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Coonskin (1975)
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Coonskin (1975)

Drama, Animation, Comedy, Crime • 1h 23m

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Cast: Philip Michael Thomas, Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Danny Rees, Buddy Douglas, Jim Moore, Al Lewis, Richard Paul, Frank De Kova, Ralph Bakshi, Jesse Welles, Ben Gage, Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros

Best English-friendly & video release

Video notes:

Tentative alternative is US Xenon DVD

Updated 24 days ago


About the film

Brother Rabbit, Brother Bear, and Preacher Fox rise to the top of the crime ranks in Harlem by going up against a con-man, a racist cop, and the Mafia.

Alternative Titles
Street Fight, Coonskin No More…, Harlem Nights, Bustin’ Out

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Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Blue Underground Blu-ray

Upcoming Release:

Blue Underground 4K Blu-ray

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

2010 Warner Bros Blu-ray

Best Audio:

HBO VHS Tape

Additional Info:

2025 reprint is the exact same master as the 2010 disc

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Sandpiper Pictures or Shout! Factory (OOP) Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Sandpiper Pictures Blu-ray includes theatrical trailer

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly:

Shout! Factory Blu-ray

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly:

Sony Blu-ray

Director: Ralph Bakshi

Best English-Friendly:

Scorpion Blu-ray

More Drama on Blu-ray

Director: Robert Altman

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Vinegar Syndrome Cinématographe 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Cinematrographe's HDR grading is overcooked, which is a known VinSyn tendency. Additionally, their booklet mis-credits the encode to FiM.

YMMV, but for some, the included BD encoded by Marcus Johnson—ironically may make for a more pleasing experience.

Director: Roman Polanski

4K · Solid
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

UK 4K teased by 88 Films https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=24252379

Video Notes:

Carlotta France 4K Blu-ray > Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-ray (better encode on Carlotta without any low-pass filtering, more extras and English subtitles on Vinegar Syndrome)

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Olive Films Blu-ray

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Best English-Friendly & Video:

MGM Blu-ray

Director: Steve Gordon

Best English-Friendly & Video:

WB Blu-ray

Director: John Woo

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray or Imprint 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)

Upcoming Release:

Plaion Germany 4K Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Arrow has a different grade and a better encode than the Shout! Factory, though the difference in either is not major. Imprint release, which leaves Shout! Factory's master and subtitles as is, is encoded by FiM. https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php?p=24473097&postcount=56

Best Audio:

Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray

Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD

Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)

Audio Notes:

Original mix: Shout! Factory 4K Blu-ray (similar to Criterion LaserDisc, but less distorted)

Alternate mix: Scanbox Nordic PAL DVD

Surround remix: HK Video France 4K Blu-ray (5.0)

Arrow used the alternate mix, but with extra filtering and lowered dynamic range. The alternate mix has much better fidelity.

Imprint presumably used the Shout! Factory original mix and left it as is, though no official confirmation.

Additional Info:

Arrow has a much better translation.

Arrow LE has the Taiwan Extended Cut which will not be present on the standard edition. However, Imprint is FiM and has its own archival extras not present on the Arrow.

Director: Richard Brooks

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: Vincent Sherman

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Warner Archive Blu-ray

Video Notes:

4K restoration from Original Camera Negative

Director: Jonathan Demme

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1991 Orion LaserDisc vs 2024 Arrow 4K Blu-ray

Additional Info:

Criterion Blu-ray has exclusive extras

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