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Doran William Cannon (written by)
Release Date:
19 December 1968 (USA)
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It takes two to skidoo.
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Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard...
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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 | ... | Captain Garbaldo |
 | Cesar Romero | ... | Hechy |
 | Mickey Rooney | ... | George 'Blue Chips' Packard |
 | Groucho Marx | ... | God |
| Arnold Stang | ... | Harry |
| Doro Merande | ... | The Mayor |
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97 min
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Cast members Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Cesar Romero and director Otto Preminger all appeared playing villains on the 1966 TV series "Batman". Arnold Stang also appeared on the show uncredited in one episode.
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God:
Garbaldo! Garbaldo! What the hell's goin' on up there?
Captain Garbaldo: There's a stiff wind from the east, sir.
God: I don't care where it's comin' from! Stop it!
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Captain Garbaldo: There's a stiff wind from the east, sir.
God: I don't care where it's comin' from! Stop it!
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Referenced in Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990) (V)
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Living in a Garbage Can
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Otto Preminger's drug culture meets mobsters movie goes beyond just being merely bad. It's a must-see for fans of "far out" films of the '60s (e.g. Lord Love a Duck, The Loved One, Candy).
It's "plot" centers around a former gangster (Jackie Gleason) forced to return to the Mob by his old boss "GOD" (Groucho Marx) and break into jail to silence a potential government witness (Mickey Rooney).
Much to the horror of his wife (Carol Channing...yes, you read correctly) Gleason vanishes back into the "underworld," takes LSD and escape from jail via a trash can rigged as a balloon. You can imagine how ridiculous this scene is. However, it's nothing compared to the grotesque strip tease done by Channing for the pleasure of mafia underboss Frankie Avalon. The great Harry Nilsson contributes a bunch of faux-psychedelic tunes and Channing croaks out the film's title song during the final freak out aboard Groucho's yacht (actually John Wayne's...borrowed for the filming). In addition to the bizarre ensemble mentioned above, the cast includes: Cesar Romero, Arnold Stang, Peter Lawford, George Raft, John Phillip Law, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Fred Clark, and Austin Pendleton.