Gummo

1997
16
1h 29m

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6.6/10

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Dark Comedy Comedy Drama

Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

40K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,843

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Awards
- 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
Other cast members were recruited during the film's lengthy pre-production period. Harmony Korine often approached people on the street, in bowling alleys and in fast food restaurants, and asked them to play a part in his movie.

Goofs
During the skinhead boxing scene in the kitchen, a crew member's hand is visible holding onto a piece of equipment or railing on the bottom left corner of the screen.

Quotes
Solomon: [voiceover] Life is beautiful. Really, it is. Full of beauty and illusions. Life is great. Without it, you'd be dead.

Connections
Featured in Belly (1998)

Soundtracks
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Performed by Almeda Riddle
Written by M. Okrun
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Published by Alpha Film Music (BMI)

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7/10

"I once knew a guy who was dyslexic, but he was crosseyed so everything came out right."

To sneak a peek through the peephole that is Gummo is to be pulled trough a small town tour of torture and depravity. It's bizzare and unnerving mix of character studies is as disturbing as it is depressing as it is facinating. It's so sour I can't even imagine what a screenplay would look like let alone the mind of the one who wrote it. I loved the style / format and uncompromising abrasiveness. Very unique, and I'll be hard pressed to find someone to recommend it to, though when I do I definitely will.