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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   18,582 votes
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Director:
Gregg Araki
Writers:
Gregg Araki (screenplay)
Scott Heim (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 March 2005 (France) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.
Plot:
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Gave me goosebumps more (193 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
99 min | USA:107 min (Sundance Channel Library Print)
Country:
USA | Netherlands
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Brazil:18 | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:R (Alberta/British Columbia) | USA:NC-17 | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-18 (TV rating) (2007) (self applied) | Portugal:M/18 (Qualidade) | France:-16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Ireland:18 | Singapore:R21 | UK:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

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Trivia:
The logo for the fictional show "World of Mystery" is the same as the logo for real-life production company "World of Wonder". more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: When he arrives in Brighton Beach on a December night in 1991, Neil is seen noting where the closest subway stop is. The Brighton Beach station sign shows a Q in a yellow circle and a Q in a yellow diamond. But the "Q diamond" train was operating on that line for only a few years starting in the early 2000s. Prior to that, the Brighton Beach stop serviced the "Q circle" and the D trains. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Indie Sex: Censored (2007) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Galaxy more

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56 out of 85 people found the following comment useful.
Gave me goosebumps, 16 September 2004
10/10
Author: Culture Geek

Amazing. I was expecting another sexually charged adrenaline infused dark comedy a la Doom Generation or an ironic look at relationships in the post-modern world like Splendor. Instead I found a more mature, calmer tale. Still funny, but muted, dark but based on the darker parts of human nature in reality... The performances were unbelievable. Joseph Gordon-Levitt came across with a combination of grit and beauty, anger and happiness that reminded me of Colin Farrell. The cockiness of youth, the sadness of child abuse, and a realistic recognition of prepubescent sexuality. The opening sequence reminded me of something in my youth - nothing specific it just left me with this certain feeling. I hope this is a sign of things to come....

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