Mysterious Skin
A street‑savvy teenage hustler teams up with a reclusive man who believes he was abducted by aliens, and together they must confront the hidden truth that threatens to shatter their fragile lives.
“Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.”
Synopsis
A teenage hustler and a young man who is obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, and together they discover a horrible yet liberating truth.
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Principal cast & crew: 38
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Edited by Gregg ArakiShot by Steve GainerScored by Harold BuddDesigned by Devorah Herbert
Box Office
2005 · Box office
Produced on a $3.0M budget
Production budget
$3.0M
Also known as
- Mysterious Skin - Unter die Hautde
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Cast & Crew
38 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Brady Corbet
as Brian
Joseph Gordon Levitt
as Neil McCormick
Elisabeth Shue
as Mrs. McCormick
Michelle Trachtenberg
as Wendy Peterson
Chase Ellison
as Neil - Age 8
Jeffrey Licon
as Eric Preston
George Webster
as Brian - Age 8
Mary Lynn Rajskub
as Avalyn Friesen
Rachael Nastassja Kraft
as Deborah - Age 12
Lisa Long
as Mrs. Lackey
Chris Mulkey
as Mr. Lackey
Bill Sage
as Coach
Supporting cast
17David Lee Smith
as Alfred
Riley Mcguire
as Wendy (Age 11)
Kelly Kruger
as Deborah Lackey
Ryan Stenzel
as Stephen Zepherelli
Richard Riehle
as Charlie
Larry Marko
as Old Man with Scar
Clover
as Patches
Bruno Alexander
as Redneck Hick
Forrest Fountain
as Jackson
Zane Huett
as Jackson's Son
Reedy Gibbs
as Receptionist
David Alan Graf
as Gay Lumberjack
John Ganun
as NYC John
Billy Drago
as Zeke
Pete Kasper
as Sedan Driver
Joan Blair
as Customer in Yogurt Shop (uncredited)
Trieste Kelly Dunn
as Date in "Blood Prom" (uncredited)
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