Skidoo (1968) On DVD

Actor :      Jackie Gleason, Carol Channing, Groucho Marx, George Raft, Mickey Rooney
Director:   Otto Preminger
Genre:       Comedy
Year:          1968
Studio:       Olive Films
Length:      98
Released: July 19, 2011
Rating:       Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:      DVD
Misc:          NTSC, Color
Language: English
subtitles:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Otto Preminger (Anatomy of a Murder) directs this psychedelic-comedy classic starring Jackie Gleason as Tough Tony Banks, a retired gangster who reluctantly comes out of retirement to silence his old friend and squealer (Mickey Rooney). Tony's suburban haven comes crashing down as his daughter (Alexandra Hay) takes up with a hippie (John Phillip Law) and his wife (Carol Channing) gives them permission to move into their house with their hippy friends. The all-star cast includes Batman villains (Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin), with Frankie Avalon, Peter Lawford, George Raft, Slim Pickens, Fred Clark, Richard Kiel, Harry Nilsson and Graucho Marx in his final role as the mob boss names God. Music and lyrics by Nilsson.