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Skin Game [VHS] (1971)

James Garner , Louis Gossett Jr. , Gordon Douglas , Paul Bogart  |  PG |  VHS Tape
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: James Garner, Louis Gossett Jr., Susan Clark, Brenda Sykes, Edward Asner
  • Directors: Gordon Douglas, Paul Bogart
  • Writers: Peter Stone, Richard Alan Simmons
  • Producers: James Garner, Harry Keller, Meta Rosenberg, Paul M. Heller
  • Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
  • Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • VHS Release Date: February 7, 1995
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6300270483
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #207,362 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable James Garner Comedy With An Edge, August 19, 2005
This review is from: Skin Game [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In the mid-70's James Garner & Louis Gossett teamed up in two memorable episodes of "The Rockford Files". Before that, however, they starred in "The Skin Game" with Susan Clark (best known as the mother on the t.v. show "Webster"). The Skin game is a smart comedy which also functions as an effective critique of the institution of slavery. All three stars are appealing and Garner does what he did best in "Maverick" and Rockford -- the con game. The con here is simple but enjoyable. The movie includes good performances by several familiar character actors of the era and features Ed Asner as the slave-trading bad guy. Due to "political correctness" I don't know if this movie could get made today, which is a shame. Highly recommended!
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent study of white-black relationships 150 years ag, June 8, 1999
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I was impressed by the willingness of the producers to use the attitudes and language true to the era. Lou Gossett is superb as the "slave" as he switches from groveling chattel to Garner's equal and Edward Asner as the sadistic bully.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Both funny and wrenching., September 30, 2010
This review is from: Skin Game (DVD)
James Garner and Louis Gossett are two buddies in 1850s America. The two con men travel to small towns around the south. At each new town Garner sells his "slave" Gossett then later helps him escape. When the two meet an equally brazen con woman and a ruthless runaway slave hunter, their game goes terribly wrong. Both funny and wrenching, this is a different kind of buddy movie.
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