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Overview

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Release Date:

13 September 2000 (France) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus. full summary | add synopsis

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Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations more

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(6 articles)

Trailer, Stills From Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers
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I Am Afraid Of Harmony Korine
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User Comments:

Messy unwatchable film more (66 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ewen Bremner ... Julien
Brian Fisk ... Pond Boy

Chloë Sevigny ... Pearl (as Chloe Sevigny)

Werner Herzog ... Father
Joyce Korine ... Grandma
Evan Neumann ... Chris
Miriam Martínez ... Teenage Girl (as Miriam Martinez)
Edgar Erikkson ... Bearded Man
James Moix ... Dancing Man
Victor Varnado ... Rapper
Oliver A. Bueno ... Bowler
Roger Harris ... Bowler
Josseph Padilla ... Bowler
Olivia Pérez ... Bowler (as Olivia Perez)
Freddie Perez ... Bowler
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Dogme # 6 - Julien Donkey-Boy (USA) (series title)
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MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and disturbing images.

Runtime:

94 min | 101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Yonkers, New York, USA


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Trivia:

There originally was a formal screenplay, dialogue and all, but Harmony Korine abandoned this in his attempt to achieve something else. more

Quotes:

Father: I don't want this escaping. All this moody brooding; I just don't like that. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in From Dogma to Dogville: Don't Try This at Home (2006) more

Soundtrack:

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean more


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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Messy unwatchable film, 1 October 1999
Author: Alan Jacobs (ajacobs@nyc.rr.com) from Greenwich Village, NY

Much is made of the fact that this is the first American film to be certified by the strictly realist Danish Dogma group. But unlike Celebration or Breaking the Waves, this film is a mess. It centers on a schizophrenic young man in Queens. The movie consists of disjointed scenes. Eventually, a plot develops when Julien's pregnant sister played by Chloe Sevigny has a miscarriage, and Julien steals the dead baby from the hospital, takes it home, and loves it. Until those scenes, the movie just goes from one place to another, occasionally engendering giggles, but not providing anything to grab hold of. Ewen Bremner, memorable in Mojo, gets totally under the skin of Julien, but total immersion by an actor in the role of a disconnected person does not make for a watchable movie.

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