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Coonskin (1975)

R 100 min  -  Animation | Crime | Drama  -   20 August 1975 (USA)
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A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated story of Brother Rabbit... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Bakshi

Writer:

Ralph Bakshi
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Cast

Cast overview:
Barry White Barry White ...
Sampson / Brother Bear
Charles Gordone Charles Gordone ...
Preacherman / Preacher Fox
Scatman Crothers Scatman Crothers ...
Pappy / Old Man Bone (as Scat Man Crothers)
Philip Michael Thomas Philip Michael Thomas ...
Randy / Brother Rabbit (as Philip Thomas)
Danny Rees Danny Rees ...
Clown
Buddy Douglas Buddy Douglas ...
Referee
Jim Moore Jim Moore ...
Mime
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Storyline

A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated story of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia. Written by Alan Smithee, Sr.  

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Plot Keywords:

Preacher | Bear | Fox | Satire | Rabbit  | See more »

Taglines:

If you've been shot on, passed on, gassed on, pushed on or red, white and blued on ... you're ready to turn on to "Coonskin" See more »

Genres:

Animation | Crime | Drama

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

Ralph Bakshi.com | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Bustin' Out See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | UK: (video version) (25 fps)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In researching this film, director Ralph Bakshi went into Harlem with a tape recorder and asked various people "What's it like being black in America?" See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Man in Blue: Fuck you.
Man in Yellow: Alright, I'm gonna give some example: I heard that 350 white folks committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. And out of the 350, there was two that was niggers.
Man in Blue: And one of them was pushed.
Man in Yellow: [laughs]
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Connections

References The Chinese Boxer (1970) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ça plane pour moi"
by Plastic Bertrand See more »