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Gummo (1997)

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User Rating: 5.7/10 (6,685 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Harmony Korine
Writer:
Harmony Korine (written by)
Release Date:
17 October 1997 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home. more
Plot:
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Startling more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jacob Reynolds ... Solomon
Nick Sutton ... Tummler
Lara Tosh ... Girl in Car
Jacob Sewell ... Bunny Boy
Darby Dougherty ... Darby

Chloë Sevigny ... Dot
Carisa Glucksman ... Helen
Jason Guzak ... Skinhead #1
Casey Guzak ... Skinhead #2
Wendall Carr ... Huntz
James Lawhorn ... Cowboy #1
James Glass ... Cowboy #2
Ellen M. Smith ... Ellen
Charles Matthew Coatney ... Eddie
Harmony Korine ... Boy on Couch
Bryant L. Crenshaw ... Midget
Daniel Martin ... Jarrod
Nathan Rutherford ... Earl

Max Perlich ... Cole
Bernadette Resna ... Cassiday
Linda Manz ... Solomon's Mom
Donna Brewster ... Albino Woman
James David Glass ... Tummler's Father
Mark Gonzales ... Chair Wrestler
Berniece M. Duvall ... Grandmother
Kristi Faye Randolph ... Deaf Woman
William Dickinson ... Deaf Man
Bill Evans ... Bald Guy
Jeffery Baker ... Terry
James Baker ... Phelipe
Rose Shephard ... Woman in Bed
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Directed by
Harmony Korine 
 
Writing credits
Harmony Korine (written by)

Produced by
Stephen Chin .... executive producer
James Clauer .... associate producer
Scott Macaulay .... co-producer
Robin O'Hara .... co-producer
Ruth Vitale .... executive producer
Cary Woods .... producer
 
Cinematography by
James Clauer 
Jean-Yves Escoffier 
 
Film Editing by
Christopher Tellefsen 
 
Casting by
Lyn Richmond 
 
Production Design by
David Doernberg 
 
Art Direction by
Amy Beth Silver 
 
Set Decoration by
Amy Beth Silver 
 
Costume Design by
Chloë Sevigny 
 
Makeup Department
Mia Thoen .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Kelly MacManus .... executive in charge of production
Lisa Rosenstein .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Angelique Bones .... second assistant director
James Clauer .... second unit director
 
Art Department
George E. Boyd .... carpenter
Anthony Gasparro .... property master
Macon Murphree .... assistant props
Robert Owen .... carpenter
George R. Rabasca .... carpenter
Andrea Stanley .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Steve Borne .... sound designer
Bradford L. Hohle .... sound engineer: Dolby
Leo Madrazo .... foley artist
Brian Miksis .... sound mixer
Branka Mrkic .... dialogue editor
Aaron J. Rudelson .... boom operator (as Aaron Rudelson)
Reilly Steele .... sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Zaroff .... sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Birmelin .... still photographer
Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli .... best boy grip (as Brian Buzzelli)
Geb Byers .... first assistant camera: 24 frame video
Suzanne Carter .... gaffer
Howard Davidson .... grip: 24 frame video
Christopher Di Croce .... company grip
Luke Eder .... additional assistant camera
Randall Falcon .... camera loader
Jay Feather .... additional assistant camera
Dave Fortino .... dolly grip (as David Fortino)
Jacques Jouffret .... steadicam operator
Dean Mathers .... assistant key grip
Michelle McKinley .... first assistant camera
Dee Nichols .... key grip
Heather Norton .... second assistant camera: 24 frame video
Thomas Ostrowski .... gaffer: 24 frame video
Nathan Wilson .... second assistant camera
 
Casting Department
Nicole Hennessey .... casting associate
 
Editorial Department
April Blair .... post-production assistant
Rodney Evans .... assistant editor
Chris Hinton .... colorist
Brent Kaviar .... post-production services
Sara King .... executive in charge of post-production
Fabian Marquez .... post-production coordinator
Craig Marsden .... assistant film editor
Misako Shimizu .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Roger Beaujard .... composer: song "Skin Peeler"
Juan Brujo .... composer: song "Matando Gueros"
Steve Dale .... composer: song "Serving Time in The Middle of Nowhere"
Anne Kugler .... music consultant
Christopher S. Parker .... music clearance
Randall Poster .... music supervisor
Quorthon .... composer: song "Equimanthorn"
Will Rahmer .... composer: song "Skin Peeler"
Robin Urdang .... music coordinator
Varg Vikernes .... composer: song "Rundgang um die Transzendentale Säule der Singularität"
 
Transportation Department
Steve T. Goforth .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Joshua Balog .... production assistant
Claire Best .... production executive
Sean Casey .... production assistant
Catherine Choi .... assistant: Independent Picture
James Clauer .... location manager
Alex David .... assistant office coordinator: New York (as Alexander David)
Joshua Elrod .... production assistant
Lyle Gamm .... production assistant
Elizabeth Heeden .... film conformist
Michael Johnson .... production auditor
Molly Johnson .... assistant: Independent Picture
Ernie Karpeles .... animal coordinator
Jeff Kohr .... production assistant
James A. McCann II .... assistant production office coordinator
Tanoa Parks .... location auditor
Monika Petrillo .... script supervisor (as Monika von Manteuffel)
Alec Raffin .... assistant: Independent Picture
Lizzie Schwartz .... assistant: Independent Picture (as Elizabeth Schwartz)
Craig Seti .... video dailies supervisor: Magno Video
Joshua Michael Stevens .... production assistant (as Joshua Stevens)
Tiffany Thomas .... production assistant
Joe Violante .... dailies supervisor: Technicolor
Cordelia Wheelock .... assistant locations
Heidi Winston .... production coordinator
 
Thanks
Liz Manne .... special thanks
Burt Reynolds .... special thanks
 


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles,including violence, substance abuse,sexuality and language.
Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Australia:R | France:-16 | Japan:PG-12 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | USA:R (edited for re-rating)
Filming Locations:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Footage scattered all over the film was shot by local residents and Harmony Korine, during pre-production and location scouting. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The kid sitting next to Jared Wiggley's arm and head change positions between shots. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Solomon: [voiceover] Xenia, Ohio. Xenia, Ohio. A few years ago, a tornado hit this place. It killed the people, left and right. Dogs died. Cats died. Houses were split open, and you could see necklaces hanging from branches of trees. People's legs and neck bones were sticking out...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Beautiful Losers (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Crying more

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29 out of 39 people found the following comment useful:-
Startling, 23 March 2005
6/10
Author: howie73

Set in Xenia, Ohio, Gummo feels like a deliberate riposte to Hollywood by its creator, Harmony Korine, whose penchant for subversion was already evident in his screen writing debut for Larry Clark's Kids (1995). Eschewing linear narrative, Korine explores, through the use of vignettes and bizarre episodes, the cat-killing escapades of its two protagonists and weaves this quest around a set of unrelated but bizarre events taking place in Xenia. There is no sense of a story, only a mood, and that mood fluctuates wildly from revulsion to surprise. By giving voice to those marginalized from society, Korine paints a startling portrait of landlocked America, one at odds with the Hollywood cliché of its inhabitants. There are many unforgettable scenes and yet it's not an enjoyable film, but it challenges, provokes and pushes the margins - and that in itself is worthy.

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