Skin Game
$3.99
Posing as master and slave, likable swindlers Quincy (James Garner) and Jason (Lou Gossett) ride into backwater prairie towns in 1875. And after Quincy intones and Jason moans, Jason is sold to the highest bidder. Quincy later springs him loose and they split town, split the cash and head down the road to the next sucker. It’s an effective scam for these smart and nimble schemers — until they cross paths with an equally clever con woman (Susan Clark) and an irate former customer (Edward Asner). “What could have so easily been the most tasteless picture of the year turns out to be one of the funniest,” the Los Angeles Times said about this comedy with a conscience. Enjoy the fun as two beloved and award-winning actors play roving rogues who put bigots in their place, all part of the Skin Game
Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 0.5 x 5.35 x 7.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
Director : Paul Bogart
Media Format : NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 42 minutes
Release date : August 4, 2009
Actors : Lou Gossett,James Garner,Susan Clark,Brenda Sykes,Edward Asner,Andrew Duggan
Studio : Warner Bros.
ASIN : B002KE4ZJG
Number of discs : 1
Posing as master and slave, likable swindlers Quincy (James Garner) and Jason (Lou Gossett) ride into backwater prairie towns in 1875. And after Quincy intones and Jason moans, Jason is sold to the highest bidder. Quincy later springs him loose and they split town, split the cash and head down the road to the next sucker. It’s an effective scam for these smart and nimble schemers — until they cross paths with an equally clever con woman (Susan Clark) and an irate former customer (Edward Asner). “What could have so easily been the most tasteless picture of the year turns out to be one of the funniest,” the Los Angeles Times said about this comedy with a conscience. Enjoy the fun as two beloved and award-winning actors play roving rogues who put bigots in their place, all part of the Skin Game
Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 0.5 x 5.35 x 7.5 inches; 2.72 ounces
Director : Paul Bogart
Media Format : NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 42 minutes
Release date : August 4, 2009
Actors : Lou Gossett,James Garner,Susan Clark,Brenda Sykes,Edward Asner,Andrew Duggan
Studio : Warner Bros.
ASIN : B002KE4ZJG
Number of discs : 1
by Di
Another Great James Garner Movie
Pretty good video & audio quality and the movie is full of laughs. James Garner, Louis Gossett and Susan Clark are terrific!This movie is not cancel culture, but it does make racists look like blithering idiots. I really canât say that I would recommend it to folks who are culturally sensitive and over the top politically correct.
by terry Alexander
Good western.
Very enjoyable movie.
by Tamara’s Trinket’s
WOW! LOVED it!
WOW! A James Garner film I hadn’t seen!! I LOVED it! And BOY! Sure hits ya how BAD slavery really was, and isn’t that what films are SUPPOSED to do? Make you THINK while entertaining you? This one does just that! It’s full of humor, which is why I love James Garner, but it’s also full of morals & eye opening moments that make you go WOW, that SUCKED! We SHOULD be LEARNING from history & this does just that! Points a BIG finger at how BAD things were with humor & entertainment! A+ & I would recommend for sure!! Great acting, good story line, a little romance, drama & more! Just a well rounded GREAT movie! ENJOY! We sure did!
by JK
GREAT MOVIE! DVD Sucks!
James Garner had long excelled as a western star and favorite, among television and movie fans.From the Maverick television series, to western movie comedies such as, “Support Your Local Gunfighter”, and “Support Your Local Sheriff”, James Garner had to have been on a ‘very’ short list of Hollywood actors that could had made these characters what the writer intended them to be.”Skin Game” is a another of those comedic movies that James Garner had made bigger than life, and another movie that no one other than James Garner could had played in that staring role.Skin Game is a virtually unknown movie, ‘possibly because’ of the subject matter of the movie. But this is, ‘just a movie’, meant to entertain viewers, and certainly not intended to be taking on any social or political views, or any historical facts.It’s simply and strictly a comedic movie, again meant to entertain viewers, and that’s exactly what it does. If you see it in that light, you will definitely enjoy this move!5 stars for the movie itself, ‘1 star’ for thr DVD and packaging!There should be ‘rules’, (actually ‘laws’), when licenses are granted out to re-distribute a film!This was re-released with no subtitles, (not even ‘English’, for the hearing impared), no special features, and virtually, ‘no menu’. The only option, ‘play movie’.Surely, it could had been done much better!
by Linda Newman
Hilarious and clever!
I worked in a theater as a teenager. This was my first favorite movie. Watched it again recently, wanted my brew boyfriend to see it. He loved it. It contains racial issues and uses the “N” word but one must understand it was made in the 70’s about the late 1800’s. Well done and justice prevailed!!
by Mark Young
Excellent movie.
Excellent movie.
by B. Sure
Surprising
Well written with good performances by all. A little tedious in places but overall a good movie.
by Amazon Customer
skin game
Its a little grainy, but it works, it will do……thanks
by Marilyn
I only saw this on amazon site. Bought it, man oh man, what a great show! Love James, and Lou, what a terrific combo they made! Why do they never have these great shows on TV? TV keeps flogging the same crappy shows on television. Why dont the get off their buts, and put these gems out there for the public?
by Dr S S Nagi (NYROBE)
This movie was first released in 1971(1999)2010, in super widescreen 2.4.1, technicolour and runs for 102 minutes. The sound and the picture quality is very good and the only extra is a short full screen 1.33.1 trailor. The film starts in MISSOURI 1857, as Quincy(JAMES GARNER) brings in Jason(LOU GOSSETT), tied up, to the town of ‘Dirty Shame’, to sell him as a slave. They get into a saloon and Quincy tells evrybody about Jason’s qualities. He is sold for $400/-. As expected, Jason escapes and joins Quincy to divide the loot. Jason had been sold many times before. Moving to Kansas Territory, Quincy provides Jason with new transportation – a donkey!. Next they see Plunkett (EDWARD ASNER), bringing in run-a-way slaves from Nabraska. Plunkett offers $200/- for Jason, but Quincy refuses. Next town is ‘Fair Shake’. They run into Ginger(SUSAN CLARK), who steals Qunicy’s $5/-piece and his gold watch. While Quincy sleeps in a hotel, Jason has to sleep in the stables, where he meets Naomi(BRENDA SYKES), who is also on sale as a slave. Ginger knows Quincy and Jason from Tennesse. Jason wants Quincy to buy him Naomi from the auction. So Quincy buys her for $1000/-, with Jason’s money. Then just as Jason is being sold again, John Brown(ROYAL DANO) comes with his gang and releases all the slaves and takes them away in a wagon. Quincy goes after them and finds Jason in a forest. They find that all their money had been stolen by Ginger, so they have to start again. Next town is ‘Bitter End’, where they run into Plunkett again.How will it end? What is Plunkett upto? Can Quincy and Jason get their money back? Where is Ginger now? What has happened to Naomi? Will others spot Quincy, Jason and Ginger’s tricks? Will the law take care of them? Where will Quincy, Jason, Ginger and Naomi end up?James Garner and Lou Gossett give good performances and Susan Clark looks good on screen. This story of RICHARD ALAN SIMMONS of 1850’s is well photographed by NED KOENEKAMP with good direction by PAUL BOGART. The audience should see this DVD in light of what it was then in 1850’s only and as a comedy.James Garner(JAMES SCOTT BUMGARNER) was born on 7.4.1928 in Norman, Oklahoma. His mother was 1/2 Cherokee, but died when he was 5 years old. Garner hated his stepmother, WILMA, who beat him and his brothers. So one day he left for good. After working at many jobs, at 16, he joined US Merchant Marine, later to join Hollywood High School. Then he joined the US Army and served in Korea. He left Army after been wounded twice. He moved to TV commercials in 1954. This is when in 1956, he changed his name from ‘Bumgarner’ to ‘Garner’. From 1957 to 1960, he starred in TV western series -‘Maverick’. After more comedy films, he worked as TV Private Investigator -‘The Rockford Files’ in 1974. He last starred in 2007 -‘The Ultimate Gift’. He married ‘LOIS CLARKE’ in 1956. He has 2 daughters, KIMBERLY and GRETA. In 2000, both his knees were replaced and he had quintuple bypass heart surgery on 22.4.1988. He is now 83 years old.Some of James Garner westerns are:-(1) Hour of the Gun, 1967(2005)(2) A Man Called Sledge, 1971(2004)(3) Duel at Diablo, 1965(2003)(4) Support Your Local Sheriff, 1969(2011)(5) Support Your Local Gunfighter, 1971(2001)(6) One Little Indian, 1973(2003)(7) Streets of Loredo, 1995(8) Castaway Cowboy, 1974(2000)(9) Maverick Series, 1957(1993)(10)The Trail of Tears, Cherokee Legacy, 2006Watch and ENJOY.
by Cindy Thoreson
This is a classy, classic western comedy. Skin Game is a clever, suspenseful and hilarious movie guaranteed to make anyone laugh out-loud. There is no profanity and no sex. There is however, sizzling chemistry between Susan Clarke’s character (a con-woman) and James Garner’s character (also a con-man). Highly highly recommended!
by Mrgvase
another top end warner bros archive release,widescreen is 2.41,just about as good as blu ray and nice mono sound,anyone still thinking of taking the plunge on these dvd-r disc`s,do so,I have now bought about half a dozen movie`s like this and all are as good as the real thing,most are hard to get film`s only before on stone age vhs or private colector dvd-r`s,which are recorded of tv etc,these are proper released dvd`s,but pricey due to small print run,garner made about 3 or 4 comedy western`s which are all worth collecting.A bit dated now but you still get a laugh,most are spot the supporting actor who went on to better thing`s as all these movie`s are now heading for 40 years old,great rainny sunday afternoon entertainment go buy now.
by Mr. P. F. Green
Very humourous movie