Gummo (1997)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 88 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Harmony Korine
Stars: Jacob Reynolds, Nick Sutton and Chloë Sevigny
IMDb score:
6,6 (39.380)
Releasedate: 17 October 1997
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Gummo plot
"Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home."
The story is set in Xenia, a small, deadly dull Ohio town. The film follows a number of fringe characters, including Solomon, a skinny 14-year-old whose mother is as confused as it is abusive. His best friend, 19-year-old Tummler, lives with a holistic father who has long since lost his authority and has never recovered from the death of Tummler's mother. The two friends spend their days sniffing glue, killing stray cats for money and playing mischief and worse pranks. Moral sense is foreign to them.
Actors and actresses
Sol
Tummler
Solomon's Mother
Dot
Helen
Darby
Bunny Boy
Chair Wrestler
Jarrod Wiggley
Boy on Couch
Reviews & comments
Koekebakker
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- 2540 messages
- 3981 votes
Gummo hit me like a bomb. But I found it very difficult to understand why, because what to do with so many almost isolated scenes about physically or mentally deviant people? Together they form a poignant portrait of a small town in America, but so what? I don't see the relevance of that.
After much thought, I think it's mainly in the way those people are portrayed. Almost all scenes have a strong visual impact, are a kind of work of art in themselves. To me, Gummo is a cinematic work of art in its own right: uncompromising, disturbing, but above all touching and moving.
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rokkenjager
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- 2862 messages
- 1686 votes
Meh, not really all that special. I expected a bit more in terms of weirdness. Every now and then you see such a funny, short sketch, but in general it is all rather boring and superficial. I especially lacked a heart, meaning and emotional connection with the characters. 2.5*
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