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Gummo

Gummo

Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home.

19976.61h 29m

Overview

Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

Directed by Harmony Korine
Written by Harmony Korine
Produced by Cary Woods
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $117K

Top Cast

Jacob Reynolds

Jacob Reynolds

Solomon

Jacob Sewell

Jacob Sewell

Bunny Boy

Nick Sutton

Nick Sutton

Tummler

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Dot

D

Darby Dougherty

Darby

Carisa Glucksman

Carisa Glucksman

Helen

L

Lara Tosh

Girl in Car

J

Jason Guzak

Skinhead #1

C

Casey Guzak

Skinhead #2

W

Wendall Carr

Huntz

Themes & Keywords

tornadodark comedymale friendshipohiosuburbiavulgarityprostitutionhome invasionbluntalbinoglue sniffinganimal crueltysister sister relationshipearnest

About Gummo

Gummo is a drama, comedy film released in 1997 exploring themes of tornado, dark comedy, male friendship, ohio, suburbia, vulgarity. Directed by Harmony Korine, it stars Jacob Reynolds, Jacob Sewell, Nick Sutton. Teenagers Solomon and Tummler kill time in Xenia, Ohio, a small town that has never recovered from the tornado that ravaged the community in the 1970s.

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