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Skidoo was on last night at 2 am

Started by lester1/2jr, July 12, 2008, 03:38:56 PM

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lester1/2jr

This is an infamous otto preminger flop where he attempted screwball comedy as a late career...bad idea.  It has something to do with Jackie gleason and LSD


edit: crap wrong date

Rev. Powell

Checking the TCM Underground site, it looks like it did play last night.  And I missed it!  Hopefully this means the Preminger estate may be willing to release it to DVD soon.  SKIDOO has been one of those "holy grail" films for me.
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sideorderofninjas

That was the second time TCM ran Skidoo this year...Groucho Marx wants Jackie Gleason to kill Mickey Rooney. 
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peter johnson

I mostly enjoyed this one -- It's one of the reasons I still have a good VHS in working order:  It's readily available on tape, along with any number of other odd/obscure films that have no rumour of going to DVD --
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Allhallowsday

SKIDOO was apparently not released on VHS in North America, and of course is not available on DVD (though thorough hunting always reveals unexpected finds - like SONG OF THE SOUTH DVDs having been sold at EuroDisney...) 

My friend watched SKIDOO the night it was on and told me that he almost called me in the wee hours to urge me to check it out... (good thing he didn't, I was in bed by then.)  Definitely a film I am interested in sitting through. 
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lester1/2jr

cinemageddon has it and "Bruce lee vs the Gay Power"

peter johnson

It's available for rental on VHS from The Video Station in Boulder, Colorado.  I didn't take a good look at the box, but I know it can't be a PAL/British format because it played in my player with no modifications.
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