Gummo (1997)

Directed by

Harmony Korine

Genre

drama film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 718 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a small Ohio town still recovering from a tornado, people find strange and sometimes violent ways to get through the day. The film jumps between a few main characters and short scenes of other locals.

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What happens

Gummo is a 1997 American experimental drama film written and directed by Harmony Korine (in his directorial debut), and starring Linda Manz, Max Perlich, Jacob Sewell, Jacob Reynolds, Chloë Sevigny, and Nick Sutton. It is set in Xenia, Ohio, a Midwestern American town that had been previously struck by a devastating tornado. The loose narrative follows several main characters who find odd and destructive ways to pass time, interrupted by vignettes depicting other inhabitants of the town. Gummo was shot in Nashville, Tennessee, on an estimated budget of $1.3 million. It was not given a large theatrical release and failed to generate large box office revenues. It received generally negative reviews from critics, and generated substantial press for its graphic content and stylized, loosely woven narrative. The film has become a cult film, and entered the Criterion Collection in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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