

Skidoo
Ex-gangster Tony Banks is called out of retirement by mob kingpin God to carry out a hit on fellow mobster "Blue Chips" Packard. When Banks demurs, God kidnaps his daughter Darlene on his luxury yacht.
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Plot Summary
A retired mob boss, Tony Banks, is blackmailed by his former associate into participating in a heist. He reluctantly agrees, and the plan involves impersonating a prison guard to break out another gangster. The chaotic heist is fraught with misadventures, including a jailbreak involving a magic carpet and a police investigation that leads to a surreal, psychedelic party.
Critical Reception
Skidoo is widely regarded as one of Otto Preminger's least successful films, often cited as a bizarre and bewildering attempt to engage with counter-culture themes that ultimately fell flat. Critics panned its nonsensical plot, dated humor, and confused tone, while audiences were largely bewildered by its strangeness.
What Reviewers Say
- A bewildering and unfunny attempt to cash in on counter-culture trends.
- The film suffers from a nonsensical plot and an embarrassing lack of humor.
- A directorial misstep that fails on nearly every level.
Google audience: Audience reception for Skidoo is largely negative, with viewers often describing it as a confusing, poorly executed, and dated film that fails to entertain.
Fun Fact
During the filming of 'Skidoo,' Cary Grant, who was retired from acting, agreed to appear in the film as a favor to his friend and director Otto Preminger, and it would be his final film role.
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