Skin Deep is a 1989 American romantic sex comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring John Ritter.

This discovery is followed by a perilous encounter, as his estranged wife, Alex, stumbles upon the scene, finding the mistress poised to shoot Zach with his own revolver.

Zach's escapades include a tumultuous affair with a volatile woman named Molly, who subjects him to a skin-treatment electro-therapy machine, causing quivering spasms from head to toe.

Against all odds, he achieves the trifecta of recovery, ultimately winning back Alex's love, proving her initial doubts about his transformation wrong.

[5] One of the few positive reviews was by Roger Ebert, who wrote, "The daring thing Edwards does in Skin Deep is to try to combine two entirely different tones within the same film.