A prelude to fame, Just Kidsrecounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti
Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of
art. In 1967, a chance meeting between two young people led to a romance and a
lifelong friendship that would carry each to international success never dreamed
of. The backdrop is Brooklyn, Chelsea Hotel, Max's Kansas City, Scribner's
Bookstore, Coney Island, Warhol's Factory and the whole city resplendent. Among
their friends, literary lights, musicians and artists such as Harry Smith, Bobby
Neuwirth, Allen Ginsberg, Sandy Daley, Sam Shepherd, William Burroughs, etc. It
was a heightened time politically and culturally; the art and music