2004 American/Dutch Feature
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeff Licon, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Elisabeth Shue
Writer/Director: Gregg Araki, based on the novel by Scott Heim
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths and discover they have an unspeakable tragedy in common.
Links:
- Internet Movie Database page
- Wikipedia page
- Rotten Tomatoes rating: 84%
- Metacritic rating: 74%
- Box Office Mojo total domestic gross: $713,240
DVD: Available
Soundtrack: Available
Trailer:
Awards:
- GLAAD Media Award nomination for Outstanding Film - Limited Release.
- Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Director.
Notes/Trivia:
- Scott Heim's Mysterious Skin was first published in 1996.
- The MPAA rated the film NC-17, which the studio appealed unsuccessfully. The film was released in the United States unrated.
- The film was the subject of controversy in Australia, where the Australian Family Association tried unsuccessfully to have it banned.
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