#Ken park movie sences serial#
The movie also hammers the audience over the head with the idea that people from Visalia are at best violent suicidal drunks and at worst sexually deviant serial killers.
Characters specifically mention the city’s name and even wear shirts from local high schools while skating past buildings that say “Visalia” plain as day (they also skate past things that are in Tulare, masquerading as Visalia landmarks). “Ken Park,” for whatever reason, really hammers the audience over the head with its local setting. By comparison, “Time Changer” was shot here but it doesn’t ever really state where it takes place and “Son in Law” tries its hardest to make Visalia look like South Dakota, where its story takes place. “Ken Park” is interesting in that it was shot in Visalia and is also set here. The filmmakers claim that the unlicensed soundtrack keeps it off Blu-ray shelves, but the explicit sex scenes probably aren’t helping. That movie is 2004’s “Ken Park.” Maybe you’ve heard of it, but maybe not, considering it’s never been officially released in the United States. Well, I said that after my plan to move to the town from “The Lost Boys” got shot down.īut one Valley-centric movie was recommended by a Times-Delta staffer on the merits of it being unabashedly offensive and explicit in what it deems to be the Visalia experience. “Of course, I’ll move to the town where Pauly Shore ‘buffed the wood.’ That movie’s hilarious,” I said. “Son in Law” and “Time Changer” specifically were the only context for Central California I had the day my wife said, “Hey, let’s move to Visalia.”
The Valley has been the backdrop to some of my favorite movies. And in an effort to avoid bursting into flames upon leaving the house, I’ve decided that watching movies set in Visalia or Tulare from the comfort of my air-conditioned home is my best option, for now. I’ve been wanting to get to know the Central Valley a little better lately.īut it’s also the dog days of summer.
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