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Gregg Araki

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Gregg Araki at an event for Mysterious Skin (2004)
Smith's everyday life in the dorm - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic best friend Stella, hooking up with a beautiful free spirit named London, lusting for his gorgeous but dim surfer roommate Thor - all gets turned upside-down after one fateful, terrifying night.
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Kaboom (2010)
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Gregg Araki was born on 17 December 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Mysterious Skin (2004), White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) and Kaboom (2010).
BornDecember 17, 1959
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Gregg Araki in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
Gregg Araki in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
Gregg Araki, Thomas Dekker, and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
Gregg Araki, Roxane Mesquida, and Haley Bennett in Kaboom (2010)
Gregg Araki and Anna Faris in Smiley Face (2007)
Gregg Araki and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
Gregg Araki, Kate Walsh, and Kelli O'Hara in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
Gregg Araki at an event for Good Omens (2019)
Gregg Araki, Michelle Trachtenberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeffrey Licon, Brady Corbet, and Scott Heim at an event for Mysterious Skin (2004)
Gregg Araki, Michelle Trachtenberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeffrey Licon, Brady Corbet, and Scott Heim at an event for Mysterious Skin (2004)
Rose McGowan and Gregg Araki at an event for White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
Gregg Araki at an event for White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)

Known for

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
Mysterious Skin
7.6
  • Writer
  • 2004
Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
White Bird in a Blizzard
6.4
  • Writer
  • 2014
Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
Kaboom
5.7
  • Writer
  • 2010
Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987)
Three Bewildered People in the Night
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1987

Credits

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Writer

  • Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff, Avan Jogia, and Kelli Berglund in Now Apocalypse (2019)
    Now Apocalypse
    • (creator)
  • Avan Jogia in Here Now (2015)
    Here Now
  • Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
    White Bird in a Blizzard
  • Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
    Kaboom
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
    Mysterious Skin
  • This Is How the World Ends (2000)
    This Is How the World Ends
  • Splendor (1999)
    Splendor
  • Nowhere (1997)
    Nowhere
  • Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, and James Duval in The Doom Generation (1995)
    The Doom Generation
  • Totally F***ed Up (1993)
    Totally F***ed Up
  • The Living End (1992)
    The Living End
  • The Long Weekend (O'Despair) (1989)
    The Long Weekend (O'Despair)
  • Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987)
    Three Bewildered People in the Night

Director

  • Jon Bernthal in American Gigolo (2022)
    American Gigolo
  • Evan Peters in Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
    Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
  • Gregg Araki in 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
    30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing
  • Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff, Avan Jogia, and Kelli Berglund in Now Apocalypse (2019)
    Now Apocalypse
  • Grace Victoria Cox and James Scully in Heathers (2018)
    Heathers
  • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
    13 Reasons Why
  • Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, K.J. Apa, and Madelaine Petsch in Riverdale (2017)
    Riverdale
    • (directed by)
  • Red Oaks (2014)
    Red Oaks
  • Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Yolanda Robinson in Greenleaf (2016)
    Greenleaf
  • American Crime (2015)
    American Crime
  • Avan Jogia in Here Now (2015)
    Here Now
  • Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
    White Bird in a Blizzard
  • Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
    Kaboom
  • Anna Faris in Smiley Face (2007)
    Smiley Face
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
    Mysterious Skin

Producer

  • Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff, Avan Jogia, and Kelli Berglund in Now Apocalypse (2019)
    Now Apocalypse
  • Avan Jogia in Here Now (2015)
    Here Now
  • Moodland (2014)
    Moodland
  • Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
    White Bird in a Blizzard
  • Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
    Kaboom
  • Anna Faris in Smiley Face (2007)
    Smiley Face
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
    Mysterious Skin
  • This Is How the World Ends (2000)
    This Is How the World Ends
  • Splendor (1999)
    Splendor
  • Nowhere (1997)
    Nowhere
    • (produced by)
  • Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, and James Duval in The Doom Generation (1995)
    The Doom Generation
  • Totally F***ed Up (1993)
    Totally F***ed Up
  • The Long Weekend (O'Despair) (1989)
    The Long Weekend (O'Despair)
  • Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987)
    Three Bewildered People in the Night
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Kaboom
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Kaboom
Trailer: Smiley Face
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Trailer: Smiley Face

Personal details

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    • December 17, 1959
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Directed music video for The Micronauts, "The Jag".
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Is a fan of Sheryl Lee's performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), which he called "one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema". Lee later made an appearance in his film White Bird in a Blizzard (2014).
  • Quotes
    The music is all from my personal collection. A lot of the attitude, and the feelings of alienation, disenfranchisement and anger, comes from the music. I'm much more into buying CDs than I am into keeping up with current movies. - about his music in his films.

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