# Skin Deep (1989)

> A boozy, womanizing novelist stumbles through romantic and professional chaos while trying to recover the love and self-control he has squandered.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7124

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Blake Edwards
- Cast: John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed, Joel Brooks, Julianne Phillips, Chelsea Field, Peter Donat, Don Gordon
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098343/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, raunchy, wry, date night, 1980s comedy marathon

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- [She's Having a Baby (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/7330)
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- [Arthur (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/7947)
- [10 (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/4405)

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