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Gregg Araki

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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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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BornDecember 17, 1959
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chase Ellison and 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
    Nowhere (1997)
    Nowhere
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Writer



    • I Want Your Sex
      • based on a screenplay by, screenwriter
      • Post-production



    • Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff, Avan Jogia, and Kelli Berglund in Now Apocalypse (2019)
      Now Apocalypse
      6.4
      TV Series
      • created by
      • story by
      • teleplay by (creator)
      • 2019
    • Avan Jogia in Here Now (2015)
      Here Now
      5.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
      White Bird in a Blizzard
      6.4
      • screenplay by
      • 2014
    • Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
      Kaboom
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Chase Ellison and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
      Mysterious Skin
      7.6
      • screenplay
      • 2004
    • This Is How the World Ends (2000)
      This Is How the World Ends
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2000
    • Splendor (1999)
      Splendor
      6.0
      • writer
      • 1999
    • Nowhere (1997)
      Nowhere
      6.5
      • written by
      • 1997
    • Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, and James Duval in The Doom Generation (1995)
      The Doom Generation
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Totally F***ed Up (1993)
      Totally F***ed Up
      6.5
      • written by
      • 1993
    • The Living End (1992)
      The Living End
      6.5
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • The Long Weekend (O'Despair) (1989)
      The Long Weekend (O'Despair)
      5.6
      • writer
      • 1989
    • Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987)
      Three Bewildered People in the Night
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 1987

    Director



    • I Want Your Sex
      • Director
      • Post-production



    • Jon Bernthal in American Gigolo (2022)
      American Gigolo
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch in Monsters (2022)
      Monsters
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Gregg Araki in 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)
      30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing
      5.3
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff, Avan Jogia, and Kelli Berglund in Now Apocalypse (2019)
      Now Apocalypse
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Grace Victoria Cox and James Scully in Heathers (2018)
      Heathers
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
      13 Reasons Why
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Riverdale (2017)
      Riverdale
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2018
    • Craig Roberts, Gage Golightly, and Oliver Cooper in Red Oaks (2014)
      Red Oaks
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Lynn Whitfield, Keith David, Merle Dandridge, and Yolanda Robinson in Greenleaf (2016)
      Greenleaf
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • American Crime (2015)
      American Crime
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Avan Jogia in Here Now (2015)
      Here Now
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
      White Bird in a Blizzard
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
      Kaboom
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Anna Faris in Smiley Face (2007)
      Smiley Face
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Chase Ellison and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
      Mysterious Skin
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2004

    Producer



    • Roxane Mesquida, Beau Mirchoff, Avan Jogia, and Kelli Berglund in Now Apocalypse (2019)
      Now Apocalypse
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Avan Jogia in Here Now (2015)
      Here Now
      5.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Moodland (2014)
      Moodland
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Shailene Woodley in White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)
      White Bird in a Blizzard
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Thomas Dekker and Juno Temple in Kaboom (2010)
      Kaboom
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Anna Faris in Smiley Face (2007)
      Smiley Face
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Chase Ellison and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)
      Mysterious Skin
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2004
    • This Is How the World Ends (2000)
      This Is How the World Ends
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Splendor (1999)
      Splendor
      6.0
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Nowhere (1997)
      Nowhere
      6.5
      • producer (produced by)
      • 1997
    • Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, and James Duval in The Doom Generation (1995)
      The Doom Generation
      6.2
      • producer
      • 1995
    • Totally F***ed Up (1993)
      Totally F***ed Up
      6.5
      • producer
      • 1993
    • The Long Weekend (O'Despair) (1989)
      The Long Weekend (O'Despair)
      5.6
      • producer
      • 1989
    • Three Bewildered People in the Night (1987)
      Three Bewildered People in the Night
      5.8
      • producer
      • 1987

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    Kaboom
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    Kaboom
    Trailer: Smiley Face
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    Trailer: Smiley Face
    Trailer: Smiley Face
    Trailer 1:20
    Trailer: Smiley Face

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • December 17, 1959
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Other works
      Directed music video for The Micronauts, "The Jag".
    • Publicity listings
      • 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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