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At eight years of age, Neil [=McCormick=] (portrayed by Chase Ellison as a boy and Creator/JosephGordonLevitt as a teen) discovers he is homosexual, developing an obsession with his mother's boyfriends and the men in her ''Playgirl'' magazines. He develops a crush on his baseball coach (Bill Sage), who takes advantage of this and starts taking special interest in him. One stormy night, an incident happens...
Several years later, a teenage Neil works as a gay hustler. Meanwhile, another young man named Brian Lackey (George Webster as a boy and Brady Corbet as a teen) who is obsessed with [[AlienAbduction alien abduction conspiracy theories]] is trying to piece together his past. He cannot remember the events of several hours in his youth, and he assumes that during this time, aliens had abducted him.
Several years later, a teenage Neil works as a gay hustler. Meanwhile, another young man named Brian Lackey (George Webster as a boy and Brady Corbet as a teen) who is obsessed with [[AlienAbduction alien abduction conspiracy theories]] is trying to piece together his past. He cannot remember the events of several hours in his youth, and he assumes that during this time, aliens had abducted him.
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At eight years of age, Neil [=McCormick=] (portrayed by Chase Ellison as a boy and Creator/JosephGordonLevitt as a teen) discovers he is homosexual, developing an obsession with his mother's boyfriends and the men in her ''Playgirl'' magazines. He develops a crush on his baseball coach (Bill Sage), (Creator/BillSage), who takes advantage of this and starts taking special interest in him. One stormy night, an incident happens...
Several years later, a teenage Neil works as a gay hustler. Meanwhile, another young man named Brian Lackey (George Webster as a boy andBrady Corbet Creator/BradyCorbet as a teen) who is obsessed with [[AlienAbduction alien abduction conspiracy theories]] is trying to piece together his past. He cannot remember the events of several hours in his youth, and he assumes that during this time, aliens had abducted him.
Several years later, a teenage Neil works as a gay hustler. Meanwhile, another young man named Brian Lackey (George Webster as a boy and
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* MeaningfulLook: just the way Avalyn's father stares at her when she walks Brian from her house. Perhaps their memories of alien abduction have a similar root cause?
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While the film was critically acclaimed, it was extremely controversial for its subject matter. MoralGuardians in Australia attempted to [[BannedInChina have it banned]], on the grounds that it could encourage copycat behavior. However, to the filmmakers' credit, the child actors' welfare was thoroughly looked after by means of separate scripts and being asked to perform innocent actions that would then be edited to appear suggestive.
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While the film was critically acclaimed, it was extremely controversial for its subject matter. MoralGuardians in Australia attempted to [[BannedInChina have it banned]], banned]] on the grounds that it could encourage copycat behavior. However, to the filmmakers' credit, the child actors' welfare was thoroughly looked after by means of through ways including them receiving separate scripts and being asked to perform innocent actions that would then be edited to appear suggestive.
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''Mysterious Skin'' is a 2005 drama film (though produced in 2004) directed by Gregg Araki, who specializes in avant-garde films about homosexual relationships. It is [[FilmOfTheBook based on the novel of the same name]] by Scott Heim.
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One can't remember.\\
The other can't forget.]]'']]
''Mysterious Skin'' is a 2005 drama film
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While the film was critically acclaimed, it was extremely controversial for its subject matter. MoralGuardians in Australia attempted to [[BannedInChina have it banned]], on the grounds that it could encourage copycat behavior. However, to the filmmakers' credit, the child actors' welfare was very thoroughly looked after by means of separate scripts and being asked to perform innocent motions that would be edited to take on a more suggestive appearance.
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While the film was critically acclaimed, it was extremely controversial for its subject matter. MoralGuardians in Australia attempted to [[BannedInChina have it banned]], on the grounds that it could encourage copycat behavior. However, to the filmmakers' credit, the child actors' welfare was very thoroughly looked after by means of separate scripts and being asked to perform innocent motions actions that would then be edited to take on a more suggestive appearance.appear suggestive.
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%% * AwfulTruth: And ''how''.
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* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler:Following a reveal of what really happened to Brian when he was "abducted", the film promptly closes with carolers singing outside while Neil cradles Brian, leaving absolutely no closure on their broken lives.]]
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* WhatNowEnding: [[spoiler:Following [[spoiler: Following a reveal of what really happened to Brian when he was "abducted", the film promptly closes with carolers singing outside while Neil cradles Brian, leaving absolutely no closure on their broken lives.]]
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Several years later, Neil has grown up into a teen and has became a gay hustler. Meanwhile, another teen named Brian Lackey (George Webster as a boy and Brady Corbet as a teen) who is obsessed with [[AlienAbduction alien abduction conspiracy theories]] is trying to piece together his past. He cannot remember the events of several hours in his youth, and he assumes that during this time, aliens had abducted him.
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Several years later, a teenage Neil has grown up into a teen and has became works as a gay hustler. Meanwhile, another teen young man named Brian Lackey (George Webster as a boy and Brady Corbet as a teen) who is obsessed with [[AlienAbduction alien abduction conspiracy theories]] is trying to piece together his past. He cannot remember the events of several hours in his youth, and he assumes that during this time, aliens had abducted him.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: Trailers for the film omitted all references to child molestation, homosexuality and swearing so they could be shown on TV. Because of this, they had to place emphasis on the AlienAbduction aspect, making it look like a family-friendly sci-fi film with some dramatic scenes. Though acclaimed by those prepared for its content, those who only saw the trailers were surprised when they viewed the film for themselves.
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Asexuality is now a disambiguation page.
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* {{Asexual}}: Brian is described as one, but it's unclear whether he would still be repulsed by sex had [[spoiler:he not been raped/molested as a child.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Neil is reckless and selfish, not to mention incredibly warped and self destructive through no fault of his own, but he does care about his friends and mother and grows to be a better person, also being willing to get an actual job rather than just work in the dangerous position of being a male prostitute. [[spoiler:his comforting of Brian at the end is a prime example]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Neil is reckless and selfish, not to mention incredibly warped and self destructive through no fault of his own, but he does care about his friends and mother and grows to be a better person, also being willing to get an actual job rather than just work in the dangerous position of being a male prostitute. [[spoiler:his [[spoiler:His comforting of Brian at the end is a prime example]]
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* AllGaysArePedophiles: The coach is, but plenty of other gay men are not. The movie also averts the related trope that being molested as a child makes you gay, as Neil mentions having been attracted to men before he even meets the coach (and the coach is able to molest Neil because Neil had a crush on him, also due to him being Neil's type)
* {{Asexual}}: Brian is described as one but it's unclear whether he would still be repulsed by sex had [[spoiler:he not been raped/molested as a child.]]
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* AllGaysArePedophiles: The coach is, but plenty of other gay men are not. The movie also averts the related trope that being molested as a child makes you gay, as Neil mentions having been attracted to men before he even meets the coach (and the coach is able to molest Neil because Neil had a crush on him, also due to him being Neil's type)
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* {{Asexual}}: Brian is described asone one, but it's unclear whether he would still be repulsed by sex had [[spoiler:he not been raped/molested as a child.]]
* {{Asexual}}: Brian is described as
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* PrecisionFStrike: When Brian [[CallingTheOldManOut finally confronts his father]] is the one time he swears in the film.
--> '''Brian:''' I was bleeding! I kept passing out! I wet my FUCKING bed! AND YOU NEVER ASKED WHY!
--> '''Brian:''' I was bleeding! I kept passing out! I wet my FUCKING bed! AND YOU NEVER ASKED WHY!
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** When Brian [[CallingTheOldManOut finally confronts his father]] is the one time he swears in the film.
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--> '''Neil:''' I am so FUCKING sick of this little buttcrack of a town!
--> '''Neil:''' I am so FUCKING sick of this little buttcrack of a town!
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* LonersAreFreaks: This is portrayed in Brian's personality. Putting aside his horrific earlier experiences, he does seem to be socially awkward even in fairly routine situations, such as his encounter with a librarian.
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* LonersAreFreaks: This is portrayed in Brian's personality. Putting aside his horrific earlier experiences, he does seem to be socially awkward and unworldly even in fairly routine situations, such as his encounter with a librarian.
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* OddFriendship: Brian and Avalyn, who commiserate over their shared alien abduction stories (until [[spoiler: she tries to have sex with him]], as well as Brian and Eric, who meet up and become friends when Brian's trying to learn about Eric's friend Neil.
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* LonersAreFreaks: This is portrayed in Brian's personality. Putting aside his horrific earlier experiences, he does seem to be socially awkward even in fairly routine situations, such as his encounter with a librarian.
* OddFriendship: Brian and Avalyn, who commiserate over their shared alien abduction stories (until [[spoiler: she tries to have sex with him]], as well as Brian and Eric, who meet up and become friends when Brian's trying to learn about Eric's friend Neil. It can be argued that the latter friendship is odder, since there are starker differences in the personalities of Brian and Eric.
* OddFriendship: Brian and Avalyn, who commiserate over their shared alien abduction stories (until [[spoiler: she tries to have sex with him]], as well as Brian and Eric, who meet up and become friends when Brian's trying to learn about Eric's friend Neil. It can be argued that the latter friendship is odder, since there are starker differences in the personalities of Brian and Eric.
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Neil has this kind of relationship with both Wendy and Eric.
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* TimeSkip: There are several of them, which encompass around ten years overall. Interestingly, Brian doesn't get a depiction of his mid-teens in the film, whereas Neil does. This adds to the impression (along with the film's posters) that Neil is the somewhat more central of the two protagonists.