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Mysterious Skin (2004)

18 105 min  -  Drama  -   30 March 2005 (France)
7.8
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Reviews: 213 user | 114 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Director:

Gregg Araki

Writers:

Gregg Araki (screenplay), Scott Heim (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chase Ellison ...
George Webster George Webster ...
Rachael Nastassja Kraft Rachael Nastassja Kraft ...
Deborah (Age 12) (as Rachael Kraft)
Lisa Long ...
Mrs. Lackey
Chris Mulkey ...
Elisabeth Shue ...
David Lee Smith ...
Bill Sage ...
Riley McGuire Riley McGuire ...
Ryan Stenzel Ryan Stenzel ...
Stephen Zepherelli
Joseph Gordon-Levitt ...
Richard Riehle ...
Charlie
Michelle Trachtenberg ...
Brady Corbet ...
Larry Marko Larry Marko ...
Old Man with Scar
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Storyline

Brian Lackey is determined to discover what happened during an amnesia blackout when he was eight years old, and then later woke with a bloody nose. He believes he was abducted by aliens, and N. McCormick, a fellow player on Brian's childhood baseball team, may be the key as to exactly what happened that night. As Brian searches for the truth and tries to track him down, Neil McCormick takes up hustling and moves to New York, in attempts to forget childhood memories that haunt him. Together, the two of them uncover the terrible truth of the scars they share. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Hustler | Gay | Alien Abduction | Coach  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA | Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Загадочная кожа See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$17,425 (USA) (8 May 2005) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$697,181 (USA) (31 July 2005)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (Sundance Channel Library Print)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The logo for the fictional show "World of Mystery" is the same as the logo for real-life production company "World of Wonder". See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Multiple characters are seen using models of Pilot pens that did not exist at the time. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Brian: [narration voice-over] The summer I was 8 years old, five hours disappeared from my life. Five hours. Lost. Gone without a trace.
Brian: [narration voice-over] Last thing I remember I was sitting on the bench at my Little League game. It started to rain. What happened after that remains a pitch black void.
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Connections

References The Shining (1980) See more »

Soundtracks

"Galaxy"
Written by Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday
Performed by Curve
Courtesy of BMG UK & Ireland Ltd.
Under License from BMG Film & TV Music
Used by permission of EMI Virgin Songs Inc., Universal Songs of Polygram Int., Inc. o/b/o Anxious Music Ltd. See more »