Mysterious Skin (2005) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Gregg Araki · Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Trachtenberg
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Where was Mysterious Skin filmed?
- Houston, Texas, United States, Houston – Establishing shots of the suburban Houston neighborhood where Brian and Neil live. The film opens with scenes of ordinary Houston streets and residential areas that establish the isolated, mundane setting of the characters' childhood
- Kansas City, Kansas, United States, Kansas City – Brian's adult life scenes where he searches for meaning and connection. Kansas City serves as the present-day location where adult Brian resides and conducts his life after leaving Houston
- New York City, New York, United States, New York – Neil's life scenes in the urban environment where he has reinvented himself. New York provides the backdrop for Neil's escape and his life as an adult hustler in a major metropolitan city