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Release Date
• USA: May 6, 2005
• UK: 20 May 2005
BoxOffice: $0.3M
Official Website:
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Running Time
1 hour, 39 minutes
Country USA, Netherlands
Studio TLA Releasing
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Genre: Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Coming Of Age
Plot: In MYSTERIOUS SKIN, an unlikely director takes on an even more unlikely lead actor and crafts a deeply felt coming-of-age tale that pulsates with the scalding beauty of tragedy. The director, Gregg Araki, whose over-the-top, gay melodramas have been criticized as largely empty provocations, proves himself here to have great sensitivity. Yet it is the lead actor, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, best known for his work on the alien sitcom THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN, whose unforgettable, nuanced performance makes the film. Based on the novel by Scott Heim, the story follows two teenage boys living in small-town Kansas: Brian (Brady Corbet), a clunky and awkward fellow with no discernable social life; and Neil (Gordon-Levitt), a rebellious gay youth whose fragile beauty and cruel indifference make him a successful hustler to the area's older men. Having suffered from blackouts as a child, Brian believes that these voids were actually alien abductions, and goes on a quest to confirm this. As his memories become increasingly vivid, Brian convinces himself that Neil, the star player on his childhood Little League team and a regular presence in his dreams, knows the truth. Neil does, in fact, know exactly what happened. The boys were sexually abused by their Little League coach. While Brian has
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 | Elisabeth Shue
Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, Hollow Man |
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 | Bill Sage
American Psycho, Boiler Room, High Art |
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The Burning Season, Wednesday Afternoon, Hood of Horror | Lisa Long
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