Skin Deep (1989)

Director:

Blake Edwards

Writer (WGA):

Blake Edwards (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The comedy that glows in the dark.

Plot:

John Ritter portrays a womanizing, drunken, alcholic writer who's life seems to be falling apart at the seams...

Plot Keywords:

Condom | Duel | Rock Star | Piano On Fire | Female Nudity

Cast

John Ritter	...	Zachary 'Zach' Hutton
Vincent Gardenia	...	Barney the Barkeeper
Alyson Reed	...	Alexandra 'Alex' Hutton
Joel Brooks	...	Jake Fedderman
Julianne Phillips	...	Molly
Chelsea Field	...	Amy McKenna
Peter Donat	...	Leon 'Sparky' Sparks
Don Gordon	...	Curt Ames
Nina Foch	...	Marge, Alex's Mother
Denise Crosby	...	Angela 'Angie' Smith
Michael Kidd	...	Dr. Westford
Dee Dee Rescher	...	Bernice Fedderman
Bryan Genesse	...	Rick Curry
Bo Foxworth	...	Greg
Raye Hollitt	...	Lonnie Jones

Also Known As:

Blake Edward's Skin Deep (Philippines: English title)
Changes (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company:

Beco Films

Trivia:

Final film performance of Vincent Gardenia.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the latter half of the movie Zach's beard alternates between real and obviously fake.

Quotes:

[Lonnie walks into the bedroom with a robe on while Zach waits in bed]
Lonnie Jones: Look at it this way, Zach. I've worked 5 years, 52 weeks a year, five days a week, 3 hours a day, to build this body.
[She takes off the robe and reveals her muscled body in a bikini]
Lonnie Jones: And for one night, this night, it's all yours.
[She starts flexing her muscles]
Lonnie Jones: How do you feel about that?
Zach: Like Mrs. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
[Lonnie laughs]
Lonnie Jones: I love your sense of humor.
Zach: And it loves you.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Falling Out Of Love

Good film for John Ritter fans

I rented this video about a year ago & enjoyed this very much. John Ritter plays the character Zack with his trademark physical comedy in full form. Two scenes stand out for me. One is the drop-dead hilarious bit after the therapy session when he goes spastic; and yes, the other is the overrated (but still good) glow-in-the-dark condom fight scene. This is one of Blake Edwards' better films (certainly miles better than "10"). A good film for fans of John Ritter also, especially if all one knows of his acting is the sitcom "Three's Company".