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Gummo
- Director: Harmony Korine
- Writer: Harmony Korine
- Producer: Stephen Chin; Scott Macaulay
CGiii Comment
Korine's debut - and a sub-standard graduate from the Larry Clark school of film-making.
Cat-drowning, glue-sniffing, hideous, evil, ugly kids - it is NOT difficult to throw bizarre characters together in a non-linear narrative and pretend that it's terribly controversial...art, even.
Seriously, anyone could have made this.
Ultimately, Gummo says NOTHING and that, in itself, makes the supposed controversy redundant.
But, it does reek of exploitation which leaves a rather vile taste in your mouth.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Constructing this film through random scenes, director Harmony Korine abruptly jettisoned any sort of narrative plot, so here we go: Solomon and Tummler are two bored teenage boys who live in Xenia, Ohio. A few years ago, a tornado swept through it, destroying more than half the town and killing the same amount, including Solomon's father. The film, from there, chronicles the anti-social adventures these two boys have. These include sniffing glue, killing cats, having sex, riding dirtbikes, listening to black metal, and meeting a cavalcade of quirky, bizarre, and scary people.
Cast & Characters
Jacob Sewell as Bunny Boy;
Nick Sutton as Tummler;
Lara Tosh as Girl in Car;
Jacob Reynolds as Solomon;
Darby Dougherty as Darby;
Chloe Sevigny as Dot;
Carisa Glucksman as Helen;
Jason Guzak as Skinhead #1;
Casey Guzak as Skinhead #2;
Wendall Carr as Huntz;
James Lawhorn as Cowboy #1;
James Glass as Cowboy #2;
Ellen M. Smith as Ellen;
Charles Matthew Coatney as Eddie;
Harmony Korine as Boy on Couch