Harmony Korine on Letterman 95

[LanesClassicComedy95]

Harmony's a genius, and he was in complete control of this interview.

[greenplastiqtree]

lettermans a diccckk

[Iamyourmoth]

@greenplastiqtree I think i hate him :/

[realjohnhammond]

I think I'm in love with Harmony ...

[narozzz]

He looks just like an older version of the kid who wets himself on the quiz show in Magnolia.

[jessyrowles]

man i have been trying to make videos as good as harmony korine for years, if ya click on my name theres some on my channel actually ill post one here

[eminemdisstopia]

It's pretty ironic, because these Letterman appearances are the only moments of true art in Korine's otherwise redundant career

[Useless2112]

@eminemdisstopia Mmm yeah, other than his films.

[KnivesMonroe]

David is a dick.

Harmony rules. 

[kennyhrules]

This guy is friggin awesome

[noburningbushes]

Kinda reminds me of Jason Schwartzman

[Frnk27]

Only someone as crazy as he can be so genius.

[spiritofjosh]

I love how the awkward kid from school everybody picks on ends up on Letterman discussing about one of the most controversial movies of the decade that he wrote when he was 19. I love Harmony Korine.

[kaitniblo311]

he is too cute

[glaxglax]

"barbecuing mishaps, trouble at the cookout?"

wow, letterman managed to follow up a godawful joke with an even worse one.

harmony seems awesome from watching his letterman interviews, i can say for a fact though that his wife Rachel is extraordinarily kind and sweet. One of the nicest people I've met, and this was apparent from the first second I met her.

[1891justin]

checkout in beautiful losers when hes is talking at that playground about the kids head bein chopped off i died lauhing at that shit

[1891justin]

david lettermen is a plain douche

[TankGirlBOOM]

such a funny dude.

[zemadpastafarian]

his laugh; Donnie Darko.

[slangshotstudios]

Jews.

[zarktwain]

@slangshotstudios

hotter and smarter than most people.

[TobiasBoon1980]

@slangshotstudios So he's jewwwwwish...?

[1995bimetalhead]

Harmony Korine is such an amazing person :). He almost seems to show symptoms from Asperger Syndrome

[MatthewRayDavila69]

David seems uncertain, same way he was with Captain Beefheart.

He and Harmony have a lot in common, if you think about it. Both insane geniuses.

[uutuber431]

he seriously looks like he's about 14

[gofuckyourselfsuit]

Go to.....go fuck yourself suit on youtube

peanut butter and jelly.....(8mm trailer)

[KESSLERPARK]

Harm!

[XnaphthalineX]

Harmony is one of those people who, as a writer, i really wish i had invented. hes awesome.

[superzsolt]

lol :D

[ColinF93]

26 people just plain suck

[hall111793]

He's so awesome if you ever get the chance to talk to him. I met him in Nashville and we had dinner. You can definitely tell there's always something "different" goin on upstairs lol

[Ciaran646]

Why are the audience laughing at EVERYTHING he says? So goddam dumb. They're clearly not all that amused by it. They're just being sheep. It's the same with his other Letterman appearance.

[llamasarus1]

he's interesting because nothing he says makes sense

[marchstrong]

First Letterman interview: I want to make the sequel to Caddyshack

Second Letterman interview: I want to make the sequel to Titanic

And Letterman opens both interviews with a comment about what Harmony's wearing. :P

[bakanbi]

I haven't seen this in 16 years but I never forgot it. It great to stumble across this again

[triangleowl]

i don't understand letterman, why do people go on his show all he ever does is take the piss

[smedley]

Genius.

[Quetzletted]

He is a character in Gummo :P

[TheSuzsuz]

eu queria muito ver esta intrevista com legendas em portugues se alguém tiver *-*

[mimickick]

WOW. I was a big fan of the movie when it came out. Had no idea Harmony did Letterman to promote it. I love how it's weird and tense the whole way through and you can't quite tell if Letterman's pissed or into it, and then the cigar kinda tells you that all is well.

[Jaysuslawds]

I felt awkward even watching this thay guy was so nervous but he seems pretty cool.

[akanathan]

its so weird how people freak out over everything simply said by Harmony.

letterman is a douche. his humor is very dull. i think the audience is doped up on some kind of happy pills.

[RJtheCunning]

@akanathan poopy.

[akanathan]

@RJtheCunning i know man!

totally poopy.

[twsx]

@akanathan You're the douche. This interview is genuinely hilarious, the humor just seems to be lost on you.

[akanathan]

@twsx I never said it wasnt funny. Harmony's stories crack me up.

Harmony Korine is a hero.

I was referring to David trying to make Harmony look stupid as he does with a lot of his guests. It's part of his humor I guess.

[twsx]

@akanathan He doesn't.

[akanathan]

@twsx He doesn't

thank you.

[jkang24]

Hilarious.

[tediumless]

I love Harmony Korine... Gummo and Julien Donkey-Boy really fascinate me...

[MordaciousFilms]

Harmony's a genius, listen to his influences. Very cultured, very articulate when directing. Just an odd guy, just a quirky personality. He makes me feel alot better about myself and my own oddness.

[TaffyRaphie]

I don't....understand....

I just saw Kids and didn't altogether think it was amazing...the acting was great, and the writing was excellent in it's style, but the substance/plot/point is lost to me.

Can someone explain/help me appreciate it? don't give any bullshit like "you have to get it" or some shit like that

[sio5RCA]

@TaffyRaphie heres what i can tell you.

go watch gummo.

i promise it'll all come together for you.

[TaffyRaphie]

@sio5RCA I saw Gummo. Didn't really like it either.

[TheAtomic1234321]

wat do u mean u didnt get it?

[TaffyRaphie]

@TheAtomic1234321 no, I'm saying I don't see why it is brilliant

[MordaciousFilms]

@TaffyRaphie I didn't much like KIDS. I thought it was very unlikeable and too serious. I thought GUMMO was much better.

[TaffyRaphie]

@MordaciousFilms I saw Gummo....still didn't really like it.

I get it. Awful shit like that happens and there are SOME people like that. It's still not a very good movie. Acting and writing is good though

[MordaciousFilms]

@TaffyRaphie Maybe Harmony Korine just isn't the director for you because I've enjoyed the movies I've seen by him, I like them and their unique kind of style. I wouldn't recommend them to a casual film viewer though.

[TaffyRaphie]

@MordaciousFilms I'm not a casual viewer, I would say I'm a cinephile. Upon viewing Gummo a second time I do like it more actually. I enjoyed a lot of the visuals, the writing and the acting. I suppose the theme/point I thought wasn't great (if I'm right in what I think it is). Maybe they will grow on me more. I'm a massive Paul Thomas Anderson fan now, but I thought There Will Be Blood was terribly boring the first time I saw it

[phishinvan]

@TaffyRaphie lol at "help me appreciate it"

[bklynskating]

fuck letterman

[MagicalMysteryWhore]

I LOVE THIS RETARD

[ignoranttwat]

@MagicalMysteryWhore

Harmony Korine is anything but a "retard".

[efsq]

he looks like messi

lol

[badskroy71]

He's 22 here, he looks like 16 or 17.

[ihatebobsaget1989]

@badskroy71 daniel larusso in karate kid was like 23 and but looks 16

[chuckbyf1]

He's what we used to call a flake.

[20ThaMuzikMayn11]

could be David Letterman be more dickish?

[kingsman565]

He definitely has aspergers, dudes a genius though.

[rahilkiani]

When Letterman says "I could pretty much have this conversation with myself" I thought to myself, 'well he missed out on the opportunity to have the most boring unfunny moment ever caught on camera.'

[seandunx]

Salad Days

[TheSchoolsOut]

The reason he's so out of control when interviewed is because he has a very short attention span and other small disorders that make it very hard for him to stay on track and within one topic for long without his mind going crazy and branching off.

[dariusasghari]

literally never laughed so much in my life

[hotdog7007]

i fucking love this guy

[anon8660]

omg hes dad was a tap dancer... so was solomon's in gummo

[MonVie]

I laughed at the completely irrelevent supplements he adds to his stories; "He always played with basketballs", "his father was a dentist"

[DavidofThe]

These are some of the funniest interviews I've ever seen

[tnptm0pt0p]

I sometimes wonder if he's putting on an act in interviews.. he's brilliant.

[alx90x]

ive heard on talkshows they usually flash an "applause" sign...

I can tell u one thing for sure: this was the only interview theyve never had to flash the sign for.

[Ziplock74]

"....asprin gave him headaches." *huge pause* 

[gdub6933]

Harmony is so funny.

[slkhaldrogo]

This dude kind of makes me comfortable with my ticks

[aaronada]

I have to agree with toomuchskin. I think David played along nicely and supported Harmony's character.

[niggerlover66]

lol

[lawnfurniture11]

letterman is such a douche

[AshlxySykes]

Everything about Harmony, makes me want to meet him that much more. He is simply amazing, and astounding. His talant is so unique.

[kickAbooJoyjuice]

Milk was a bad choice.

[ChargersFanForLyfe]

omfg i would love to chill with harmony such a cool dude...

[LianaMeoWw]

I love how awkward Korine is :]

[toomuchskin]

I know there's a lot of David Letterman hate here, but I think this interview is awesome. It's a battle of wits Harmony vs David. Harmony is doing his own thing with his 'strange' dialogue and David is only trying to respond. You need David's side to make the interview great otherwise it would just be boring.

[Jazon999]

yeah i really hate david letterman

[melkore31415]

"how do you write a book" is probably the most stupid question to ask a scriptwriter. what is the writer supposed to answer? tell this idiot how to write a book?

[TyroneTasty]

I think people tend to mistake random non-sequiturs as being deep. It's more effective for comedy which is why Korine get so many laughs. If he focused on an idea and explained it through, he'd be better received.

[mseales]

You can see from the sidebar on this page that Letterman has had Korine multiple times to give him a national forum to speak about whatever he wanted. Letterman and the audience's reactions to it are irrelevant. Both of these guys knew what they were getting into and fed off one another. All of this shit-talking on Letterman is incredibly silly to me.

[trufiend138]

the way he acts, he reminds me of andy warhol

[sircambam]

the crowd is full of dumbasses

[312MrDave]

i love korine, but he's so damn akward, it's kinda hard to connect with him. lettermans attitude definatley didnt help.

[keepitwildtv]

Letterman got played!

[playswithpassion]

On every interview he has with letterman, he gets so pissed off that everything thinks Harmony is hilarious and doesn't really give two shits about his stupid commentary.

[deathbypowerglove]

He looks like Paul Reubens

[suckmeoffsophie]

is it just me or does he really remind you of crispin glover in this interview?

[timread13]

Letterman is pissed that the audience isn't laughing at him

[noburningbushes]

HE'S LIKE A CHARACTER FROM ONE OF HIS OWN FILMS.

HE IS SO FUCKING BRILLIANT.

[sanacido2]

@noburningbushes exactly... in fact, he appears on Gummo, the scene with the black little dude.

[Niandramusic]

@sanacido2 hes in "kids" too

[sanacido2]

@Niandramusic right, in the club with jenny.

[theeturnone]

@noburningbushes a true fuckin genius

[rabarino]

Letterman, as always, is so far up his own ass its unbelievable.

[tunelowplayslow]

Has anybody seen him and Paul Reubens in the same room??

Just curious.

[Flood7Productions]

Wow look at the height difference. IMDb's listings must be wrong.

[victorhv23]

Letterman is a cunt. Harmony is one of the best things that happened to cinema. And alse He shoved Meryl Streep in the green room, i like this guy even more!

[joet88]

just like groucho- too funny for an ordered world : )

[TibtheBear]

letterman is a huge douche

[oancitizen]

He certainly talks like one of his scripts, I'll give him that.

[samuraiyao]

he looks like a cross between Paul Reubens and Edward Furlong!!!

[bmichaelp]

woah he really does look like he wants to strangle him

[RVStudio]

Ask Korine "what's the film about" is a non-sense... is stupid to have a guest whose work you despise (or unknown).

[DavidAngelMedina]

ha ha ha ha, David's face when he says "Well I don't know". Looked like we wanted to strangle him

[Shirvannn]

he did it the second time he met harmony for gummo as well

men like letterman are the death to tv

[TheElizabethboom]

I love how Harmony is giggling the whole time. He's cute.

[GirlWithNoRace]

Haha I love it!

[hazmathew]

Well... this is awkward.

[tg420jg]

what a creep.

[grrrrrrrrawk]

so good, love julien donkey boy. and harmony korine.

[CitySkin09]

Didn't he have a cameo in the movie "Kids" as the spacey kid with the glasses who gives Chloe Sevigney that "pill"??

[TheSilverFlyingCigar]

@CitySkin09 yeah, it reminded me of Quinton Tarrantinos cameo in Pulp Fiction. Great director crappy actor.

[PeachyPhipson]

@TheSilverFlyingCigar Except Tarantino is an awesome actor as well... hilarious in everything i've seen him in (From Dusk Till Dawn, Pulp Fiction etc.)

[gsdgsdgdhsadds]

@CitySkin09 yeah, he's also in gummo as the kid who tries to kiss the gay black midget

[CitySkin09]

@gsdgsdgdhsadds -- Wtf? This fuckin' kid is a weirdo...

[spacegeek]

i wish i was older back then, i LOVE vintage Letterman, unlike the older unfunny Letterman now x (

[Macroptiliummosaic]

"How do you get it turned into a motion picture?"

"Oh, I'm not sure."

[xTheOxx]

This is why Letterman's show is infinitely better than Leno's.

[nicktpoe]

letterman is a jerk and condescending

[duracellpencap]

what a badass!!!

[wegotmarriedinafever]

this, everytime andy kaufman was on, and everytime harvey pekar was on are the best letterman moments

[erictheshort]

this is amazing! :L

[LaLaManfr0]

Omg, his voice is totally changing, hahahaha.

[DJBAMTOM]

He was nervous!

[finaldraft71]

Letterman is a narcissistic prick.

[mpm1985]

"His name was BARFUNK" LMAO! BARFUNK is a funny ass name!

[Jamespullharder1]

why does everyone make fun of him it is clear that he has assbergers syndrom.

[11CARW11]

i wish i could pick his brains

[viannafashionwhore]

he is so beautifully awkward

[KNOXVILLISM]

He seems uncomfortable or maybe high

[thatswasssup]

i was smiling the whole time watching this(:

he is cute... famous or not.

i'm actually looking for a cute nerdy boy myself.

[xHAiiCHx]

he is adorable. i'm in luv

[feenius]

Damn that kid straight had Dave

[awktsa]

He looks like hes on uppers

[FRANMAN1979]

dave does not like it when his guests get more laughs than him

[jessyrowles]

could you come check out my videos! and tell me if you like any of them, and subscribe if you would like. also ill make any video you want me to and act it out if you would like . Thanks!

Jessy Rowles

[SURFUR]

Korine is one of the best filmmakers out there. He has a foreign avant-garde way in all his work. He's so underrated as a filmmaker. As an interview subject here, he's just plain awful. People think a guy who can make great films can also be an enthralling on-camera presence. But that's a completely different talent. Dave is great at what he does--it's his chosen craft. If he attempted to write and direct a movie of his own, it would probably be excruciating.

[RemjianDrummer]

@SURFUR Foreign? He's strictly American haha

[dcallstar51]

this guys been on crack for the past 15 years

[keanu1020]

he looks as nervous as I would be.

[driftingsmoke]

oh my fuck, i love this guy.

[adlozi]

I always thought Harmony Korine was a girl..

[fruitbatrepublic]

Letterman is a douche-a-rama.

[CaramelMarshmallow]

letterman is an asshole.

[skulldrix]

@CaramelMarshmallow Cocksucking asshole.

[TheBearEzentials]

i love how his mind ticks.. its a cohesive mix of tangents..

[LTBL88]

letterman is a dick

[deathfuckinghaze]

How do you turn a book into a film? I don't know. LOL

[bsm6776]

sequel to Caddyshack, lol

[fredhetz]

From film critic Roger Ebert: "Korine, who at 25 is one of the most untamed new directors, belongs on the list with Godard, Cassavetes, Herzog, Warhol, Tarkovsky, Brakhage and others who smash conventional movies and reassemble the pieces... Harmony Korine is the real thing, an innovative and gifted filmmaker whose work forces us to see on his terms."

[jiggyproto]

letterman got played on this one. well done harmony

[Fudgeyer]

korine is the person I would most want to meet, there is no writer/director quite like him.

[ramrod4life]

harmony is so cute

[rickhorror]

funniest lettermen ever