Skidoo (1968)

97 min  -  Comedy   -  19 December 1968 (USA)
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Users: (611 votes) 55 reviews | Critics: 24 reviews

Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard... See full summary »

Director:

Otto Preminger
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Gleason ...
Carol Channing ...
Frankie Avalon ...
Angie
Fred Clark Fred Clark ...
Tower Guard
Michael Constantine ...
Leech
Frank Gorshin ...
The Man
John Phillip Law ...
Stash
Peter Lawford ...
The Senator
Burgess Meredith ...
The Warden
George Raft ...
Captain Garbaldo
Cesar Romero ...
Hechy
Mickey Rooney ...
George 'Blue Chips' Packard
Groucho Marx ...
God
Arnold Stang Arnold Stang ...
Harry
Doro Merande Doro Merande ...
The Mayor
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Storyline

Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht. Written by Alex Barylski <asbarylski@msn.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Mobster | Yacht | Absurd Humor | Man With Glasses | Hot Air Balloon  | See more »

Taglines:

It takes two to skidoo.

Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1968 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Skido See more »

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Otto Preminger Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White  | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Otto Preminger originally wanted Bob Dylan to score the movie. He invited Dylan and his wife to screening a rough cut of the movie in his own Hollywood mansion. After the screening, Dylan surprised everybody from his entourage, who thought the film was a disaster, by requesting a second screening but at one condition: he wanted to be left alone with his wife in the house during it. Preminger happily obliged, convinced that Dylan would accept the job. However, Dylan showed no further interest in the movie. He acknowledged later that he and his wife weren't interested at all by 'Skidoo' but they had loved so much the mansion style that they had requested this second screening to freely explore the mansion, write down what they liked and take inspiration for their own house. See more »

Quotes

Tony Banks: [hallucinating on LSD] Mathematics! I see mathematics! She's got my ears! She's got my ears! She's got my ears!
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Crazy Credits

Harry Nilsson *sings* the credits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Devil's Rejects (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Living in a Garbage Can"
Written and Performed by Harry Nilsson See more »

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User Reviews

 
A textbook "How not to make a movie"
15 October 2006 | by Osmooms (Australia) – See all my reviews

Actually, I found this movie unforgettable. Unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. I happened across this plodding stinker one rainy Saturday afternoon way back in the '70's on TV, and sat there wide eyed in morbid fascination as to how bad it was. At first I thought the whole thing was a "piss-take", a send up, but after a while the awful truth sank in. The "plot" such as it is, has been described by others, but the molasses like leaden direction of Preminger has to be seen to be believed, as is the so called funny one liners, delivered by the actors with embarrassment. In fact, there's almost an embarrassed silence after some of them as if the actor is thinking "DidI really say that?" What the hell am I doing here?" Quite simply, a movie that should never have been made, except to show budding actors & directors and screenplay writers HOW NOT to further their careers.


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