Skidoo (1968)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Otto Preminger

Writer:

Doran William Cannon

Stars:

Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Gleason	...	Tough Tony Banks
Carol Channing	...	Flo Banks
Frankie Avalon	...	Angie
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	...	Capt. Garbaldo
Cesar Romero	...	Hechy
Mickey Rooney	...	George 'Blue Chips' Packard
Groucho Marx	...	God
Arnold Stang	...	Harry
Doro Merande	...	The Mayor

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.

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Plot Keywords:

mobster | yacht | absurd humor | man with glasses | hot air balloon | 

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Taglines:

It takes two to skidoo.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some nudity and drug content

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1968 (USA)

Also Known As:

Skidoo se Faz a Dois

Filming Locations:

San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Otto Preminger Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Otto Preminger experimented with LSD to prepare for this film. It is rumored that Groucho Marx also experimented with Timothy Leary.

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Quotes

God: Why don't I go out, you ask? There are nine guys on my crew. You know what the odds are on one of them trying to bump me off?
Darlene Banks: Yeah, nine to one.
God: And you think those are good odds, ay?

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Crazy Credits

Harry Nilsson *sings* the credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Skidoo"
Performed by Carol Channing and Company

User Reviews

Do you smell something?

This film is unbelievable... Big stars, a big Hollywood director... and what they came up with is the movie equivalent of a car wreck!

You don't want to look, but you find yourself unable not to.

Don't get me wrong, I've seen this film a dozen times and it still blows my mind how this ever got put on film. You won't believe your eyes or ears!

And Groucho Marx and half of the cast never looked more worse for wear.

By far, this is one of my favorite "bad" films. Watch it... and then blame the dog!