Skin Game

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Skin Game

PG

1971

1h 42m

Western

Comedy

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A pre-Civil War con man (James Garner) goes around selling his partner (Lou Gossett) as a slave, then helping him escape.

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Ade Adeniji

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Beneath the jovial and slapstick surface, though, there's a more serious movie here that's willing to explore the consequences of this unusual pairing.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 20, 2020

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

Garner has the characterization of lovable rascal down to a science.

Apr 4, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

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The seemingly tasteless pic survives on its genial humor, the likability of the popular lead actors and the director's light touch.

Rated: B-

Jun 27, 2013

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laurent b

Great comedy, very well played and directed, and after more than 40 years, it still works totally and that's what is so impressive. I just don't understand why it is still not regarded as a classic, because I've just discovered it today and it's already one of my favorite along with the best of Lubitsch, Wilder, or Mel Brooks (though even it Blazing Saddles is also a western comedy, the humour is quite different from it, and Skin Game is closest to Wilder comedies in my opinion)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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s r

It was fine, but certainly could not touch garners other work.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

good western satire and WB's 2000th film!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

A salt-n-pepper con-man team makes for a funny western. (It's kind of a comedy roots movie)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Dated but a pretty good movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Great old comedy made in 1971 with James Garner and Louis Gossett Jr.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Paul Bogart

Director

James Garner

Quincy

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jason

Susan Clark

Ginger

Brenda Sykes

Naomi

Ed Asner

Plunkett

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Synopsis

A pre-Civil War con man (James Garner) goes around selling his partner (Lou Gossett) as a slave, then helping him escape.

Director: Paul Bogart
Producer: Harry Keller
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Rating: PG
Genre: Western, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m

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