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Release Date:
17 October 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home. morePlot:
Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(18 articles)
AFI La 09: Review of Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers (From QuietEarth. 4 November 2009, 5:58 PM, PST)
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Startling more (368 total)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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Rated R for pervasive depiction of anti-social behavior of juveniles,including violence, substance abuse,sexuality and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
89 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
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)Filming Locations:
Nashville, Tennessee, USAFun Stuff
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Earlier cuts of the movie were described by US censors as nihilist in their intentions, until Harmony Korine toned down a lot of the content. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the arm wrestling scene, the number of bottles on the table changes between shots. moreQuotes:
[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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My Little Rooster moreFAQ
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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.