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Skin Deep

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Skin Deep (1989)

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Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 5  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 4.8/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Synopsis: Blake Edwards's return to the male-in-meltdown territory he explored in 10 and THAT'S LIFE stars John Ritter as unemployed writer Zach, who is not only suffering from writer's block, but his drinking is out of control, as is his obsessive womanizing, and, not surprisingly, his wife wants to... Blake Edwards's return to the male-in-meltdown territory he explored in 10 and THAT'S LIFE stars John Ritter as unemployed writer Zach, who is not only suffering from writer's block, but his drinking is out of control, as is his obsessive womanizing, and, not surprisingly, his wife wants to end their marriage. To add to his problems, his house has just burned down, and his agent is knocking at death's door. But since this is a Blake Edwards comedy, Zach has enough charm and relative affluence to continue his pursuits, which the director regards with a bemused deatchment. One of his girlfriends sets his piano on fire, and another gets him to wear a glow-in-the-dark condom, allowing him to engage in a condom duel with her jealous, similarly clad rock-star boyfriend. Eventually, Zach turns to fatherly bartender Barney (Vince Gardenia), who should have long ago cut off his bar tab, and psychiatrist Dr. Westford (choreographer Michael Kidd), and both tell him to stop destroying himself through drink. Ritter rings some surprisingly complex changes in the wildly farcical film, and, in the condom battle, participates in one of the funniest moments ever committed to celluloid while suggesting an interesting new subtext. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field

Director: Blake Edwards

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 6, 2002

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette
  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Text/Galleries:

  • Filmographies

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus

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Derek Adams
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2/5

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
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3/5

Probes the life of a compulsive womanizer.

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08/28/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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4/5

A very funny movie. I had almost given up hope on Edwards by this point.

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08/19/04
Widgett Walls
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05/14/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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2/5

A sex farce with more smarm than charm.

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10/23/03
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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08/20/03
Ryan Cracknell
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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2/5

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12/02/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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2/5

Yet another nail in the coffin of Edwards' reputation

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08/07/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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07/27/02
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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...a sporadically amusing, mainly tiresome television sitcom spiced up to R-rated, sex-farce status for the big screen.

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07/09/02
John J. Puccio
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Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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