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.
Direction
Korine's debut: uncompromising, lo-fi, aggressively original.
Cinematography
VHS grain and pink skies make decay look beautiful.
Acting
Non-professional cast delivers unsettling authenticity.
Director
Harmony Korine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Written after Korine dropped out of NYU at 22; he sold the script to Larry Clark based on teenage diaries and skate videos.
Chloë Sevigny met Korine while he was skating in Washington Square Park; she helped cast locals from Xenia itself.
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