Trash Humpers

A found-footage style film that follows a group of destructive, elderly degenerates who call themselves 'The Peckerwoods'. They roam the rural South, engaging in chaotic and bizarre activities, leaving a trail of destruction and disturbing encounters in their wake. The film documents their nihilistic existence and their perverse forms of entertainment.

Trash Humpers was met with extremely divisive reactions, largely due to its provocative and often repulsive content. Critics were split between those who saw it as a bold, transgressive artistic statement and those who found it gratuitously offensive and lacking substance. Audiences generally found it challenging and disturbing, polarizing viewers with its extreme subject matter and unconventional filmmaking.

• Praised for its raw, uncompromised vision and transgressive filmmaking.
• Criticized for being excessively vulgar, nihilistic, and difficult to watch.
• Considered by some as a unique, albeit disturbing, exploration of societal fringes.

Google audience: Google users expressed strong reservations about the film's extreme content, with many finding it disgusting and pointless. While some appreciated its avant-garde nature, the overwhelming sentiment was one of shock and disapproval due to its disturbing themes and imagery.

Harmony Korine shot the film himself using VHS camcorders, and the actors, including Korine himself, wore elaborate prosthetics to appear as elderly, grotesque characters.