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why was it called Gummo?

posted 10 years ago by NaderaSuleiman
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this is my favorite film ever but I still don't know what it name means. any help?

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[–] org1andrew 10 years ago

Hmm. I always thought it was referring to all the hairgum that kid uses to make his hair go back like that.

[–] J-a-k-a-m-o 10 years ago

It is named after Gummo Marx, the absent member of the Marx Brothers. Korine is a huge fan of them.

[–] jcarpenter-1 8 years ago

That's what I had heard as well.

[–] ctwdidswej (212) 6 years ago

Hollywood's middle finger to the suburbs.

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Gummo was the family agent! He wasn't absent, his work just wasn't done in front of the camera.