Metal Skin

Feb 21, 1994

1h 55m

★ 5.4

Speeding Cars... Crazy Women... Devil worship... The world is out of control!

Overview

Psycho Joe loves one thing: fast cars! When he gets a job at a local supermarket, Joe meets fellow "petrol head" Dazey, who quickly becomes his idol and best friend. Soon after, Joe falls for Savina, a goth girl who practices black magic. But Savina has already fallen for Dazey and will do anything to get him -- including using Joe's feelings for her. In true Shakespearean fashion, this trio race down the road to tragedy.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Daniel Scharf Productions

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Southern Star

Film Victoria

Arrow Capital Limited

Metal Skin Trailers

Cast

Joe

Aden Young

Savina

Tara Morice

Roslyn

Nadine Garner

Dazey

Ben Mendelsohn

Savina's Mother

Chantal Contouri

Pop

Petru Gheorghiu

Paul Secchi

Arthur Angel

Rosco

Richard Sutherland

Lisa

Anita Smith

Mr. Graham

Tommy Dysart

Padre Pallini

Vince D'Amico

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