Skin Art (1993)

Director:

W. Blake Herron

Writer:

W. Blake Herron

Stars:

Kirk Baltz, Ariane, Jake Weber

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirk Baltz	...	Will
Ariane	...	Lin
Jake Weber	...	Richard
Nora Ariffin	...	Lily
Jadin Wong	...	Madame Cho
Franklin Sui	...	Dr. Chong
Gene Borio	...	Businessman #1
John Bader	...	Businessman #2
Broughton Douglas	...	The Colonel
Noah Bogen	...	George
Sam Valle	...	Boy Soldier
W. Blake Herron	...	Stan
Willie V. Roach	...	Transvestite
Hilary Stabb	...	Sophia (as Hil Cato)
Jennifer Billig	...	Tattoo Model

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | vietnam | hooker | tattoo artist | prisoner of war | 

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1993 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LiveHeart Production, New Gaelic Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Peeping Tom (1960)

User Reviews

Tattoos are the soul surfacing

Once I saw the flashbacks to Vietnam the movie made a lot more sense. The main character, Will, began to make sense. Tattoos were used in ancient Rome to mark slaves to keep them from escaping- I got the same feeling about why the pimp had his women tattooed. Tattoos can also be the outward symbol of something inside. Will seems to understand this- but he can't save the girls from their fate. Not the best movie, but a psychological journey into the artists mind and the exploitation of women and the power of tattoos.