Metal Skin is a 1994 Australian film written and directed by Geoffrey Wright, starring Aden Young, Tara Morice, Nadine Garner and Ben Mendelsohn.

Joe has problems taking care of his father, as he is disruptive and dangerous due to his deteriorating mental health.

He then drives to the mechanic shop and shoots Ted, a worker at Dazey's father's workshop.

Despite generally positive reviews and selection in the 1994 Venice Film Festival, Metal Skin proved a disappointment at the Australian box office when it was released on 4 May 1995 where it grossed $883,521.

[2][3] Australian critic Andrew Howe praised it as "a dark, arresting ode to suburban hopelessness"[4] however Todd McCarthy writing in Variety described the film as "so overwrought and unrelievedly grim that it comes close to playing like a parody of teenage angst movies.

"[5] It won AFI Awards in 1995 for Best Production Design (Steven Jones–Evans) and Best Sound (Frank Lipson, David Lee, Steve Burgess, Peter Burgess, Glenn Newnham) and received nominations for Best Actor (Aden Young), Supporting Actor (Ben Mendelsohn), Supporting Actress (Nadine Garner) and Costume Design (Anna Borghesi).

Aden Young and Ben Mendelsohn shared the Film Critics Circle of Australia prize for Best Actor.