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Overview
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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 moreUser Comments:
Incredible, Shocking, Beautiful, Moving moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
Additional Details
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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:
Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | 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, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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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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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.