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The Ritz

  • 19761976
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
2.5K
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The Ritz (1976)
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Comedy
Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.Evading a mob contract on his life, a heterosexual man winds up hiding out at a homosexual bathhouse.
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    • Richard Lester
    • Terrence McNally(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jack Weston
    • Rita Moreno
    • Jerry Stiller
    • Richard Lester
    • Terrence McNally(screenplay by)
  • Stars
    • Jack Weston
    • Rita Moreno
    • Jerry Stiller
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 38User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

    Videos3

    Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
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    Original Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
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    Essential Guide to Rita Moreno
    Clip 8:44
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    Photos13

    Rita Moreno, Christopher J. Brown, and John Everson in The Ritz (1976)
    Rita Moreno, Christopher J. Brown, and John Everson in The Ritz (1976)
    F. Murray Abraham and Jerry Stiller in The Ritz (1976)
    Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard, and Jack Weston in The Ritz (1976)
    Rita Moreno and Jack Weston in The Ritz (1976)
    F. Murray Abraham, Rita Moreno, Treat Williams, Jerry Stiller, Kaye Ballard, Christopher J. Brown, John Everson, Bessie Love, and Jack Weston in The Ritz (1976)
    Rita Moreno and Jack Weston in The Ritz (1976)
    F. Murray Abraham, Treat Williams, Jerry Stiller, Christopher J. Brown, and John Everson in The Ritz (1976)
    The Ritz (1976)
    The Ritz (1976)
    The Ritz (1976)
    Rita Moreno in The Ritz (1976)

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    Jack Weston
    Jack Weston
    • Gaetano Proclo
    Rita Moreno
    Rita Moreno
    • Googie Gomez
    Jerry Stiller
    Jerry Stiller
    • Carmine Vespucci
    Kaye Ballard
    Kaye Ballard
    • Vivian Proclo
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Chris
    Paul B. Price
    • Claude
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Michael Brick
    John Everson
    • Tiger
    Christopher J. Brown
    • Duff
    Dave King
    Dave King
    • Abe
    Bessie Love
    Bessie Love
    • Maurine
    Tony De Santis
    Tony De Santis
    • Balloon Man
    Ben Aris
    • Patron with Bicycle
    Peter Butterworth
    Peter Butterworth
    • Patron in Chaps
    Ronnie Brody
    Ronnie Brody
    • Small Patron
    John Ratzenberger
    John Ratzenberger
    • Patron
    Hal Galili
    Hal Galili
    • Patron with Cigar
    • (as Hal Gallili)
    Chris Harris
    • Patron
      • Richard Lester
      • Terrence McNally(screenplay by) (based upon the play by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      John Ratzenberger's movie debut.
    • Goofs
      When Carmine's goon pretends to talk to Abe, Abe takes his earpiece receiver out of his chest pocket and holds it before him. When the camera cuts to the wide shot, it's back in his chest pocket and he takes it out again.
    • Quotes

      Gaetano Proclo: We used to have a guy like that back in the army. We called him "Get-Away-From-Me-Claude".

    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 5 minutes from this film for its 1982 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Homo Promo (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      The Three Caballeros
      (uncredited)

      Music by Manuel Esperón

      English lyrics by Ray Gilbert

      Performed by The Andrews Sisters

    User reviews38

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    9/10
    Funny, excellent, poignant
    First seen in 1976 as a trailer to main movie, it proved to be one of the most memorable films I have ever seen.

    Much of its commentary is starkly relevant today. Rita Morino was so outrageous, her lines have stayed in my head all these years!!

    It (somewhat sarcastically)challenged the stereotypes of gays, drag queens, Italian families, and societal values/conceptions in general.

    Each actor plays their part to a tee......so very convincingly. This is a comedy classic.

    A funny, pleasing film which, without offending, leaves one feeling good about themselves - gay and straight alike.
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    • cziare1984
    • Sep 17, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 1976 (Denmark)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
      • Italian
      • Spanish
      • Portuguese
    • Also known as
      • Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Courtyard Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
      • Mono

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