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Coonskin is a 1975 American live-action/animated satirical crime film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi. The film references the Uncle Remus folk tales, and satirizes the blaxploitation film genre as well as Disney's film Song of the South , adapted from the Uncle Remus folk tales. [1]
Dec 31, 2014 · Rabbit lays out his plan to keep all organized crime money in Harlem. But first, he has to get rid of a few other opponents. Savior's former partners tell Rabbit they will join him but only if he can kill his opponents; otherwise they will kill him instead.
Aug 20, 1975 · Coonskin: Directed by Ralph Bakshi. With Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas. Rabbit, a country-born trickster, takes over the organized crime racket in Harlem, facing opposition from the institutionalized racism of the Mafia and corrupt police.
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- Animation, Action, Comedy
- Ralph Bakshi
- 1975-08-20
Coonskin is a 1975 American live action/animated crime film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi, about an African American rabbit, fox, and bear who rise to the top of the organized crime racket in Harlem, encountering corrupt law enforcement, con artists, and the Mafia.
Synopsis. In the South, Sampson (Barry White) and the local Preacherman (Charles Gordone) plan to bust out their friend Randy (Philip Michael Thomas) from prison. As they rush to the prison, the two are stopped by a roadblock and wind up in a shootout with the police.
Jan 8, 2018 · The uncomfortable, misguided but powerful film, COONSKIN, opens with Scatman Crothers singing his heart out while attacking a defenseless ukulele.
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Feb 26, 2022 · Rabbit recognizes Simple Savior for what he is and causes a scene with the crowd, and Savior orders his boys to kill him. However, Rabbit tricks them and he and Bear kill Savior instead. Rabbit then takes over Savior’s racket and looks to become the head of all organized crime in Harlem.
