Skip It THE MOVIE: The slang term “23 skidoo” is a reference to making a fast getaway, of getting out while the getting is good. If only someone had walked onto the set of Otto Preminger's 1968 generation-gap comedy Skidoo and shouted “23 skidoo!” just before cameras rolled. Had cast and crew scattered, never to return, a lot of veteran performers could have saved themselves some embarrassment …
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Skidoo (Blu-ray)