Mysterious Skin
“Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.”
2005•NR•1h 45m•7.7•Released
Drama
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Director
Gregg Araki
Writer
Gregg Araki
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Desperate Pictures
Cast
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Neil McCormick
Brady Corbet
Brian Lackey
Michelle Trachtenberg
Wendy Peterson
Jeffrey Licon
Eric Preston
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Avalyn Friesen
Elisabeth Shue
Mrs. McCormick
Lisa Long
Mrs. Lackey
Bill Sage
Coach
Chase Ellison
Neil (Age 8)
George Webster
Brian (Age 8)
Riley McGuire
Wendy (Age 11)
Rachael Nastassja Kraft
Deborah (Age 12)
Chris Mulkey
Mr. Lackey
David Lee Smith
Alfred
Kelly Kruger
Deborah Lackey
Production
Company
Desperate Pictures
Company
Fortissimo Films
Company
Antidote Films
Company
Next Wednesday Productions
Producer
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Producer
Gregg Araki
Producer
Mary Jane Skalski
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