Ken Park (2002) (Movie)

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stars  On 3rd July, 2003 a public screening from an imported DVD was shown at the Balmain Town Hall (New South Wales, Australia) but shut down after a raid by the Police. No arrests were made. edit

stars  The film was refused classification by The Office of Film and Literature Classification and is currently banned for screening in Australia as of June 2003. edit

stars  There is a real Ken Park who was a professional skater in the 1980s. edit

stars  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. edit

stars  UK distributor Hamish McAlpine dropped the film after Larry Clark punched him in the face at a celebratory dinner. edit