Mysterious Skin
Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.
2005 | 105m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Gregg Araki |
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| Writer: | Gregg Araki, Scott Heim |
| Staring: |
| A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 30, 2005 |
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| Director: | Gregg Araki |
| Writer: | Gregg Araki, Scott Heim |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), child abuse, rape, based on novel or book, amnesia, trainer, pedophilia, hustler, trauma, kansas, usa, male homosexuality, coming of age, male prostitution, alien abduction, prostitution, lgbt, buried memories, child molestation, repressed memory, childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, shocking, 1980s, 1990s, loss of innocence, repressed trauma, hiv/aids epidemic, child sexual abuse, introspective, nose bleeding, male rape, gay bar |
| Production Companies | Desperate Pictures, Fortissimo Films, Antidote Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,148,548
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 16, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ryan Stenzel | Stephen Zepherelli |
| Richard Riehle | Charlie |
| Larry Marko | Old Man with Scar |
| Clover | Patches |
| Bruno Alexander | Redneck Hick |
| Forrest Fountain | Jackson |
| Zane Huett | Jackson's Son |
| Reedy Gibbs | Receptionist |
| David Alan Graf | Gay Lumberjack |
| John Ganun | NYC John |
| Billy Drago | Zeke |
| Pete Kasper | Sedan Driver |
| Joan Blair | Customer in Yogurt Shop (uncredited) |
| Trieste Kelly Dunn | Date in "Blood Prom" (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gregg Araki | Director, Screenplay, Editor |
| Scott Heim | Novel |
| Shannon Makhanian | Casting |
| Steve Gainer | Director of Photography |
| Jessica Gee-George | ADR Voice Casting |
| Harold Budd | Original Music Composer |
| Per Melita | Production Manager |
| Eddie Matthews | Stunt Driver |
| Grant George | ADR Voice Casting |
| Erin Smith | Set Decoration |
| Steven Avila | Sound Effects Editor |
| Henrik Fett | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Michelle Rene Elam | Key Hair Stylist |
| Eleanor Sabaduquia | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Petra Hoebel | Production Manager |
| Hans Ritter | Line Producer, Unit Production Manager |
| Gavin Kleintop | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Erin Cabeen | Art Department Trainee |
| Sally Geier | Art Department Trainee |
| Jennifer Ireland | Art Department Trainee |
| Pete Steinke | Swing |
| James Bailey | Foley Artist |
| Eric Hoeschen | Foley Artist |
| Jackie Rodman | Dialogue Editor |
| Geordy Sincavage | Sound Effects Editor, Foley Mixer |
| David Waine | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Lou Simon | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jennifer Goldstein | Casting Assistant |
| Alex Blatt | Post Production Coordinator |
| Vivian Hengsteler | Negative Cutter |
| Bradford Ellis | Score Engineer |
| Ronald J. Webb | Music Editor |
| Maria Kerrigan | Title Designer |
| Alix Hester | Costume Design |
| Morgan Blackledge | Art Direction |
| Trip Brock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Nicole Le Bris | Makeup Artist, Hairstylist |
| Alexis Walker | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Lisa Looney | Production Supervisor |
| Heather I. Denton | Second Assistant Director |
| W. Alex Korp | First Assistant Director |
| Shannon Cabeen | Art Department Trainee |
| Rob Henning | Leadman |
| Mathew Klickstein | On Set Dresser |
| Andrew 'Pinky' Swartsel | Swing |
| Bob Fisher | Boom Operator |
| Peter D. Lago | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark A. Rozett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kelly Vandever | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Chad Buehler | Digital Compositor |
| Katya Lidsky | Casting Assistant |
| Alana Greenfield | Negative Cutter |
| Eden Williams | Negative Cutter |
| Dag Gabrielsen | Additional Music |
| Tracy McKnight | Executive Music Producer |
| James R. Kerrigan | Title Designer |
| Ben Gamble | Gaffer |
| Robin Guthrie | Original Music Composer |
| Devorah Herbert | Production Design |
| Fleur Morell | Makeup Department Head |
| Mark Driscoll | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Beau J. Genot | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jordan Brendan Finnegan | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Treven Bedwell | Property Master |
| Jonathan Dortch | Assistant Property Master |
| Stacy L. Henning | Swing |
| Scott Schutzki | Swing |
| Bryan Arenas | Dolby Consultant |
| Michael J. Fox | ADR Supervisor |
| Coleman Metts | Production Sound Mixer |
| Randolph Saucedo | Sound Recordist |
| Pamela Walt | Costumer |
| Jenée DeAngelis | Music Coordinator |
| Howard Paar | Music Supervisor |
| Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Todd Hall | Title Designer |
| Todd Barron | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Terry Haggar | Color Timer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mary Jane Skalski | Producer |
| Gregg Araki | Producer |
| Wouter Barendrecht | Executive Producer |
| Michael J. Werner | Executive Producer |
| Joshua Zeman | Co-Producer |
| Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | Producer |
| Hans Ritter | Co-Producer |
| Beau J. Genot | Associate Producer |
| Chris Larsen | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 34 | 55 | 23 |
| 2024 | 5 | 48 | 82 | 31 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 18 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 | 71 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 16 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 20 | 30 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 2 |
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