Upon it’s release in 1995, Kids was met with heavy controversy, mostly for it’s graphic depictions of drug use and sex. The film was hit with a NC-17 rating, and was cut in Britain. The US releases however was released unrated. However, another cut has been circulating as bootlegs for many years now. This was the original uncut workprint, which is longer than the unrated DVD. This contains a couple of longer scenes and some additional footage. The original VHS tape has received a tremendous amount of damage, as it suffers from severe discoloration and constant flickering. It even cuts out approximately 40 seconds of footage at 1:15:45.
Difference Report:
3:07
The workprint contains an additional shot of Telly pulling the girl’s panties.
(Since the footage is sexually explicit, I will not be posting a screenshot)
27:40
The workprint contains a longer shot of the guy with no legs chanting on the train.
Workprint:
28:11
The workprint contains a longer shot of the guy with no legs chanting on the train.
Workprint:
43:14
The workprint contains a longer shot of the skateboarders beating up the man and additional shot of Casper kicking the man.
Workprint:
1:09:52
The workprint contains a longer scene of the kids on the couch smoking weed.
(Since the footage is explicit , I will not be posting a screenshot)
1:13:18
The workprint contains a longer shot of Telly kissing Ruby.
(Since the footage is sexually explicit, I will not be posting a screenshot)