Gummo


1h 28m 1997

Brief Synopsis

Some time after a devastating tornado has leveled their town, a group of eclectic, ennui-stricken teenagers in Xenia, Ohio pass their days by riding their bikes, playing practical jokes, sniffing glue and paying for sex with a friend's sister.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES
Location
Ohio, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

Some time after a devastating tornado has leveled their town, a group of eclectic, ennui-stricken teenagers in Xenia, Ohio pass their days by riding their bikes, playing practical jokes, sniffing glue and paying for sex with a friend's sister.

Crew

Johann Sebastian Bach

Music

David Blaine

Consultant

April Blair

Production

Steve Borne

Sound Design

Madonna Louise Ciccone (madonna)

Song

Madonna Louise Ciccone (madonna)

Song Performer

James Clauer

Location Manager

Tony Cowan

Song

David Doernberg

Production Designer

Jean Yves Escoffier

Director Of Photography

Randy Fletcher

Assistant Director

Angelique Graham-bones

Assistant Director

Gustave Haenschen

Song

Coleman Hawkins

Song Performer

Nicole Hennessey

Casting Associate

Buddy Holly

Song

Buddy Holly

Song Performer

Stanley Howse

Song

Jacques Jouffret

Steadicam Operator

Roger Karmanik

Song

Ernie Karpeles

Animal Trainer

Emily Jane Kitos

Wardrobe Supervisor

Harmony Korine

Screenplay

Anne Kugler

Music

Patrick Leonard

Song

Scott Macaulay

Coproducer

Paul Mantel

Visual Effects

Fabian Marquez

Post-Production Coordinator

Leo Medrazo

Foley Artist

Joe Melson

Song

Brian Miksis

Sound Mixer

Branka Mrkic-tana

Dialogue Editor

Henry Alonso Myers

Production

Robin O'hara

Unit Production Manager

Robin O'hara

Coproducer

M Okrera

Song

Roy Orbison

Song Performer

Roy Orbison

Song

Richard Pandiscio

Titles

Norman Petty

Song

Randall Poster

Music Supervisor

Almeda Riddle

Song Performer

Lisa Rosenstein

Unit Manager

Chlod Sevigny

Costume Designer

Amy Beth Silver

Art Director

Reilly Steele

Rerecording

Christopher Tellefsen

Editor

The Hoosier Hot Shots

Song Performer

Mia Thoen

Makeup Artist

Robin Urdang

Music Coordinator

Bernadette Van Huy

Costume Consultant

Varg Vikernes

Song

Monika Von Manteuffel

Script Supervisor

Ben Webster

Song Performer

Mike Weisner

Pyrotechnics

Scott Wesley Brown

Song

Heidi Winston

Production Coordinator

Cary Woods

Producer

Melissa Zaroff

Sound Editor

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES
Location
Ohio, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States Fall October 17, 1997

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States September 1997

Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1997 Gijon International Film Festival.

Shown at Gijon International Film Festival (in competiton) in Spain November 21-28, 1997.

Shown at London Film Festival (US Indies) November 6-23, 1997.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Critics' Week) August 29 - September 4, 1997.

The directorial debut for 23-year-old Harmony Korine, the screenwriter of "Kids."

Received Special Mention at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1997 (Awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 1997 Gijon International Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Critics' Week) August 29 - September 4, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 4-13, 1997.)

Released in United States Fall October 17, 1997

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Gijon International Film Festival (in competiton) in Spain November 21-28, 1997.)

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at London Film Festival (US Indies) November 6-23, 1997.)