Ralph Bakshi's "Coonskin" Official Trailer HD

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One of the most controversial movies of the 1970's is out on DVD completely restored and remastered. "A Masterpiece" - New York Times
#RalphBakshi #Coonskin #XenonPictures

[@deckofcards87]

Bakshi was killing in the 70s. Yeah, the animation was sometimes rough, but the character's designs and 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 of the stories are amazing. He demonstrated what animation could be, which is not just cute animals and princesses

[@corntastrophy]

i mean for a pretty small team of animators it is impressive. indie animation to this day still follows his footsteps

[@hellhoundz_133]

This shit makes Sausage Party look like a kiddie movie and I love how Ralph Bakshi is one of the few animators that can do that and master it.

[@josephcalabrese6337]

Amen to that!

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

This film is a masterpiece compared to sausage party.

[@issFlotto]

This is nothing like sausage party. It has a genuine and deep message.

[@jamesb.russell2942]

Yeah Sausage Party is just "religion bad" and tipped fedora so hard it underpaid its animators

[@flamingeel3196]

haha true and before that, I've seen Drawn Together movie but that can't compare to this

[@wallypus111comicnerd]

One of the best movies of all time. I can understand if people find it offensive but to be honest its probably done more good than harm. At least in my opinion.

[@alexwilliams2276]

yeah

[@johnmccarron7066]

The NAACP approved it. And it's not like Bakshi is a tone deaf white guy: he was born in Palestine and is an American immigrant. He might not 'get' the African-American experience, but he understands marginalization, social failure, a whole lot of things that affected and still affect African-Americans. He's a brilliant observer.

[@susanschaefer325]

He wasn't born in Palestine. He's a Caucasian Jew (his family was from the Caucasus region), and he was born in the British Mandate of Palestine. He's specifically from Haifa, now Israel.

[@edgymoji8260]

Feels a bit like a mess tho

[@SankofaNYC]

What good has it done? Seriously asking

[@wesgriff1]

I like that Scatman Crothers gets top billing in this trailer. He really is the true star of the movie.

[@tomcallaghan5144]

Not really, he’s in like 4 scenes

[@jerk5959]

@@tomcallaghan5144 He's also the narrator.

[@wbhfilm_7381]

@@jerk5959 …and he voices 40% of the characters in the animation segments

[@reubenguttenberg7405]

@@wbhfilm_7381 scatcat from Disney's the aristocats

[@Gigas0101]

@@reubenguttenberg7405 And Jazz from G1 Transformers.

[@mikesimpson3207]

I heard this was Bakshi's favorite of his own movies, and a parody of Song of the South and blaxploitaion movies, so I wanted to see it. And now you're telling me it has Scatman Crothers in it acting and singing? I am so very sold.

[@tomcallaghan5144]

Well it’s not a parody of song of the south, it’s just based on the same stories, and it’s not a parody of blaxploitation, the film is 100% how Bakshi felt about racism

[@Darkbotsz5]

El autobot jazz😊

[@DonRuFioDaKid]

Quinten Tarentino and also Spike Lee speak very highly of this movie.... I have to see it.

[@notchuckproductions5029]

What did you think of it?

[@SmooshGoo]

Quinten was Ralph's friend at the time he made this movie, I'm not saying ralph told quinten to say his movie was good, but i think it had to be a little biased.

[@notchuckproductions5029]

Smoosh Goo he was like 12 when this came out? How would he have any involvement

[@FranticAnimations]

@smutton And also a great filmmaker so yeah, it does.

[@griffinfrench]

MR. SMALLS this was for the dvd promo, which came out in the 90s I’m guessing

[@MrTomSmoke]

Funfact: All the animators working on this were black.

[@isaacargesmith8217]

Proof because Ive never seen a single bit of evidence for that.

[@SeanTheShinigami]

mroracal Research. The first female black animator even was in on this.

[@javanbowen9942]

Jarard Jones no it wasn’t

[@tomcallaghan5144]

JackDaniels except Bakshi of course

[@marziobergagna4885]

Not ALL!!! A part (little) but NOT ALL!

[@DwayneETowns]

This movie made a real big statement then... and is still relevant now!

[@Mockitfilms]

This film has the funniest and most blistering satire in all of Bakshi's films.

[@mushroomhead3619]

Even Lord of the Rings?

[@WillieManga]

Brother Rabbit is so cool!

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

WillieManga One of the coolest characters in any film, animated or not.

[@figment1988]

He's a character that's Tough, Unique, Bad, Bold and Sassy

[@CleanFamilyVideos]

Had to check my Roger Ebert rolodex. He gave it 3 stars, not 4. But even 3 was a lot for him. Yay. Now a moment of silence.

[@Mozande62]

A real classic.

[@mac-js1pc]

I'm 35. An aspiring filmmaker and i never heard of this! I saw a clip of it in Mr. Untouchable the Nicky Barnes documentary, and thought nothing of it. Finally, i saw it on dvd for the first time 4-23-15 at this dvd spot in Newark, which brought me here. Can't wait to cop it and see it for myself

[@ButBlackDynamite]

I have to watch this

[@srbrant5391]

The original _Boondocks._

[@gugasantiago986]

They walked so boondocks could run Althought with the impact that the movie had would be more appropriate to say "coonskin kicked the doors started shooting the guards the pigs as a distraction so then boondocks and many shows could run

[@josephebacon]

Been around 35 years since I saw this in college. One of a kind from a frigging genius.

[@maxmantell5009]

0:25-Ralph bakshi voiced that cop with the megaphone

[@Idiotic45]

I recently watched this film and it was amazing! I thought it was way better than adult movies we get now

[@Studio97913]

beautiful animation! Saw this on VHS...can't wait to get the DVD!

[@MPPharaoh]

This movie was hilarious and great. Straight classic. Them weird adult animated films be the best piece of work.

[@AustinDickerson2001Tiger]

From the guys who brought you Fritz The Cat, Heavy Traffic, Lord of the Rings, and Wizards.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Austin Dickerson Wizards is my personal favorite Ralph Bakshi movie.

[@johnmccarthy4134]

@@victorhernandez8723 I love Wizards. My personal fav is Heavy Traffic.

[@GRAFFDEMON]

FIRE AND ICE too

[@keynanmartinez]

A big inspiration in the animated field.

[@asanitheafrofuturist]

I'm lowkey mad my parents never told me movies this crazy existed lbs

[@Get-offmyprofile]

we need more movies like these.

[@raya-fk5xz]

oh yeah definitely , racism and stereotypes

[@TheTGRproductions]

@raya You've literally never watched the film if that's what you're getting from this. Ralph Bakshi grew up in an impoverished black neighborhood, and did way more to represent black music and culture than most others at the time. He was by no means looking down on or trying to stereotype black people. He was simply representing the environment he grew up in, when others at the time would rather make happy-sappy Disney bullshit.

[@nickdogg7320]

​@@raya-fk5xzthen you never seen this movie if that's what your message is.

[@garfoonga1]

Conservatives are too fragile. They freak out at black disney princesses. Something like this would give them aneurysms

[@cubdukat]

This is playing at the New Beverly next week as a double feature with "Heavy Traffic." I am totally going to see this.

[@e8tballz]

I had a friend who had this on vhs about 1997. I was 13ish. But I remember it being called Street Fight? We were just a bunch of white kids laughing in shock at half the shit that was said. I’d like to see it now for its deeper meaning. Glad I finally found it.

[@MarquisLeary34]

Yea, when it got a video re-release, it did get retitled as Street Fight, complete with a "This film offends EVERYONE" sticker.

[@DwayneETowns]

Re-released as "Street Fight" on VHS in the mid-80s I seen it uncut on the big screen. It was bold and shocking for that time. I already heard of Ralph Bakshi,s adult-oriented cartoons and his parody of "Song of the South" by Disney with a black-ploitation movie spin in 1975​@@MarquisLeary34

[@TrueBuddhaCat]

I can easily say that this is not only my absolute favorite Ralph Bakshi movie but also one of my favorite movies in general I remember stumbling across this movie back in high school while browsing through KZbin and had only read how controversial it is; but when I watched it I was very surprised by what this movie truly was A hidden gem that thankfully is getting the praise it absolutely deserves; now if I could have the full uncut version in 4K home media for my collection that would be great

[@chicagoopenmic6435]

Decades ahead of its time

[@garfoonga1]

No, its just the things this film talks about havent improved in the decades since

[@mxyzptlk2010]

I've had the disc for almost a year now. Great restoration especially when compared to the bootleg flying around for all the years before.

[@SydneyTamar2003]

The fact that people who protested it didn't even watch it is ridiculous. I'm African American, and I don't think it's racist . I think it got the message across just fine.

[@KBBebop]

Wow, Quentin Tarantino saw this? I need to watch this now!!

[@victorhernandez8723]

VampQueen999 Of course a twisted, evil genius like him would give praise to a movie this controversial.

[@CoconutBuyer]

He also really liked "The Intern". You should watch that next!

[@andrewmihovich4252]

It may be said Quentin Tarantino *saw* *many* movies; my understanding is he worked his way through the video store at which he worked when he was younger and that was part of the basis for what he became.

[@georgebrown2175]

It was meant to be offensive.

[@bunnybird9342]

Yes but it is actually satire that is meant to address something serious. Rather than pure edginess and shock value like most modern adult animation.

[@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved]

One of my favorite Bakshi films

[@OstfrontElfgirl]

One of my most favorite films

[@ALPHAHXCORE]

amen

[@emiliolira1563]

Animation can kick Blaxpotation's Ass when they show what they can do.

[@acigarette]

A cult classic! And awesome. This movie got me good.

[@balthazarnielsen6424]

"4 stars from Quention Tarantino" LOOOOOL; of course he would watch it too

[@Nologotit]

The rabbit looks fye

[@The_Davo_Domain]

I’m planning on watching all of Bakshi’s movies but this one is definitely the hardest to find. From what I’ve seen it’s my favourite of his movies but I can’t find it anywhere.

[@garfoonga1]

Its literally on KZbin in full. Has been for like 12 years

[@quinnholloway5400]

Theres the Crows in Dumbo The Crows in Fritz the Cat... And theres some of the characters in Coonskin and Heavy Traffic That being said, they are Satires, and i don't think Ralph ever meant anything bad by them

[@SamArt6607]

No, it’s satire, that a lot of people didn’t realize and kinda messed up his career

[@lakeisharobinson2132]

One of my favorite films!

[@holynarwhale8729]

@@TDC_MEDIA_FILMS It's a satire on America's view of race in the 1960's/70's.

[@indridcold3762]

@@holynarwhale8729 Don't make his head hurt

[@nickdogg7320]

​@@TDC_MEDIA_FILMSno it ain't

[@SagooBoy]

I’m finding out for the first time this beautiful film was remastered?!!

[@TheTruebluesport]

This movie is off-the-charts crazy cool.

[@StephenStofflet]

had the good fortune to see this film when it hit theaters (after Paramount dropped it). spot-on satire of race relations in America.

[@everyvillainislemons7583]

That must’ve been breathtaking. This film is so incredible

[@thegrandcanyonisegypt2489]

wow, i can only imagine how much fun u had in the theater... u had to have talked to the screen for this one😂

[@EmperorOfChaos]

Not a lot of diversity characcters. Few black people, fewer white people, no asians...

[@nickdogg7320]

​@@EmperorOfChaosyou don't know what you're talking about then

[@Darkbotsz5]

Paramount pictures movies 70s and 80s Yeahs épocas.

[@BUMBLEJAZZ10]

White People: That Movie Is offensive Black People: Literally me, Good job Ralph Bakshi

[@nickdogg7320]

Literally no one in the comments said this but one Asian person.

[@Zeke4420]

Good trailer for understanding the originality of this amazing film.

[@3046Martin]

Bakshi is a friggin' genius.

[@unseelieturtle]

The only Bakshi film I haven't seen. I must remedy that. Soon.

[@groidcel]

Brother Rabbit has a bad ass design

[@adampellett4917]

Despise of the NAACP even mostly black community seeing this movie, it's a grand masterpiece of adult animation and those black animated characters were voiced by black actors including the late Scatman Crothers before his passing after the Transformers movie 1986. It has lots of good style even I really loved Miss America. She's a hot babe, man. I adore Ralph Bakshi even his crazy creativities. I hope his movies will be on 4-K Blu-rays. Not the worst Cool World, yuck. Great trailer.

[@Rhodesia17]

gonna get the DVD! immediately!

[@thechuckjosechannel.2702]

Much better than Mindy Kailing's Velma.

[@danielchavez4403]

"Coonskin" should be part of the "C" criterion collection.

[@gewglesux]

I might have to find this on DVD AND ADD IT TO MY COLLECTION

[@XenonPictures]

Currently on sale here: a.co/d/d56x3FG

[@gewglesux]

@@XenonPictures tHANKS!!!

[@PlayerOne773]

I still have my Miss America Baseball Jersey.

[@brendansweeney9719]

This and Heavy Traffic KICK ASSSS

[@jimskywalker7734]

This is the Bakshi version of SpongeBob SquarePants!

[@morganalabeille5004]

This reminds me of The Jazz Singer. It was a movie made by a white Jewish man and it about a Jewish character who is enamoured with Black culture and wants to sing jazz music to the disapproval of his conservative father. It also features the main character spending most of the movie in blackface. Thing is, I don’t think The Jazz Singer has the self awareness this does. Here the racist imagery is intentional, it’s meant to be shocking and upsetting and disturbing. In The Jazz Singer blackface is treated as a liberating symbol of blurring the lines between races, as a metaphor of mutual suffering. Al Jolson, the star of The Jazz Singer, is today known as the king of blackface. He performed in thousands of minstrel shows. He was also a fierce supporter of racial equality who read about two Black musicians being denied service at a restaurant and personally tracked them down to invite them out to dinner. They became lifelong friends. I don’t want to suggest that these positive things mean that these movies and others like them are beyond criticism. To do so is just as foolish, possibly more so, than dismissing them as racist without analyzing them further. What I want to convey is that this shit is complicated. There are valid reasons to love and to hate both of these works. What’s important is to actually engage with them.

[@slimpickens01]

With the recent so called outrage of Kyrie Irving posting a LINK, people have brought up The Jazz Singer as being anti-black racism and the fact the small hats don't see anything wrong with it.

[@nickdogg7320]

​@@slimpickens01people say anything tho

[@I_am_kamii]

For some reason in some of his other creations like fritz the cat, I love how they portray black people!

[@DudleyDwarf]

I'm excited about seeing this!

[@johnsalazar245]

0:45 "Aint this a bitch!" -Berry White

[@davidcabreonmunoz6258]

Amazing Movie, I can understand if people find it offensive....

[@notchuckproductions5029]

I guess, but if you wach it you realize the point is satire

[@EmperorOfChaos]

Ralph would be haraased 34/7 by the MeToo squad. A bunch of nobodieswill br crying on twitter if it was relased in cinema/on TV nowadays. It will be a more embarrassing sight than the university students having a tantrum when their beloved Hillary lost. You would have thought JFK was assassinated, the way they carried on.

[@EmperorOfChaos]

@@notchuckproductions5029 A lot of people nowadays do not understand satire. They get offended over historical stuff that they were never involved in nor affected their silly existence.

[@xGladxGROBOVSHIKx]

Good animation

[@lostsoul8460]

Awesome movie. Saw it when I was in college. This got me interested in the blaxploitation genre.

[@ComedyDoctors]

You gotta see this flick to believe it. Pretty wild.

[@nickdogg7320]

It ain't wild

[@MarkGormlyIsHung]

I took my black girlfriend to see this back in 75. Best god damn theater BJ I ever got.

[@MarkGormlyIsHung]

@Jamal King Obamanarius FriedChickenton Sr. Jr. XII get cancer

[@optimusprime1003]

Does someone knows the names of the songs heard in this trailer?

[@crossthekxng943]

nothing you can type on youtube without it being removed. Just search up coonskins intro song and you will see

[@bigdilfenergy6217]

Anyone notice the PacMan font on the poster?

[@jelanistowers6504]

This movie came out before pacman

[@inkstarter]

Medved depends on where you look, if downloading some sub filed are marked either e or just simply has a one on the torrent. Or simply try the pirates bay if you got the stones.

[@nikothecat9985]

This is what rated r looney tunes must be like

[@BiohazardBunney]

Please don't bring Sausage Party into this. Adult animation from the 70s and 80s was brutal, uninhibited, and masterful. Nothing was off limits, because things needed to be said. Nothing today would be the same, especially with purity police sjws trying to cancel everything that doesn't kiss liberal ass. Bakshi may be gross but he was an artist. Movies like Sausage Party marketed itself on being offensive for fun, instead of social commentary that happened to be disturbingly offensive.

[@joeconnor1821]

You bringing up "sjws" and "liberals" really shows how young and sheltered you are. Back in the dsy conservatives did all of the censoring and "purity policing." They were the ones that bakshi got backlash from. We wouldn't have films like this if they got there way.

[@cartooncharacter9920]

@@joeconnor1821 irrelevant but lmao im crying at your onlyfans vids nice man

[@joeconnor1821]

@@cartooncharacter9920 it's a nice side business 👁👄👁

[@1funeral2many9]

@@joeconnor1821 to be fair, I wouldn’t be shocked if any misinformed soul immediately thought fritz the cat was about the “evils” of them god damn SJWs

[@BiohazardBunney]

​@@joeconnor1821 huh, i stand corrected

[@zackeryyy]

The movie was fucking weird.

[@Deepdarkbasement]

Nick Wallflower isn't everything by this director fucking weird? ... in a good way

[@zackeryyy]

Deepdarkbasement Yeah fo sho, like my personal favorite, Wizards.

[@Deepdarkbasement]

Nick Wallflower I got into him via Fritz the Cat, need to watch a lot more for sure.

[@venomthegod6977]

cousin Cliffjumper's masterpiece.

[@marian6447]

Theory: the crucifix that was hanged black is the Scientology cross in Cooskin

[@LNYCN]

A classic this and fritz the cat👌🏾

[@TheDoubledowndanny]

Awesome!!

[@marian6447]

Theory: The Brother Rabbit is Michael Jackson, the Brother Bear is Biggie Small and Preacher Fox is Prince or Prince Rogers Nelson in Cooskin

[@thehoosierfortheUK]

Are you kidding, I haven't seen the movie yet but I can tell that it'll be WAAAAY better than Song Of The South-only ten minutes of annimation and the rest being a boring period drama that's about as exciting as watching cheese age!

[@morganalabeille5004]

Way less racist than Song of the South too lol

[@dreamwithinadreamfilms]

Song of The South is cute, but you’re right… It’s one of those slower paced family films, that doesn’t have a lot of excitement. Many people haven’t seen it, simply because the non-animated scenes are kind of tedious.

[@Devon_M.]

Does anyone else has compression glitches/issues with the Xenon remastered DVD during certain scenes and the opening menus?

[@maximusprime3459]

I remember it by the video title "Street Fight"😂

[@xGladxGROBOVSHIKx]

Good Movie

[@SodiiumAnimation]

0:47 with all that's going on with this platform, I'm surprised this is still on KZbin

[@planettyro]

This movie was an 'interesting' watch which we had to discuss as part of #RalphBakshiRetro

[@victorhernandez8723]

It's hard to believe that Miami Vice star Philip Michael Thomas was in this movie!

[@broden4838]

(Upon noticing Philip Michael Thomas is in this film) It's time for the Lance Vance Dance!

[@marian6447]

Theory: The Miss America is Lisa Marie Presley in Cooskin

[@5Mariner]

This movie had to grow on me.

[@shondarpowlessjr2215]

Funk out 70s

[@Frusty54]

Whats with the logos of wu tang and tarantino in the middle?

[@mojoarmsstrong]

Love this movie

[@mistersmith3986]

13/90 ✊🏾

[@jismymane1123]

Wu tang likes this that’s dope

[@mogensschmidt2498]

brother bear is big like barry whites big voice

[@medved133]

where can I find eng subtitles for this?

[@WaltDisneeeWhitman]

Where's my 4K

[@tarahorwitz8663]

Was the film actor who played brother rabbit named BARRY WHITE SPITT? His name is Barry White Spitt!

[@nickdogg7320]

Just Barry white.

[@nopenope8557]

how the fuck is this not age restricted lmao

[@marian6447]

Theory: The black man killed by Miss America is James Baskett in Cooskin

[@nickdogg7320]

Stfu about your dumbass theories. None of them make any damn sense.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Is there a difference between this and Street Fight? Apparently they're the same movie.

[@creekandseminole]

+jacoblgames just in name change for latter distribution. It's back to it's normal title now though.

[@Nightmastercool97]

Single handed lay created adult animation, and too a lesser extent anime.

[@joeconnor1821]

How did he create or influence anime in a significant way?! Anime was created before he was born.

[@MadBiscuitz]

@@joeconnor1821 2 words, Miss America

[@joeconnor1821]

@@MadBiscuitz What does she have to do with anime?

[@MadBiscuitz]

@@joeconnor1821 idk I just said that for no reason