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Director:
Writer:
Harmony Korine (written by)
Release Date:
17 October 1997 (USA)
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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
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Ohio
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Cat
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Tornado
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Cat Killer
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Anti Social
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Awards:
4 wins
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2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
Michael Dowse Heading North for Fubar Sequel
(From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
'Until The Light Takes Us': Dead Boys, By Kurt Loder
(From MTV Movie News. 4 December 2009, 7:51 AM, PST)
(From ioncinema. 12 December 2009, 6:25 PM, PST)
'Until The Light Takes Us': Dead Boys, By Kurt Loder
(From MTV Movie News. 4 December 2009, 7:51 AM, PST)
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Incredible, Shocking, Beautiful, Moving
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jacob Sewell | ... | Bunny Boy | |
| Nick Sutton | ... | Tummler | |
| Lara Tosh | ... | Girl in Car | |
| Jacob Reynolds | ... | Solomon | |
| Darby Dougherty | ... | Darby | |
| Chloë Sevigny | ... | Dot (as Chloe Sevigny) | |
| 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 |
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles,including violence, substance abuse,sexuality and language.
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Runtime:
89 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:16 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:14A (British Columbia) |
Canada:16+ (Québec) |
Canada:18A (Alberta) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
New Zealand:R18 |
Canada:R (Manitoba) |
Australia:R |
France:-16 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Spain:18 |
UK:18 |
USA:NC-17 (original rating) |
USA:R (edited for re-rating)
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In addition to being a co-star of the film, Chloë Sevigny designed the costumes. She found most of them in thrift stores around Nashville.
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Goofs:
Continuity: The kid sitting next to Jared Wiggley's arm and head change positions between shots.
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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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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:
Referenced in Gitarrmongot (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Mom and Dad's Pussy
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Is Gummo based on a true story?more
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This film is a unique moment. People who knock it for lack of "plot", or characters have missed the point. For a start the characters are an incredibly rich mixture of people and personalities, who are far more interesting than most Hollywood blank, 2D, characters. While there may not be a plot, it doesn't need one because the different stories it tells weave together perfectly and you get a great picture of the town and its residents.
The film is shot brilliantly as well, Korine using so many different techniques so effectively. The editing is the same, bringing all the different parts together superbly In short, one of the best films ever. Ever. OK.