The Reflecting Skin (1990)

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6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Philip Ridley

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Jason Wolff
Cadillac Driver

Jacqueline Robbins
Twin

Joyce Robbins
Twin

Guy Buller
Passenger

Codie Lucas Wilbee
Eben

David Bloom
Deputy

Robert Koons
Sheriff Ticker

David Longworth
Joshua

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13 years, 3 months ago at Jul 4 22:25

skykid

The movie did not impress me with its story. The nature scenes and the acting of the young Jeremy Cooper was what did impress me. Actually from what I saw I was almost convinced that all characters in the movie except the three boys the movie starts with are crazy or something. As one other reviewer wrote “In The Reflecting Skin, nobody behaves like a normal person would, and the viewer is left ... read more

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A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

Release date: 9 November 1990

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