabeth Perkins jeopardize her career by showing her face in this movie, but so did George Wendt who played Norm in Cheers. He ever kisses another man in what is easily the worst scene ever shot in a movie.
Oh it's bad, really, really, really bad. The only slightly creative aspect of Kids In America is during the end credits when we see quick interviews with actual high school kids who were expelled or suspended from school because of their clothes or poetry or sexuality. That was quasi-interesting.
It's more than just bad actors reciting pathetic dialog in the worst script ever written. It's the entire package. Every character is a completely distasteful and bad stereotype of a high school student. The gay guy is a George-Michael-worshiping buffoon, the Black girl wears an afro-wig and talks about "sista Maya" and "brother Malcolm," the Asian girl asks a cop if he wants a spring roll or some "sucky-sucky." And those are just the supporting cast! The main girl is the stereotypical socially conscious child-of-a-hippy, and the main boy, who's name is Holden, is supposed to be the brooding, brilliant, rebellious Holden Caulfield stereotype. All these characters are so surface, plastic, and formulaic that I question how not one person told the writer that this was a worthless piece of crap. And Nicole Ritchie as a cheerleader?!?! Come on! She's a worse actress than me! The biggest mystery is how they actually cast some of the adult characters. Not only did Elizabeth Perkins jeopardize her career by showing her face in this movie, but so did George Wendt who played Norm in Cheers. He ever kisses another man in what is easily the worst scene ever shot in a movie.
Oh it's bad, really, really, really bad. The only slightly creative aspect of Kids In America is during the end credits when we see quick interviews with actual high school kids who were expelled or suspended from school because of their clothes or poetry or sexuality. That was quasi-interesting.