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Skin Deep

Skin Deep

6,2 /10 (93 Votes)
1989 EN 97 min

Overview

Hard-drinking novelist Zach Hutton spirals out of control after his wife and mistress both leave him. Alone and crippled by a bad case of writer's block, Zach slips in and out of casual relationships and one-night stands, while his drinking becomes more and more severe. With the help of a bartender and his therapist, Zach confronts his demons — women and alcohol.

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Release date

03/03/1989

Votes

93

Popularity

1.9

The comedy that glows in the dark.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

97 min

Budget

$8,500,000

Revenue

$45,000,000

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2024-03-07

⭐ 6

**_Jack Tripper as a womanizing alcoholic with writer’s block_** A writer (John Ritter) is caught cheating by the woman he’s cheating with and so his wife kicks him out (Alyson Reed). He gets advice from his bartender and counsel from his therapist while every attractive female in SoCal catches his tipsy eye. “Skin Deep” (1989) comes across as Three’s Company five years after it ended, except movie length, more dramatic with better production values, and Jack Tripper as a boozing writer, not to mention the addition of a little nudity. Helmed by Blake Edwards, it’s basically a combo of h…

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