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Gregg Araki

director, screenwriter
Birthplace: New York City

Independent filmmaker Araki has established himself as one of the leading voices of gay cinema. Despite the subversive nature of his films, he has found inspiration in screwball comedies, notably Bringing Up Baby. An Asian American, Araki attended the University of Southern California's film school. He made his feature film debut in 1987, with Three Bewildered People in the Night, a $5,000 film about a love triangle between a female video artists, her lover, and her gay friend. Araki most ambitious project is his “teen apocalypse trilogy,” which includes Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995), and Nowhere (1997). His latest is Mysterious Skin (2004), based on the novel by Scott Heim.


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More on Gregg Araki from Infoplease:

  • Nowhere - Nowhere Director/Writer/Editor: Gregg Araki Director of Photography: Arturo Smith Production ...
  • Totally F***ed Up - Starring James Duval, Roko Belic, Susan Behshid, Jenee Gill, Gilbert Luna
  • Mysterious Skin - Starring Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeff Licon, Bill Sage
  • The Doom Generation - Starring James Duval, Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, Cress Williams, Skinny Puppy
  • Splendor - Starring Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keesler, Kelly MacDonald, Eric Mabius

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