Skin Deep

  • Romance
  • Comedy
  • Drama
3/3/1989
97
R

The comedy that glows in the dark.

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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Revenue:
$45,000,000
Budget:
$8,500,000

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  • Wuchak

    Jack Tripper as a womanizing alcoholic with writers block

    A writer (John Ritter) is caught cheating by the woman hes 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 Threes 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, its basically a combo of his 10 and The Man Who Loved Women. (He was no doubt writing about his own life and challenges).

    If you liked those two movies and Threes Company, youl...

    March 7, 2024

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