Skin Deep
“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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Cast
46 people
John Ritter
Zach
Known for
It
Problem Child
Vincent Gardenia
Barney
Known for
Little Shop of Horrors
Moonstruck
Alyson Reed
Alex
Known for
High School Musical
A Chorus Line
Joel Brooks
Jake
Known for
Six Feet Under
Indecent Proposal
Julianne Phillips
Molly
Known for
Fletch Lives
Big Bully
Chelsea Field
Amy
Known for
The Last Boy Scout
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Peter Donat
Sparky
Known for
The Game
The War of the Roses
Don Gordon
Curt
Known for
Papillon
Bullitt
Nina Foch
Alex's Mother
Known for
Spartacus
The Ten Commandments
Denise Crosby
Angie
Known for
Pet Sematary
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Michael Kidd
Dr. Westford
Known for
It's Always Fair Weather
Dee Dee Rescher
Bernice
Known for
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Communion
Blake Edwards Director · Henry Mancini Composer Isidore Mankofsky Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $45M · Budget $8.5M · United States release March 3, 1989
Box office
Budget
$8,500,000
Worldwide gross
$45,000,000
Gross vs. budget
5.3×
Production
Morgan Creek Entertainment
Production
Beco Films
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Morgan Creek Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 3, 1989
Theatrical
Finland
January 19, 1990 · Theatrical
France
June 14, 1989 · Theatrical
Germany
August 31, 1989 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 8, 1989 · Theatrical
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