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Gummo

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Teen friends Tummler (Nick Sutton) and Solomon (Jacob Reynolds) navigate the ruins of a tiny, tornado-ravaged town in Ohio that is populated by the deformed, disturbed and perverted. When not gunning down stray cats for a few bucks, the boys pass their time getting stoned on household inhalants. Elsewhere, the mute Bunny Boy (Jacob Sewell) dons rabbit ears and is bullied by kids half his age, and sisters Dot (Chloe Sevigny) and Helen (Carisa Glucksman) dodge a pedophile.
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Gummo's bold provocations may impress more iconoclastically inclined viewers, but others will find it hard to see past writer-director Harmony Korine's overwhelmingly sour storytelling perspective.

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine Harrowing as its glimpses of economic and psychological ruin are, Gummo doesn’t merely wallow in its characters’ dire straits. Oct 21, 2024 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post Like a kid acting up for attention, the wise-ass Korine wants desperately to be in your face - to offend and provoke. And he does a damn good job getting his way. If for no other reason, "Gummo" deserves to be seen. Jan 7, 2019 Full Review Richard Williams Guardian After his persuasively disturbing screenplay for Larry Clark's Kids, Harmony Korine 's Gummo comes as a disappointment. Jan 7, 2019 Full Review Rudie Obias Battleship Pretension Although Harmony Korine is considered an important filmmaker and an auteur director in his own right, his debut is a tough hang and only reserved for those with a strong stomach for misery and the grotesque. Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Joshua Ryan FandomWire The purpose of the film is seemingly to expose movie goers to an existence that they may otherwise pretend does not exist, while at the same time eliciting a reaction of discomfort. In that arena its a resounding success... Rated: 6/10 Oct 17, 2024 Full Review Joel Copling Spectrum Culture A tragic satire – blackly funny, often disturbing, unthinkably sad. May 24, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sauron A Nonsensical plot.This movie is so bad you can't tell what the hell is going on at all.It's supposed to be disturbing in some way but it just doesn't work.Hell,this movie didn't disturb me at all.The only redeeming factor of this movie is that it features songs by the band Bathory which is one of my favourite bands of all time.Other than that this movie sucks.The director must have been high while making this ''film'' 1/10 for trying. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Charlie M This is one of the most disgusting, pointless, off-putting, and grotesque movies out there. Absolutely vile. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/24 Full Review Natalia R This movie is so boring literally so stupid barely any dialog and it's incohesive definitely a waste of my time Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Arid S Another rarity, just unreal, mind blowing, twisted and sick, it was just great, honestly going through life not watching this would be a shame. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/24 Full Review Robert S I'm going to say this much. I like pretty much everything that Harmony Korine puts out....but oh no. Not this one. This movie makes me feel like I'm sitting in a bedbug infested cess pool while I'm watching it. It literally makes me feel dirty. Just talking about it makes me want to take a shower in order to wipe the filth off. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/29/24 Full Review a a This film is a classic. If you can open your mind and get over the idea of a conventional movie, you can enjoy it. It's definitely worth a watch at least once. Personally, I watch it often and catch something new each time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Teen friends Tummler (Nick Sutton) and Solomon (Jacob Reynolds) navigate the ruins of a tiny, tornado-ravaged town in Ohio that is populated by the deformed, disturbed and perverted. When not gunning down stray cats for a few bucks, the boys pass their time getting stoned on household inhalants. Elsewhere, the mute Bunny Boy (Jacob Sewell) dons rabbit ears and is bullied by kids half his age, and sisters Dot (Chloe Sevigny) and Helen (Carisa Glucksman) dodge a pedophile.
Director
Harmony Korine
Producer
Cary Woods
Screenwriter
Harmony Korine
Distributor
Fine Line Features
Production Co
Independent Pictures, Fine Line Features
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 17, 1997, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 20, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA)
$87.4K
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Flat (1.85:1)