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Skin & Bone is a 1996 American drama film. It is the story of three Los Angeles-area hustlers, or male prostitutes, and their female pimp. The three men are at different stages of their hustling careers: Dean is just beginning; Billy is somewhat more experienced but still naive; and Harry actively wants to get out, and is looking to break into film acting. Ghislane, the pimp, sends each of the three young men into increasingly dangerous scenarios with clients, until both Billy and Harry are killed. The film stars B. Wyatt as Harry, Alan Boyce as Dean, Garret Scullin as Billy and Nicole Dillenberg as Ghislaine.
Director Everett Lewis financed the film almost entirely, using money earned working on other films. Skin & Bone was originally intended to be entirely improvised, but after a year of filming Lewis decided to script some of it to add shape to the story. The film alternates between black and white and color, marking shifts between depictions of a character's fantasy and reality.
Critical responses to the film were mixed. Some reviewers thought it little more than pretentious titillation, while others praised the performances and direction and congratulated Lewis for raising some difficult questions.
Original Release
06/22/1996
US Release
06/22/1996
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barry Wyatt | Harry |
Alan Boyce | Dean |
Nicole Dillenberg | Ghislaine |
Garret Scullin | Billy |
Chad Kula | Bruno |
Susannah Melvoin | Lovely Girl |
Clark Heathcliff Brolly | Frankie |
Gregory Sporleder | Habadasher |
Richard Mitrani | Herb, The Photographer |
Chris Wetzel | Ricky, His Assistant |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barry Wyatt | Harry |
Alan Boyce | Dean |
Nicole Dillenberg | Ghislaine |
Garret Scullin | Billy |
Chad Kula | Bruno |
Susannah Melvoin | Lovely Girl |
Clark Heathcliff Brolly | Frankie |
Gregory Sporleder | Habadasher |
Richard Mitrani | Herb, The Photographer |
Chris Wetzel | Ricky, His Assistant |
Michael Nehring | Michael, Harry's Manager |
Michael Haynes | Billy's Killer |
Greg Jackson | Mr. Donut Audition |
Chris Reahm | Satanic Youth Star |
Andrea Beane | Junkie With Pierced Nipples |
Mark Sawicki | Powerful Casting Agent |
Joseph Dalough | TV Cop |
Fernando Argüelles | TV Psycho |
Rebecca Little | Producer 2 |
James Michael White | Zack At The Morgue |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Claudia Hoover | Producer |
Gardner Monks | Producer |