Coonskin
6.4
“This is it Folks!”
A multi-layered satire of race relations in America. Live-action sequences of a prison break bracket the animated tale of Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox, who rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.
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Cast
14 people
Philip Michael Thomas
Randy / Brother Rabbit (voice)
Known for
Miami Vice
Barry White
Sampson / Brother Bear (voice)
Also in
The Simpsons
Why Colors?
Charles Gordone
Preacherman / Preacher Fox (voice)
Known for
Angel Heart
Heavy Traffic
Scatman Crothers
Pappy / Old Man Bone (voice)
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Danny Rees
Clown (voice)
Also in
The Day of the Wolves
Honey West
Buddy Douglas
Referee (voice)
Known for
Ernest Saves Christmas
Jim Moore
Mime (voice)
Al Lewis
The Godfather (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
The Munsters
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Richard Paul
Sonny (voice) (uncredited)
Frank De Kova
Managan (voice) / Ruby (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
The Ten Commandments
The Mechanic
Ralph Bakshi
Cop With Megaphone (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Fritz the Cat
Jesse Welles
Marrigold (voice) / Miss America (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Wizards
Soap
Ralph Bakshi Director · Chico Hamilton Composer William A. Fraker Cinematographer
Budget $1.6M · United States release August 20, 1975 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$1,600,000
Production
Albert S. Ruddy Productions
Production
Bakshi Productions
Production
Bar Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · August 20, 1975
Theatrical
Brazil
May 12, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
May 12, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
January 1, 1992 · Physical · VHS
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