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Sign In. Gummo Hide Spoilers. Mama told me not to come Spearin 9 December Remember when you were in grade school and the weird kids down the block were doing something that looked, well, interesting, and your mom told you to stay away?

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Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives. Solomon : [voiceover] Life is beautiful. Really, it is. Full of beauty and illusions. Life is great. Without it, you'd be dead. Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Gummo R 1h 29m. Play trailer

These include sniffing glue, killing cats, having sex, gummo imdb, riding dirtbikes, listening to black metal, and meeting a cavalcade of quirky, bizarre, and scary people. At least it tries to be something different and unique though.

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The film follows a number of fringe characters, including Solomon, a skinny year-old whose mother is as confused as it is abusive. His best friend, 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.

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In a strange way, it seemed hopeful. Yet it's also oddly poetic for the same reason. While there may not be a plot, it doesn't need one because the different stories it tells weave together perfectly and you get a great picture of the town and its residents. I think the problem is that most of us expect something different from film, art, novels because we've been fed so much crap that similar to my kids when they come back from a week at a friend or family member's house where fast food is the daily fare we cannot taste the goodness of real meals. I do have one suggestion, however -- it either should have been more contemporary or more distant. In a world-view where wrestling chairs and killing pets are considered acceptable and worthwhile activities, would we really expect to feel a sense of plot or unfolding or striving? Did they know that Xenia Athena is the goddess of wisdom? Jacob Sewell Bunny Boy. See the gallery. And that's really why this movie is so awful. That's what I asked myself about ten minutes into this film. They can't even begin to see these things. Solomon's Mother Donna Brewster See all related lists ». Top picks Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations.

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A film that demands a second viewing to truly understand the director's vision is a rare thing; my initial impression was of a mockery of Red Necked America, but now after several viewings I understand it as a celebration of the sidelined aspect of American culture. The rather obvious and wrong-headed claim is that all this movie does is try to shock and disgust. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Learn more. This effect isn't lessened by the director's inability to explain why it was important. Share this page:. James Glass Cowboy 2. But this is precisely the point we have to understand. Eddie Harmony Korine But it's good to have these things captured on film then thrown away for anyone who might wanna find them. United States. Unless you listen exclusively to bad country and western I think you'll get this point.