Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin (2005)

Drama1 hour and 45 minutes
76%
User score

Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.

Description

A gay teenage hustler and another teen obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Gregg Araki
Director, Screenplay
Scott Heim
Novel

Actors

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Neil McCormick
Brady Corbet
Brady Corbet
Brian Lackey
Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg
Wendy Peterson
Jeffrey Licon
Jeffrey Licon
Eric Preston
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Avalyn Friesen
Elisabeth Shue
Elisabeth Shue
Mrs. McCormick
Lisa Long
Lisa Long
Mrs. Lackey
Bill Sage
Bill Sage
Coach
Chase Ellison
Chase Ellison
Neil (Age 8)
George Webster
George Webster
Brian (Age 8)
Riley McGuire
Riley McGuire
Wendy (Age 11)
Rachael Nastassja Kraft
Rachael Nastassja Kraft
Deborah (Age 12)
Chris Mulkey
Chris Mulkey
Mr. Lackey
David Lee Smith
David Lee Smith
Alfred
Kelly Kruger
Kelly Kruger
Deborah Lackey
Ryan Stenzel
Ryan Stenzel
Stephen Zepherelli
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle
Charlie
Larry Marko
Larry Marko
Old Man with Scar
Clover
Clover
Patches
Bruno Alexander
Bruno Alexander
Redneck Hick
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$2,148,548

Keywords
pedophilianew york citychild abuseamnesiarapepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)based on novel or booktrainerhustlertraumakansas, usacoming of agemale homosexualitymale prostitutionalien abductionprostitutionburied memorieschild molestationrepressed memorychildhood sexual abusesexual assault1980s1990sloss of innocencerepressed traumahiv/aids epidemicchild sexual abuselgbt interestnose bleedinggay bar