Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
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- 5 wins & 9 nominations.
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| Chase Ellison | ... |
Neil (age 8)
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| George Webster | ... |
Brian (age 8)
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Rachael Nastassja Kraft | ... |
Deborah (age 12)
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| Lisa Long | ... |
Mrs. Lackey
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| Chris Mulkey | ... |
Mr. Lackey
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| Elisabeth Shue | ... |
Mrs. McCormick
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| David Lee Smith | ... |
Alfred
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| Bill Sage | ... |
Coach
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Riley McGuire | ... |
Wendy (age 11)
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Ryan Stenzel | ... |
Stephen Zepherelli
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| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... |
Neil
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| Richard Riehle | ... |
Charlie
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| Michelle Trachtenberg | ... |
Wendy
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| Brady Corbet | ... |
Brian
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Larry Marko | ... |
Old man with scar
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| Mary Lynn Rajskub | ... |
Avalyn Friesen
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Clover | ... |
Patches
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| Jeffrey Licon | ... |
Eric
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| Bruno Alexander | ... |
Redneck Hick
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Forrest Fountain | ... |
Jackson
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| Zane Huett | ... |
Jackson's Son
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Reedy Gibbs | ... |
Receptionist
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| David Alan Graf | ... |
Gay Lumberjack
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John Ganun | ... |
NYC John
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| Billy Drago | ... |
Zeke
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| Kelly Kruger | ... |
Deborah
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| Pete Kasper | ... |
Sedan Driver
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| Joan Blair | ... |
Customer in Yogurt Shop (uncredited)
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| Trieste Kelly Dunn | ... |
Date in "Blood Prom" (uncredited)
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Gwenne Hudson | ... |
Baseball Mom (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden | ... |
Brooklyn Woman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Gregg Araki | ||
Written by
| Gregg Araki | ... | (screenplay) |
| Scott Heim | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Gregg Araki | ... | producer |
| Wouter Barendrecht | ... | executive producer |
| Beau J. Genot | ... | associate producer |
| Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | ... | producer (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte) |
| Chris Larsen | ... | associate producer |
| Hans Ritter | ... | co-producer (as Hans C. Ritter) / line producer (as Hans C. Ritter) |
| Mary Jane Skalski | ... | producer |
| Michael J. Werner | ... | executive producer |
| Joshua Zeman | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Harold Budd | ||
| Robin Guthrie | ||
Cinematography by
| Steve Gainer | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gregg Araki | ||
Editorial Department
| Alex Blatt | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Alana Greenfield | ... | negative cutter: Viv Kim Negative Cutting |
| Terry Haggar | ... | color timer |
| Vivian Hengsteler | ... | negative cutter: Viv Kim Negative Cutting |
| Eden Williams | ... | negative cutter: Viv Kim Negative Cutting |
Casting By
| Shannon Makhanian | ||
Production Design by
| Devorah Herbert | ||
Art Direction by
| Morgan Blackledge | ... | (as Morgan C. Blackledge) |
Set Decoration by
| Erin Smith | ... | (as Erin K. Smith) |
Costume Design by
| Alix Hester | ||
Makeup Department
| Michelle Rene Elam | ... | key hair stylist (as Michelle Elam Torres) |
| Nicole Le Bris | ... | hair stylist: New York / makeup artist: New York |
| Fleur Morell | ... | makeup department head |
| Eleanor Sabaduquia | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Alexis Walker | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Beau J. Genot | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Petra Hoebel | ... | production manager: New York |
| Lisa Looney | ... | production supervisor |
| Per Melita | ... | production manager: New York |
| Hans Ritter | ... | unit production manager (as Hans Christian Ritter) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Heather I. Denton | ... | second assistant director |
| Jordan Brendan Finnegan | ... | second second assistant director (as Jordan Finnegan) |
| Gavin Kleintop | ... | second second assistant director |
| W. Alex Korp | ... | first assistant director (as Ale Korp) |
Art Department
| Treven Bedwell | ... | property master |
| Erin Cabeen | ... | art department intern |
| Shannon Cabeen | ... | art department intern |
| Jonathan Dortch | ... | assistant property master |
| Sally Geier | ... | art department intern |
| Rob Henning | ... | leadman |
| Stacy L. Henning | ... | swing |
| Jennifer Ireland | ... | art department intern (as Jen Ireland) |
| Mathew Klickstein | ... | on-set dresser |
| Scott Schutzki | ... | swing |
| Pete Steinke | ... | swing |
| Andrew 'Pinky' Swartsel | ... | swing (as A. Corey Swartsel) |
Sound Department
| Bryan Arenas | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Steven Avila | ... | sound effects editor (as Steve Avila) |
| James Bailey | ... | foley artist |
| Trip Brock | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Bob Fisher | ... | boom operator |
| Heather Fox | ... | sound coordinator: post-production |
| Michael J. Fox | ... | adr supervisor (as Mike Fox) / foley editor (as Mike Fox) |
| Eric Hoeschen | ... | foley artist |
| Peter D. Lago | ... | first assistant sound editor (as Peter Lago) |
| Coleman Metts | ... | production sound mixer |
| Peter Oreckinto | ... | optical soundtrack: DJ Audio |
| Jackie Rodman | ... | dialogue editor (as Jackie Oster) |
| Mark A. Rozett | ... | re-recording mixer (as Mark Rozett) |
| Elana Saviolis | ... | sound coordinator: post-production |
| Geordy Sincavage | ... | foley mixer / sound effects editor |
| Melissa Strater | ... | sound coordinator: post-production (as Melissa Strater-Brock) |
| Kelly Vandever | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Randolph Saucedo | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Waine | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Mark S. Driscoll | ... | visual effects supervisor: Look Effects |
| Henrik Fett | ... | visual effects supervisor: Look Effects |
| Chad Buehler | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Eddie Matthews | ... | stunt driver (as Eddie Mathews) |
| Louis C. Simon | ... | stunt coordinator (as Lou Simon) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Sebastián Almeida | ... | first assistant camera: New York (as Sebastian Almeida) |
| Todd Barron | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Craig Bauer | ... | camera loader |
| Bernard Cistrunk | ... | electrician |
| Josh Daneshgar | ... | grip intern |
| Matthew Deetsch | ... | additional electrician |
| Mark Evans | ... | grip (as Mark E. Evans) |
| Eric Forand | ... | additional grip |
| Ben Gamble | ... | gaffer |
| Jerry Gregoricka | ... | electrician (as Jerry C. Gregoricka) |
| Joshua Harper | ... | additional electrician |
| Jarrod Heath | ... | electrician |
| Trevor Houghton | ... | best boy electric |
| Milan Janicin | ... | second assistant camera (as Milan 'Miki' Janicin) |
| Todd Kirschner | ... | key grip |
| Jaime R. Mejia | ... | additional electrician |
| Patrick Okamura | ... | camera intern |
| Hernán Otaño | ... | director of photography: New York (as Michael Otano) |
| Omar Pena | ... | grip |
| Marcos V. Perez | ... | grip (as Marcos V. Pérez) |
| Ryan Purvis | ... | additional grip |
| Rocky Romines | ... | grip (as Rocky 'Rockman' Romines) |
| Shereen Saleh | ... | first assistant camera |
| Lacey Terrell | ... | still photographer |
| Victoria Tidmarch | ... | additional camera loader |
| William Todd | ... | additional electrician |
| Carlos Veron | ... | gaffer: New York (as Carlos Verón) |
| Bradford Whitaker | ... | electrician |
| Steve Gainer | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Mark McIntire | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Jessica Gee-George | ... | adr voice casting |
| Grant George | ... | adr voice casting |
| Jennifer Goldstein | ... | casting assistant |
| Katya Lidsky | ... | casting assistant (as Katja Lidsky) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Carla Haupt | ... | costume intern |
| Prudence Stein | ... | costume intern |
| Pamela Walt | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Jonathan Dortch | ... | location scout |
| Debra Fontenot | ... | location scout |
| Susan Gabbay | ... | location scout: New York |
| Jonny Gillette | ... | location assistant |
| Matthew I. Goldberg | ... | assistant location manager (as Matthew Goldberg) |
| Janet Harold | ... | location scout |
| Jennifer Antoinette Kennedy | ... | location scout (as Jennifer Kennedy) |
| Mathew Klickstein | ... | location scout |
| Joe McGraw | ... | location scout |
| Naomi Motohashi | ... | location manager (as N. Motohashi) |
Music Department
| Jenée DeAngelis | ... | music coordinator (as Jenee Clark) |
| Bradford Ellis | ... | score engineer / score programmer |
| Dag Gabrielsen | ... | composer: additional music |
| Howard Paar | ... | music supervisor |
| Ronald J. Webb | ... | music editor (as Ron Webb) |
| Tracy McKnight | ... | executive soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
| Alysia Oakley | ... | assistant to executive soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jan McWilliams | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Jaime Chapparo | ... | additional driver (as Jaime Chaparro) |
| Mac 'Buck' Cook | ... | driver |
| Guy Johnson | ... | transportation captain (as Guy 'Bone' Johnson) |
| Eli Lozano | ... | driver (as Eli James Lozano) |
| Sandra Ninham | ... | additional driver |
| Stephen 'Stevo' Pate | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Marco Ruiz | ... | additional driver (as Marco A. Ruiz) |
| Bobby Weaver | ... | driver |
| Alexander Yurchikov | ... | additional driver |
Additional Crew
| Jodi Andrade | ... | craft service |
| Nicolas Barclift | ... | office production assistant |
| Luis Brito | ... | chef |
| Carly Brown | ... | production coordinator |
| Louis Caric | ... | set production assistant (as Louis A. Caric) |
| Dave Carlson | ... | set production assistant |
| Martine Charnow | ... | production intern |
| Diana Cheng | ... | production intern |
| James Debbs | ... | assistant: Mary Jane Skalski |
| André Devantier | ... | caterer |
| Rex Dominguez | ... | set production assistant |
| Colin Elliott | ... | production intern |
| John B. Finn | ... | post-production accountant: JFA Inc. (as John Finn) |
| Jonathan Gray | ... | production counsel: Spinak & Gray |
| Todd Hall | ... | title designer: F-Stop |
| Erin Heidenreich | ... | sales agent |
| Katherine Hensley | ... | accounting intern |
| Tony Hill | ... | medic |
| Teresa L. Humphreys | ... | payroll services: Axium/Avalon (as Teresa Humphreys) |
| James R. Kerrigan | ... | title designer: F-Stop (as Jim Kerrigan) |
| Maria Kerrigan | ... | title designer: F-Stop |
| Chris Lum | ... | medic |
| Michael Masarof | ... | production assistant: New York |
| Ross Miller | ... | insurance: DR Reiff & Associates |
| Steve Pawera | ... | production accountant |
| Guillermo Pena-Tapia | ... | production assistant: New York (as Guillermo Pena Tapia) |
| Anthony Pizzarelli | ... | medic |
| Lynn Raines | ... | welfare worker |
| Roy A. Ruiz Jr. | ... | security: Independent Security Co. (as Roy Ruiz Jr.) |
| Robert Spinak | ... | production counsel: Spinak & Hray (as Rob Spinak) |
| Susan J. Spohr | ... | customer satisfaction: CFI (as Susan Spohr) |
| David Witten | ... | production intern |
| Fei Wong | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Ian M. Stratford | ... | production counsel (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Lynn Auerbach | ... | special thanks: Sundance Institute |
| Fenton Bailey | ... | special thanks: World of Wonder Productions |
| Randy Barbato | ... | special thanks: World of Wonder Productions |
| Chris Baugh | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Bell | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Bentler | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Billingsley | ... | special thanks |
| Bill Bishop | ... | special thanks |
| M.B. Boissonault | ... | special thanks (as MB Boissonault) |
| Tom Bronson | ... | special thanks: Walt Disney Costumes |
| Erin Cabeen | ... | special thanks |
| Shannon Cabeen | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Cannava | ... | special thanks |
| Shirley Clark | ... | special thanks |
| John Cooper | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Corbet | ... | extra special thanks |
| Kathy Doherty | ... | special thanks |
| Cindy Ellison | ... | extra special thanks |
| Patrick Falk | ... | special thanks |
| Neil Fenn | ... | special thanks |
| Tal Fiala | ... | special thanks: Keep Me Posted |
| Hadiya Finley | ... | special thanks |
| Eric Fried | ... | special thanks: Technicolor |
| Dag Gabrielsen | ... | special thanks |
| Alberto Garcia | ... | special thanks |
| Cindi Goretski | ... | special thanks (as Cyndi Goretski) |
| Rachel Goswell | ... | special thanks |
| Zach Grace | ... | special thanks: Mean Red Music |
| Toni Halliday | ... | special thanks |
| Neil Halstead | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Harvey | ... | special thanks (as Bob Harvey) |
| Paulette Hawkins | ... | special thanks |
| Charles Herzfeld | ... | special thanks: Technicolor |
| Amy Hillman | ... | extra special thanks |
| Takeo Hori | ... | special thanks |
| Millie Hsyu | ... | special thanks |
| Marcus Hu | ... | special thanks |
| Melanie Johnson | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Kelly | ... | special thanks: Keep Me Posted |
| Keya Khayatian | ... | special thanks |
| Eunice Lee | ... | special thanks |
| Cookie Lopez | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Lopinski | ... | special thanks |
| Pat Lucas | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Lyons | ... | special thanks |
| Alexander Mayo Williams | ... | special thanks |
| Alec McKinlay | ... | special thanks |
| Tracy McKnight | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Messinger | ... | special thanks |
| David Millman | ... | special thanks |
| Guido Moretti | ... | special thanks: Telecine Films |
| Luz Moretti | ... | special thanks: Telecine Films |
| Suzanne Moss | ... | special thanks |
| Joy Murphy | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Newton | ... | special thanks |
| Michel Papadaki | ... | special thanks: CFI (as Mike Papadaki) |
| Tonya Puerto | ... | special thanks |
| Karyn Rachtman | ... | special thanks |
| Simon Raymonde | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Robbins | ... | special thanks |
| Michelle Satter | ... | special thanks: Sundance Institute |
| Ben Schoen | ... | special thanks: Scarlet Letters |
| Burt Severy | ... | special thanks |
| Sigur Rós | ... | special thanks (as Sigur Ros) |
| Kai Simmons | ... | special thanks |
| Suicidal Tendencies | ... | special thanks |
| Shelley Surpin | ... | special thanks |
| Garrard Whatley | ... | special thanks: Rocketworks |
| Warren Zavala | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- MK2 Diffusion (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alberto Bitelli Intl. Films (2005) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Carmen Film Company (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Hopscotch Productions (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Karmen (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Metacinema (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
- TLA Releasing (United States) (theatrical)
- Tartan Films (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Tartan (United States) (theatrical)
- 21st Century Pictures (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Art House Movies (2009) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Camera Obscura (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Camera Obscura (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- I-On New Media (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Störkanal Edition)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Paris Filmes (2005) (Brazil)
- Strand Releasing (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- SubTV (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Vértice 360 (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Look Effects (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 4AD (special thanks)
- American Humane Association (special thanks)
- Atari Interactive (registered trademarks used with permission: Asteroids®)
- Atari (special thanks)
- Axium/Avalon Entertainment Services (payroll services)
- Cinelease (grip and lighting equipment)
- Cinetic Media (sales)
- Commotion Records (soundtrack released by)
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (special thanks)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (insurance)
- DJ Audio (optical track)
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Dischord Records (special thanks)
- Dolby Digital (acknowledgement)
- Elektra (special thanks)
- Entertainment Post (telecine)
- Fujifilm (film stock)
- Geffen Records (special thanks)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (legal services)
- Hollywood Caterers (catering)
- Independent Security, Los Angeles (security)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- J.L. Fisher (camera dollies)
- JFA (post-production accounting services)
- Keep Me Posted (special thanks)
- Kellogg's (registered trademarks used with permission: Kelloggs® and Variety® Pak)
- Mean Red Music (special thanks)
- Metamusic Studios (score recording facility)
- Ministry (special thanks)
- Monkeyland Audio (post-production sound services)
- Monkeyland Audio (sound re-recording facility)
- Monkeyland Audio (sound re-recording)
- Out of the Closet Thrift Stores (special thanks)
- Panavision (lenses and cameras)
- RocketWerks (special thanks)
- Scarlet Letters (special thanks)
- Smith & Webster-Davis Casting (extras casting)
- Spinak & Gray (production counsel)
- Summit Cranes (crane service)
- Technicolor (special thanks)
- Telecine Films (special thanks)
- The Walt Disney Studios Costume Department (special thanks)
- Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service (negative cutting)
- World of Wonder Productions (special thanks)
- f-Stop (titles)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A gay teenage prostitute and another teen, both from the same small town in Kansas, narrate separate stories from their childhoods. The prostitute's story is about a disturbing homosexual encounter with his pedophile baseball coach, and the other teen's story revolves around an amnesia blackout during which he thinks he may have been abducted by aliens. Later, the second teen finds clues linking the gay prostitute (now living in New York City) to his possible alien abduction, so he tracks him down to finally seek out the truth. |
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| Taglines | Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $17,425, 08 May 2005 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Gregg Araki said in an NPR interview that he shot all of the scenes with the child actors in such a way that they did not know the sexual context of their abuse scenes, and only during editing did he make the movie appear to show children being abused or witnessing abuse. See more » |
| Goofs | There is a Metallica "St. Anger" sticker (with the "St." torn off) on the right rear fender of Eric's Gremlin in 1991. "St. Anger" wasn't released until 2003. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Lords of Dogtown/Mysterious Skin/Rock School/Batman Begins (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Golden Hair See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The movie title is displayed at the start of the film (at 0:01:56) spaced out as M-YS-TERIOUS S-K-I-N. See more » |
| Quotes |
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Neil: [narration voice-over] And as we sat there listening to the carolers, I wanted to tell Brian it was over now and everything would be okay. But that was a lie, plus, I couldn't speak anyway. I wish there was some way for us to go back and undo the past. But there wasn't. There was nothing we could do. So I just stayed silent and trying to telepathically communicate how sorry I was about what had happened. And I thought of all the grief and sadness and fucked up suffering in the world, and it made me want to escape. I wished with all my heart that we could just leave this world behind. Rise like two angels in the night and magically... disappear. See more » |