Skin Deep

Skin Deep (1978)

Aspects of Small Town New Zealand

In small town Carlton Bob, the head of the Progressive Association, the local accountant and the boxing coach at the men-only gym, hires a masseuse from Auckland. Sandra is quite happy to give straight massage, but Bob pressures her to give "city massages". The wives are disturbed by her presence - perhaps with some justification. The climax occurs when accountant Phil, wants to leave his wife for Sandra; but when she rejects him, he smashes up the gym. The boys rally round to hush up Phil's indiscretion.

Date of release
1978-10-01
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Geoff Steven

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Raetihi

Skin Deep is a 1978 New Zealand film. It was directed by Geoff Steven and filmed in the small town of Raetihi, with a budget of around $180,000. It debuted at the Chicago International Film Festival in November 1978. It was later screened in New York and Denver and toured Europe. It had its New Zealand release in February 1979, first showing for free for residents of Raetihi.

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