Gummo

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

1997 1h 29m EN

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6.6

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39%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 751🥫39%Rotten Tomatoes●19Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 41,187

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Jacob Reynolds
Solomon
Jacob Sewell
Bunny Boy
Nick Sutton
Tummler
Chloë Sevigny
Dot
Darby Dougherty
Darby
Carisa Glucksman
Helen
Lara Tosh
Girl in Car
Jason Guzak
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harmony Korine
Writers: Harmony Korine
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 9% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harmony Korine, shot by Jean-Yves Escoffier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Tellefsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Jacob Reynolds and Jacob Sewell and Nick Sutton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harmony Korine directs. Jean-Yves Escoffier behind the camera. Christopher Tellefsen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 9% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
429 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5Directed by Harmony Korine, shot by Jean-Yves Escoffier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Christopher Tellefsen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jacob Reynolds and Jacob Sewell and Nick Sutton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Prepare to visit a town you'd never want to call home.".
9IMDB entry: tt0119237 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "tornado", "dark comedy", "male friendship", "ohio".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier
Editing: Christopher Tellefsen
Production design: David Doernberg
Costume design: Chloë Sevigny
Makeup / hair: Mia Thoen
Sound: Reilly Steele
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,300,000
Box office: $116,799
Return: 9% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Gummo (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes: 39% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 19/100
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 41,187 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

4 wins & 2 nominations total

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db2026-09-03
★ 10/10
Gutter art. A shameful film that will leave you wanting a second viewing and a shower. Cast (mostly) with local residents and non-actors filmed on location, which serves to lend a stench of reality the film may or may not deserve.

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