Coonskin

About Coonskin

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.

Ralph Bakshi's Coonskin is a 1975 animation comedy film. Its themes are sexuality, bunny, black activist, and adult animation.

Philip Michael Thomas stars as Randy, Barry White as Sampson, Charles Gordone as Preacherman, and Scatman Crothers as Pappy. At 84 minutes long, it arrived in August 1975.

The screenplay is by Ralph Bakshi. American members can watch it on Cineverse Amazon Channel, Fandor, and Midnight Pulp.

Sausage Party, Diary of a Chambermaid, and The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat make useful companions to Coonskin, all filed under racism. TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 152 votes and it carries a R rating.