Bloody Kids

– The slender premise springs from the actions of two listless 11-year-old boys, the cold, manipulativ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
1980
Bloody Kids (1980)

The slender premise springs from the actions of two listless 11-year-old boys, the cold, manipulative Leo, and his weaker, more impressionable friend, Mike. Contemptuous of the fallible police force (Mike has already filched a police hat from an accident scene), the boys arrange a staged knife fight outside a football stadium with the aid of a bag of stage blood and a real blade.

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Producing Country:
UK
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Release Date:

23 Mar 1980

Language:

English

Director:

Stephen Frears

Writer:

Stephen Poliakoff (original idea), Stephen Poliakoff (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Derrick O'Connor, Gary Holton, Richard Thomas, Peter Clark

Plot:

The slender premise springs from the actions of two listless 11-year-old boys, the cold, manipulative Leo, and his weaker, more impressionable friend, Mike. Contemptuous of the fallible police force (Mike has already filched a police hat from an accident scene), the boys arrange a staged knife fight outside a football stadium with the aid of a bag of stage blood and a real blade.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10