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Skidoo (1968)

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Reviews Counted:8

Fresh:3

Rotten:5

Average Rating:4.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Starring: Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon, Fred Clark

Starring: Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Frankie Avalon, Fred Clark, Michael Constantine, Frank Gorshin, John Phillip Law, Peter Lawford, Burgess Meredith, George Raft, Cesar Romero, Mickey McGuire, Julius Marx, Slim Pickens

Director: Otto Preminger

Director: Otto Preminger

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A relic for the ages that puts a punctuation mark on the times.

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01/05/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's worth seeing just for the sheer jaw-dropping amazement of it all.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/23/07
Jerry Renshaw
Jerry Renshaw
Austin Chronicle

Great sums of money were lavished on this dull attempt at humor that failed on almost every level.

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10/23/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Skidoo patronises young and old alike, which is pretty much like cutting off both legs before a track meet.

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10/23/07
Variety Staff
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Variety
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This is a real treat.

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10/22/05
Channel 4 Film

Preminger seems unable to invest his film with any lightness or spontaneity.

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10/22/05
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The movie, which has the form of comedy, is 98 minutes of disconnected story-conference ideas.

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10/22/05
Vincent Canby
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New York Times
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Preminger's acid trip, and a hilarious piece of vintage hipsterism.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
10/17/05
Phil Hall
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